VishalaÌýArya
- Assistant Professor
- COLORADO CENTER FOR ASTRODYNAMICS RESEARCH (CCAR)

AERO 465
Education
PhD, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2022
MS,ÌýDepartment of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2018
BS, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani, India, 2014
Professional Experience
2025 - Present, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó
2022 - 2024, Postdoctoral 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Scholar, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
2016 - 2022, Graduate Student Assistant, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University
Selected Awards
2024,ÌýNASA Honors award for GRACE-FO team
2023, Winning Team 12th International Global Trajectory Optimization Competition (GTOC)
2021, Breakwell award at AAS Space Flight Mechanics Conference for the best paperÌý
2020, AEROÌýGraduateÌýExcellenceÌýFellowship, Texas A&M University
2019, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference paper presentation award
2017,ÌýHEEP Graduate Fellowship by Hagler Institute for Advanced StudyÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý
2014, Deutscher Akademischer AustauschdienstÌýScholarship, Germany
91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Interests
Astrodynamics, Trajectory Optimization, Robust and Autonomous Guidance, Navigation and Control, Multidisciplinary design optimization of space systems, Cooperative control of multi agent space systems