Oliver Jia-Richards
Assistant Professor
Location
François-Xavier Bagnoud Aerospace Building
1320 Beal Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2140
Primary Website
Personal Pronouns
He/They
Education
- Sc.B. Aerospace Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018
- Sc.M. Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019
- Sc.D. Space Propulsion and Controls, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022
Teaching
- AEROSP 343 Spacecraft Dynamics
Research Interests
- Space systems, with particular attention on the applications of electric propulsion devices and related technologies for space exploration with small satellites.
Biography
Oliver Jia-Richards is an Assistant Professor in the University of Michigan Department of Aerospace Engineering and leads the Space Systems Laboratory. He received his Sc.D. in Space Propulsion and Controls (2022), Sc.M. in Aeronautics and Astronautics (2019), and Sc.B. in Aerospace Engineering (2018) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. His research interests lie in the domain of space systems, with particular attention on the applications of electric propulsion devices and related technologies for space exploration with small satellites. Prior to joining the University of Michigan, Oliver was a Postdoctoral Associate in the Cornell University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Awards
NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship (2018)AIAA Guidance,
Navigation, and Control Graduate Award (2021)
