Lt Col Robert A. Bettinger, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering

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MS Thesis Advised

1. Koellhoffer, Christopher E. (GA, part time), “Spacecraft Survivability Assessment for Debris Impacts in Various Earth Orbits,” expected June 2024.
2. Evans, Matthew D. (GAE, full time), “Preliminary Structural Design of a 27U CubeSat Bus Chassis,” March 2024.
3. Garcia, David J. (GA, full time), “Origami Application and Attitude Control Investigation of Space-Based Mirror System,” March 2024.
4. Higginbotham, Erica C. (GA/GAE, full time), “3- and 6-Degree-of-Freedom Investigation of Aerobraking to Support Cislunar and Planetary Operations,” March 2024.
5. Norris, Contessa G. (GSS, part time), “Evaluating Butterfly Orbits for SSA, Lunar Surveillance, and Cislunar Disposal,” March 2024.
6. Roberts, Kaitlin R. (GA, full time), “Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Study for Select Multibody Environments,” March 2024.
7. Sargent, Ryan M. (GA, full time), “Preliminary Assessment of Cislunar Disposal Orbit Strategies and Risks,” March 2024.
8. Spesard, Clint J. (GA, full time), “Preliminary Architecture Assessment of Lunar-Surface Sensors for Cislunar SSA,” March 2024.
9. Vorst, Ryan M. (GA, part time), “A Nonlinear Least Squares Approach to Orbit Determination in Near-Earth Orbits,” March 2024.
10. Wagenblast, Brooke N. (GSS, full time), “Statistical Reliability Estimation of Space Launch Vehicles,” March 2024.
11. Grile, Travis M. (GA, full time), “Statistical Reliability Estimation of Satellites and Launch Vehicles,” December 2023.
12. Lawrie, Wade (GA, full time), “Multi-Body Orbit Debris Propagation: Spacecraft Survivability Assessment in the Earth-Moon and Sun-Earth Systems,” September 2023.
13. Tondel, Brian J. (GA, part time), “Orbital Maneuvers for Mitigation Tactics and Techniques of Orbital Engagement Operations,” September 2023.
14. Work, Joseph M. (GA, part time), “Orbital Maneuvers for Mitigation Tactics and Techniques of N vs. N Orbital Engagement Operations,” June 2023.
15. Canoy, Joseph C. (GA, full time), “Debris Survivability Study for Mega-Constellation Architectures,” March 2023.
16. Cook, Alec E. (GA, full time), “Concept of Operations of Cislunar Mirror Satellites to Provide Augmented Lighting of Dim Space-Based Objects,” March 2023.
17. Higgs, Nicholas W. (GA, full time), “Rocket Plume and Hardbody Analysis for Space-Based Remote Infrared Sensing of SpaceX’s Starship,” March 2023.
18. Kutz, Noah C. (GSS, full time), “Physics and Survivability Considerations of Nuclear Detonations in the Cislunar Environment,” March 2023.
19. Schmitz, Henry J. (ENV, full time), “CubeSat Mission Assessment and Design for Space Situational Awareness Operations in Cislunar Space,” March 2023.
20. Byun, Jinhee F. (GAE, full time), “Aeroelasticity of Six-Degree-of-Freedom Satellite Bus Configurations during Terminal Reentry,” March 2022.
21. Cottrell, Adam S. (GA, full time), “Underactuated Attitude Control of a CubeSat Using Cold Gas Thrusters and Nonlinear Control Methods,” March 2022.
22. Zittrouer, Stephen T. (GA, part time), “Differential Game-Based Interception Strategies Employing Ground-Based Defensive Architectures,” March 2022.
23. Dombrowski, Daniel M. (GA, full time), “Investigation of Mirror Satellite Concept to Augment Natural Lighting Conditions on Orbit,” December 2021.
24. Wilmer, Adam P. (GAE, full time), “Space Domain Awareness Assessment of Cislunar Periodic Orbits for Lagrange Point Surveillance,” December 2021.
25. Davis, Peter (GAE, part time), “Optimal Control-Based Six Degree-of-Freedom Mission-Planning for Reentry Trajectories,” June 2021.
26. Boone, Nathan R. (GA, part time), “Cislunar Debris Propagation following a Catastrophic Spacecraft Mishap,” March 2021.
27. Gurley, Connor D. (GA, full time), “Constellation Optimization Study for Space-Based, Directed Energy Anti-Ballistic Missile System,” March 2021.
28. Olsen, Jacob C. (GAE, full time), “Trajectory Optimization Study of Six Degree-of-Freedom Space-to-Ground Resupply Vehicle,” March 2021.
29. Poole, Carl (GSS, full time), “Constellation Optimization Study for Space-Based, Kinetic Energy Anti-Ballistic Missile System,” March 2021.
30. Erickson, Brian (GSS, full time), “Numerical Optimization of Six Degree-of-Freedom, Path-Constrained Satellite Skip Entry Trajectories,” March 2020.
31. Shockley, Liberty M. (GA, full time), “Spacecraft Position Estimation and Attitude Determination using Terrestrial Illumination Matching,” March 2020.
32. Krott, Matthew J. (GA, full time), “CubeSat Payload Thermal Management Optimization,” March 2019.
33. Runco, John J. (GAE, full time), “Computational Aerothermodynamic Analysis of Satellites Trans-Atmospheric Skip Entry Survivability,” March 2019.
34. Webb, Jeremiah M. (GA, full time), “Comprehensive Study of Optimal Synergetic Skip Entries with Dynamic Thrust Vectoring Control,” March 2019.