Dr. Brij N. Agrawal
Distinguished Professor, Associate Chairman Astronautical Engineering,
Director, Spacecraft Research and Design Center

Education
Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering, Syracuse University, 1970
M.S. - Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University, 1968
M.E. - Mechanical Engineering IIT, Roorkee, 1966
B.S. - Mechanical Engineering, Banares University, 1964

Research Interests
Acquisition, tracking, and pointing of Bifocal Relay Mirror Spacecraft Vibration isolation, optical beam jitter control, and active structural control.  Structural, control, and optics interaction for large flexible space mirrors.  Adaptive optics and adaptive control.  Space system design.

Alan D. Scott (CAPT, USN (ret))
Associate Director of SRDC / Senior Lecturer

Education
Graduate, Advanced Pgm Mgmt Course Defense Sys Mgmt College, 1999
Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineer, Naval Postgraduate School, 1996
M.S.- Astronautical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, 1996
Graduate, Eng Test Flight Officer Course US Naval Test Pilot School, 1988
B.S. - Electrical Engineering US Naval Academy, 1981

Research Interests
Military Applications of Space Systems. Military Space Systems Architectures and Operations. Space Systems Testing and Mission Assurance.

Dr. Jae Jun Kim
Research Assistant Professor / Associate Director

Education
Ph.D. - State University of New York at Buffalo, 2004
M.S. - State University of New York at Buffalo, 2000
B.S. - State University of New York at Buffalo, 1998

Research Interests
Spacecraft Attitude Control, Flexible Spacecraft Control, Optimal Control, Adaptive and Nonlinear Control.

Dr. Ty Martinez
Associate Director of Optical Relay Mirror Laboratory

Education
Ph.D. - Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 1998
M.S. - Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 1994
B.S. - Electrical Engineering, University of New Mexico, 1991

Research Interests
Liquid crystal SLMs and MEMs and nonlinear materials devices for use in adaptive optics systems and wavefront correction systems.

Dr. Roberto Cristi
Professor

Education
Ph.D. - Univ of Massachusetts, 1983
M.S. - Brunel Univ / UMIST (UK), 1979
B.S. - Univ de Padova (Italy), 1977

Research Interests
Digital signal processing, Control systems, Adaptive systems.

Dr. Ramesh Kolar
Research Assistant Professor

Education
Ph.D. Engineering Mechanics, University of Arizona, 1984
M.S. Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, India, 1978
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Mysore, India, 1976

Research Interests
Solid and Structural Mechanics – Classical and Numerical Methods. Composite mechanics / dynamics.  Probabilistic Methods. Multidisciplinary Coupled Analysis.  Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Applications.

Albert Ogloza
Professor

Education

Research Interests

Doug Nelson
[Title]

Education

Research Interests

Dr. Masaki Nagashima
NRC Research Associate

Education
Ph.D. – Columbia University, 2004
M.S. – Stanford University, 1997
M.S. – Hokkaido University, 1996
B.S. – Hokkaido University, 1994

Research Interests
Control Theory; Repetitive Control, Iterative Learning Control, Adaptive Control, Neural Network, Pattern Recognition. Control Applications; Hard Disk Drive Control, Vibration Control, Beam Control, Adaptive Optics, Biomechanics.

Dr. Peter Jacquemin
NRC Research Associate

Education
Ph.D. – Mechanical Engineering, University of  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 2010
M.S. – Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University, 1980
B.S. – Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University, 1978

Research Interests
Atmospheric turbulence, adaptive optics, advanced feedback control systems, mechanisms design, holography, and over 15 years experience in target tracking and laser pointing optics design.

Dr. Bautista Fernandez
NRC Research Associate

Education
Ph.D. – Electrical Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2011
M.S. – Electrical Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2007
B.S. – Electrical Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2004

Research Interests
Adaptive Optics, Micro Electro Mechanical Systems Deformable Mirrors for Adaptive Optics.

Dr. John Bagnasco
Research Scientist

Education
Ph.D. – Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1994
M.S. – Physics, University of California,  Santa Cruz, 1991
B.S. – Materials Science and Mineral Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1983

Research Interests
Analysis, design and fabrication of optical components; Synchrotron radiation and X-ray optics; Electrodynamics; Numerical analysis; Mathematical Physics.

Dr. Chris Wilcox
Electrical Engineer / Visiting Scientist

Education
Ph.D. - Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2009
M.S. - Electrical Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2005
B.S. - Electrical Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, 2003

Research Interests
Adaptive optics, hardware interfacing, software development

Albert Jordan
Research Associate
Facilities Manager

Education
M.S. - Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering,
University of California, Davis, 2010
B.S. - Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering,
University of California, Davis, 2005

Research Interests
Spacecraft Attitude Control. Adaptive Optics. Acquisition,
Tracking, and Pointing. Autonomous Systems.

John Hamilton
Engineering Consultant

Education
Engineering Management, Lockheed Space Systems,
Santa Clara University, 1997-2000
Engineering Mechanics, Thiokol Aerospace,
Utah State University, 1985-87
BSCE Structural Engineering
University of Utah, 1984

Research Interests

Jim Lawton
Engineering Consultant

Education
B.S. - Chemical Engineering Bucknell University,
1975

Research Interests
R&D software development, digital image processing,
imaging systems, optical metrology

Mike Krol
Senior Office Administrator

Education
M.B.A. - Management,
California State University East Bay, 2010
B.S - Business Administration, HR Management,
San Jose State University, 2008
A.A. - University Studies, Business,
Monterey Peninsula College, 2006

Research Interests
Kuali Financial System, project funds management,
organizational development.

Jackie Rosenkranz
Research Assistant

Education
B.S. - Business (Concentration in Management),
San Jose State University, 1980

Research Interests
Contract funds management, administrative
and editorial support.

Renee Oania
Office & Web Design Support

Education
B.S. - Telecommunications, Multimedia, and Applied Computing,
CSU, Monterey Bay, 2001
Certificate of Achievement - Business-Accounting,
Monterey Peninsula College, 2010

Research Interests
Webmaster for the Spacecraft Research and Design Center,
Adaptive Optics Center of Excellence for National Security,
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, ABET,
General administrative support and projects.

Edwin S. Ahn
Research Assistant/ Ph.D. Candidate

Education
Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, In Progress
M.S. - Mechanical  Engineering, Columbia University, 2008
B.S. - Mechanical  Engineering, Korea University, 2007

Research Interests
Repetitive Control, Adaptive Control, Disturbance Rejection in
Fine Pointing Equipment, Spacecraft Attitude Control.

Rushen Dal
Research Assistant

Education
B.S. - Robotics Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz,
In progress

Research Interests
Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Embedded Systems,
Systems Architecture.