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2022 Graduates

Yana Charoenboonvivat

MS AE 05/22

PhD Student

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

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Thomas Claudet

MS AE 05/22

PhD student

Supaero and Thales Alenia Space

Toulouse, France

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Nathan Daniel

MS AE 08/22

Mechanical/Propulsion Engineer

APR Consulting/JPL

Atlanta, GA

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Luke DiStasio

MS AE 05/22

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Youssof Fassi

MS AE 05/22

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Onalli Gunasekara

MS AE 05/22

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Kohei Kotani

MS AE 05/22

Software/FPGA Engineer

Astroscale

Tokyo, Japan

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Hang Woon Lee

PhD AE 05/22

Assistant Professor

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

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Lacey Littleton

MS AE 05/22

Flight System Systems Engineer

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA

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Jishnu Medisetti

MS AE 05/22

Vehicle Systems Engineer

Aerospace Corporation

El Segundo, CA

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Akshay Menon

MS AE 05/22

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Brian Murphy

MS AE 05/22

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Tristan Sarton Du Jonchay

PhD AE 12/22

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Kian Shirazi

MS AE 05/22

Propulsion Engineer

Impulse Space Propulsion

El Segundo, CA

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Celeste Smith

MS AE 05/22

Flight Software Engineer

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA

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Ariel Tokarz

MS AE 05/22

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2021 Graduates

Reilly Blair

MS AE 08/21

Research Engineer

Georgia Tech Research Institute

Atlanta, GA

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Hao Chen

PhD AE 05/21

Assistant Professor

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ

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Philippe Clifton

MS AE 05/21

Investments Analyst

Scion Asset Management

Saratoga, CA

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Brandon Colón

MS AE 12/21

PhD Student

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, TX

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Byron Davis

PhD AE 12/21

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Neel Dutta

MS AE 08/21

Propulsion Engineer

Hermeus

Atlanta, GA

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Mathilde Gardet

MS AE 05/21

Engineer

Safran

Colombes, Île-de-France, France

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Athreya Gundamraj

MS AE 05/21

Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer

SpaceX

Hawthorne, CA

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Abhijit Harathi

MS AE 05/21

Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer

Northrop Grumman

Dulles, VA

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Kip Hart

PhD AE 12/21

Aerospace Engineer

Blue Origin

Kent, WA

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Katie Hartwell

MS AE 08/21

Systems Engineer

Virgin Galactic

Mojave, CA

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Bhavi Jagatia

MS AE 05/21

Astrodynamics Engineer

Planet

San Francisco, CA

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Maximilian Kolhof

MS AE 12/21

Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer

Launcher

Hawthorne, CA

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Kaushik Manchikanti

MS AE 12/21

GNC Engineer

Blue Origin

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William McNulty

MS AE 05/21

Aeronautical Engineer

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Milad Mozayyani

MS AE 12/21

Research Engineer

Georgia Tech

Atlanta, GA

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Christopher Murphy

MS AE 12/21

Missions Operations Engineer

Ball Aerospace

Boulder, CO

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Daniel Nguyen

MS AE 12/21

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Samuel Rapoport

MS AE 05/21

Systems Engineer

Aerojet Rocketdyne

Redmond, WA

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Ricardo Saborio

MS AE 05/21

Flight Test Software Engineer

Pyka Inc.

Oakland, CA

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Joshua Shafran

MS AE 05/21

Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman

San Diego, CA

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Logan Skidmore

MS AE 08/21

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2020 Graduates

Christopher Carter

MS AE 05/20

Controls Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman

Dulles, VA

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Nathan Cheek

MS AE 12/20

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Giovanny Guecha-Ahumada

MS AE 05/20

Graduate Intern

NASA Langley Research Center

Hampton, VA

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Stephen Hall

MS AE 05/20

Software Engineer

L3 Harris

Orlando, FL

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Grayson Huggins

MS AE 08/20

Payload Systems Engineer

Jet Propulsion Lab

Pasadena, CA

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William Jun

MS AE 12/20

PhD Student

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

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Mohamed Nassif

MS AE 12/20

PhD Student

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

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Luke Renegar

MS AE 08/20

Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman

Dulles, VA

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Phillip Szot

MS AE 05/20

Mission Integration Engineer

SpaceX

Hawthorne, CA

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Ali Talaksi

MS AE 12/20

Launch Engineer

SpaceX

Cape Canaveral, FL

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Rohan Thatavarthi

MS AE 12/20

GNC Engineer

Northrop Grumman

Sterling, VA

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Devin Wu

MS AE 05/20

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2019 Graduates

spring 2019 alumni

Hisham Ali

PhD AE 05/19

Research Engineer, Georgia Tech

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John Amin

MS AE 12/19

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Dawn Andrews

MS AE 12/19

Design Criteria Engineer

SpaceX

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Julian Brew

PhD AE 12/19

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Jairus Elarbee

MS AE 05/19

Associate Orbit Analyst, OneWeb

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Daniel Groesbeck

MS AE 05/19

Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin

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Matthew Harwood

MS AE 05/19

Dragon Controller, SpaceX

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Richard Hunter

MS AE 12/19

GNC Engineer, Rocket Lab

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Joshua Ingersoll

MS AE 12/19

The Aerospace Corporation

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Ulises Eduardo Núñez Garzón

MS AE 12/19

PhD Candidate 

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

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Jacob Payne

MS AE 12/19

Satellite Systems Engineer

Blue Canyon Technologies, Colorado

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Adam Sidor

PhD AE 08/19

NASA Johnson Space Center

Houston, TX

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Erin Simmons

MS AE 05/19

Loads and Dynamics Engineer, ENC Inc.

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Anirudh Tadanki

MS AE 05/19

GNC Engineer, Ball Aerospace

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Matthew Wilk

MS AE 05/19

Aerospace Engineer, Blue Origin

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2018 Graduates

Lindy Axon

MS AE 05/18

Engineering Career Foundation Program

Boeing

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Alex Boisvert

MS AE 05/18

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Austin Claybrook

MS AE 05/18

Analytical Graphics, Inc.

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Chris DeGraw

MS AE 05/18

Technical Staff

Sandia National Laboratories

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Parker Francis

MS AE 05/18

Robotic Systems Engineer

NASA Johnson

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Matthew Heron

MS AE 05/18

Aerospace Engineer

NASA Goddard

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Tanish Himani

MS AE 05/18

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Andris Jaunzemis

PhD AE 05/2018

Senior Technical Staff

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Baltimore, MD

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Jian Li

MS AE 05/18

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Alexandra Long

PhD AE 08/18

Spacecraft Structural Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation

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Bryan Mann

MS AE 05/18

Research Associate

NASA Ames

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Christopher McBryde

PhD AE 08/18

Senior Professional Staff

JHU Applied Physics Laboratory

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Timothy Murphy

PhD AE 05/18

Research Engineer

L3 Applied Defense Solutions

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Swapnil Pujari

MS AE 05/18

Space Vehicle Systems Engineer

Boeing

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Peter Schulte

PhD AE 08/18

Senior Member, Technical Staff

Draper

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Kenneth Smith

MS AE 05/18

Engineering Fellow

Cultural Vistas

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Terry Stevenson

PhD AE 12/18

Research Engineer

NASA Ames Research Center

Mountain View, CA

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Jason Swenson

MS AE 05/18

Aerospace Engineer

NASA Goddard

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Jillian Yuricich

MS AE 05/18

Trajectory Analysis Engineer

SpaceX

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2017 Graduates

Thomas Choi

MS AE 05/17

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Keir Gonyea

Sandia National Lab

Livermore, CA

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Casey Heidrich

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MIchel Alves Lacerda

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Evan Roelke

MS AE 05/17

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Grant Rossman

PhD AE 12/17

Aerospace Engineer

Sandia National Laboratories

Albuquerque, NM

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Kenichi Sasaki

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Roshan Selvaratnam

MS AE 12/17

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Joseph Sparta

BS AE 12/17

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Michael Werner

MS AE 05/17

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Johnny Worthy

PhD AE 05/17

MIT Lincoln Labs

Lexington, MA

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2016 Graduates

Tyler Anderson

MS AE 12/16

Flight Reliability Engineer

SpaceX

Hawthorne, CA

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Rob Booher

MS AE 08/16

Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer

SpaceX

Hawthorne, CA

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Ryan Coder

PhD AE 08/16

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Francesca Margherita Favarò

PhD AE 05/16

Assistant Professor

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

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Parker Francis

MS AE 05/2016

VIPER Rover Structures and Mechanisms Lead

HX5, LLC

Houston, TX

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Mariusz Grøtte

MS AE 05/16

Researcher in Warfare and Defence

Norwegian Defense Research Establisment

Horten, Norway

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Jeremy Hill

PhD AE 05/16

Research Staff Member

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA

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Zachary Levine

MS AE 12/16

Systems Test Engineer II

Northrop Grumman

Redondo Beach, CA

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Kevin Okseniuk

BS AE 05/16

SpaceX

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Bolys Sabitbek

MS AE 05/16

PhD Student

Institute of Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling

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Kevin Seywald

MS AE 08/16

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Bryce Woollard

MS AE 08/16

Mechanical Design Engineer

Ball Aerospace

Boulder, CA

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2015 Graduates

Sean Chait

MS AE 12/15

Orbital ATK

Dulles, VA

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Zachary Putnam

PhD AE 05/15

Assistant Professor

Department of Aerospace Engineering

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Urbana, IL

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Adam Snow

MS AE 12/15

Chief Technology Officer

Trellis, Inc.

Atlanta, GA

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2014 Graduates

Jason Ginn

MS AE 12/14

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA

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Brooke Harper

MS AE 05/14

Systems Engineer - EDL and Advanced Technologies Group

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA

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2013 Graduates

Nitin Arora

PhD AE 8/13

Mission Execution Lead

Blue Origin

Kent, Washington

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Zarrin Chua

PhD AE 8/13

Human Factors Engineer

Aurora Flight Sciences

Boston, MA

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Chris Cordell

PhD AE 12/13

Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory

Georgia Tech Research Institute

Atlanta, GA

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Soumyo Dutta

PhD AE 12/13

Aerospace Engineer in Atmospheric Flight and Entry Systems

NASA Langley Research Center

Hampton, VA

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Rachel Haga

MS AE 5/13 

Data Scientist

Elicit, LLC

New York City, NY

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Milad Mahzari

PhD AE 12/13

Entry Systems and Vehicle Development Branch

NASA Ames Research Center

Moffett Field, CA

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Amit Mandalia

MS AE 12/13

Senior GNC Engineer 

SpaceX

Hawthorne, CA

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Matthew Miller

MS AE 5/13

Exploration Research Engineer

Jacobs Engineering

Houston, TX

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Brad Steinfeldt

PhD AE 8/13

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Sandia National Laboratories

Dublin, CA

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Richard Zappulla II

MS AE 8/13

PhD Student

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterrey, CA

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2012 Graduates

Nikki Bauer

MS AE 8/12

ISS Mission Operations Support Officer

NASA Johnson Space Center

Houston, TX

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Joy Brathwaite

PhD AE 5/12

Research Staff Member

Institute for Defense Analyses

Washington, D.C.

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Loïc Brevault

MS AE 12/12

PhD Student

CNES/Onera (French Space Agency)

Paris, France

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Jean-Francois Castet

PhD AE 12/12

Systems Engineer

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA

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Mike Grant

PhD AE 5/12

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN

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Jessica Juneau Clark

MS AE 5/12

Systems Engineer 

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA

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Cole Kazemba

MS AE 5/12

Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer

NASA Ames Research Center

Mountain View, CA

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Ashley Korzun

PhD AE 5/12

Research Aerospace Engineer

NASA Langley Research Center

Hampton, VA

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Jarret Lafleur

PhD AE 5/12

Senior Member of the Technical Staff

Sandia National Laboratories

Livermore, CA

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Ian Meginnis

MS AE 5/12

Space Suit Engineer

NASA Johnson Space Center

Houston, TX

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Matt Nehrenz

MS AE 5/12

Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer

Reliable Robotics

San Francisco, CA

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Richard Otero

PhD AE 5/12

Flight System Engineer

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA

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Chris Tanner

PhD AE 5/12

Mechanical Engineer

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA

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Luke Walker

MS AE 5/12

Systems Engineer

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA

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Allison Willingham

MS AE 12/12

Aerospace Engineer

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Greenbelt, MD

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2011 Graduates

Greg Dubos

PhD AE 5/11

Mars 2020 Flight System Systems Engineer

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA

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Sarah McNeese

MS AE 5/11

Senior Mission Manager

SpaceX

Hawthorne, CA

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Hemanshu Patel

MS AE 12/11

Aerospace Engineer

Emergent Space Technologies

Greenbelt, MD

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Amanda Pietruszewski

MS AE 12/11

Principal Systems Engineer

University Nanosat Program

Albuquerque, NM

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Josh Ross

MS AE 12/11

Engineer 

Northrop Grumman

Sterling, VA

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2010 Graduates

Wade Birdwell

MS AE 5/10

Space Operations Officer

United States Army

Colorado Springs, CO

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John Dec

PhD AE 5/10

Professor of the Practice

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

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Jenny Kelly

MS AE 5/10

Senior Technical Product Owner

Cox Automotive Inc.

Atlanta, GA

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Gregory Lantoine

PhD AE 12/10

Mission Design Engineer

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA

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Scott Martinelli

MS AE 8/10

Sr. Strategic Analyst for Human Exploration

NASA

Washington, D.C.

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Brandon Smith

MS AE 12/10

Aerospace Engineer

NASA Ames Research Center

Moffett Field, CA

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Nathalie Vedie

MS AE 5/10

System Engineer

Airbus Defense and Space

Toulouse, FR

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2009 Graduates

Kristina Alemany

PhD AE 12/09

Senior Member of the Technical Staff

The Aerospace Corporation

El Segundo, CA

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Adam Brinckerhoff

MS AE 5/09

Development Engineer

SpaceUnited

Broomfield, CO

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Ian Clark

PhD AE 8/09

Systems Engineer

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA

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Thomas Hiriart

MS AE 12/09

Consultant

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Paris, FR

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Allison Hutchings

MS AE 8/09

Engineer

ATA Engineering

San Diego, CA

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Christopher Marsh

MS AE 5/09

Senior System Engineer

Uber

Pittsburgh, PA

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Bala Radharamanan

MS AE 5/09

Macon, GA

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2008 Graduates

Kevin Flaherty

MS AE 5/08

Director of Continuous Improvement

Apex Supply Chain Technologies, LLC

Mason, OH

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Jimmy Young

PhD AE 12/08

Senior Systems Engineer

ARES Corporation

Houston, TX

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2007 Graduates

John Christian

MS AE 5/07

Associate Professor

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY

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Timothy Kokan

PhD AE 2/07

Principal Engineer 

Aerojet Rocketdyne

Huntsville, AL

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Kara Kranzusch

MS AE 12/07

Mission Controller

NASA Johnson Space Center

Houston, TX

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Zack Krevor

PhD AE 8/07

Chief Operating Officer

Stratolaunch

Seattle, WA

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Reuben Rohrschneider

PhD AE 5/07

Principal Mission Systems & Architecture Engineer

Ball Aerospace

Boulder, CO

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Angela Spence

MS AE 8/07

U.S. Air Force

Store Separations Engineer

Eglin AFB, FL

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Ben Stahl

MS AE 12/07

NASA Johnson Space Center

Houston, TX

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Robert Thompson

MS AE 5/07

Waterford, VA

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David Young

PhD AE 5/07

Future Technical Leader

Northrop Grumman

San Bernardino, CA

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2006 Graduates

Scott Francis

MS AE 5/06

Entry Systems Design

Lockheed-Martin Space Systems

Littleton, CO

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David Street

MS AE 5/06

Exploration Systems Design

Lockheed-Martin Space Systems

Littleton, CO

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2005 Graduates

Luke Colby

MS AE 5/05

President/CEO

Triton Space Technologies, LLC

Boston, MA

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Barry Hellman

MS AE 8/05

Engineer

Air Force Research Laboratory

Columbus, OH

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Devin Kipp

MS AE 5/05

Planetary Entry

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA

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Ravi Prakash

MS AE 5/05

Planetary Atmospheric Flight

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA

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2004 Graduates

Nichols Brown

MS AE 5/04

Senior Member of the Technical Staff

The Aerospace Corporation

El Segundo, CA

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John Crowley

MS AE 5/04

Space Propulsion

CDI Aerospace

West Palm Beach, FL

Virgil Hutchinson

MS AE 5/04

Director, Systems Engineering

Northrop Grumman

Dulles, VA

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John D. Reeves

MS AE 7/04

Operations and Life-Cycle Analysis

NASA Langley Research Center

Hampton, VA

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Tadashi Sakai

PhD AE 12/04

Manager

NHK International Corporation

Novi, MI

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2003 Graduates

Alex Keisner

MS AE 12/03

Director, Global Product Specialists

Twitter

New York, NY

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Brad St. Germain

PhD AE 8/03

Director of Engineering

SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc.

Atlanta, GA

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Stephen Steffes

MS AE 12/03

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Bremen, Germany

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2002 Graduates

Jeff Miller

MS AE 5/02

Aero & CAD

The Boeing Company

Seal Beach, CA

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Eric Staton

MS AE 5/02

Operations & Safety

Sverdrup Technology, Inc.

Huntsville, AL

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2001 Graduates

Ryan Bechtel

MS AE 5/01

TBCC Propulsion

Pratt & Whitney

E. Hartford, CT

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John Bradford

PhD AE 8/01

President & Chief Technical Officer

SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc.

Atlanta, GA

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Tim Cormier

MS AE 12/01

Executive Director, V2500 Engine Program

Pratt & Whitney

East Hartford, CT

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Stephen Izon

MS AE 12/01

TPS & Aeroheating

Booz Allen

McLean, VA

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Steven Lee

MS AE 8/01

INSEAD, MBA Program

France

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Leland Marcus

MS AE 12/01

Systems Planning & Analysis

Alexandria, VA

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David McCormick

PhD AE 8/01

Modeling and Simulation Systems Engineer

The Boeing Company

Seal Beach, CA

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James McIntire

MS AE 5/01

Aero & CAD

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Boston, MA

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Randy Morrell

MS AE 8/01

Propulsion

GE Power Systems

Atlanta, GA

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Doug Nelson

MS AE 5/01

Trajectories

Northrop Grumman

Dulles, VA

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Andrew Scott

MS AE 5/01

Frameworks & MDO

Lockheed Martin

Denver, CO

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David Way

PhD AE 8/01

Planetary Entry & MDO

NASA Langley Research Center

Hampton, VA

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John Weglian

MS AE 12/01

Senior Member of Engineering Staff

Lockheed Martin

Moorestown, NJ

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2000 Graduates

Irene Budianto

PhD AE 12/00

Trajectory & Orbital Mechanics

U.S. Air Force Research Lab

Albuquerque, NM

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A.C. Charania

MS AE 8/00

Business Development Director

Blue Origin

Seattle, WA

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Kris Cowart

MS AE 5/00

TPS & Aeroheating

U.S. Air Force

Eglin AFB, FL

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Laura Krothapalli

PhD AE 8/00

Trajectory & Orbital Mechanics

The Aerospace Corporation

El Segundo, CA

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1999 Graduates

Kirk Sorensen

MS AE 12/99

President and Chief Technologist

Flibe Energy

Huntsville, AL

Jeff Tooley

MS AE 12/99

Performance

The Aerospace Corporation

El Segundo, CA

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1998 Graduates

David Acton

MS AE 6/98

Frameworks/MDO

Ball Aerospace Corp.

Boulder, CO

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Jeff Scott

MS AE 12/98

Aero & CAD

RSA Engineering

Anchorage, AK

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Kim Steadman

MS AE 6/98

Science System Engineer for Mars 2020

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA

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Jeff Whitfield

MBA 8/98

Platform Services Director

Zeta Global

New York, NY

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1997 Graduates

Peter Bellini

MS AE 12/97

Performance/CAD

Lockheed Martin

Denver, CO

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Hosung "Mike" Lee

MS AE 8/97

Patrick McGinnis

MS AE 9/97

Propulsion

Pratt & Whitney

West Palm Beach, FL

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