Ou Ma

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Ma

Alan B. Shepard Chair Professor, University of Cincinnati

Ou Ma received his Ph.D. degree from McGill University in 1991. He is now the Alan B. Shepard Chair Professor at the University of Cincinnati (UC). His research interests are dynamics and control of spacecraft and robotic systems, artificial intelligence and heterogenous multi-agent intelligent control. Dr. Ma is currently directing the Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Systems Lab at UC. From 2002 to 2017, Dr. Ma worked for the New Mexico State University where he held the title of Nakayama Professor and directed the Reduced-Graphics and Biomechanics Lab. Prior to that, Dr. Ma worked for MDA Space in Canada from 1991 to 2002, leading the efforts of modeling, simulation and experimental verification of the two space robotic systems SSRMS (Canadarm2) and SPDM. He also participated in the design of the Orbital Express manipulator.

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Dragonfly EDL Phase Lead, NASA EDL Strategic Capability Leadership Team Lead (Acting), NASA Ames Research Center

Navigation Engineer, Engineering Directorate, NASA Johnson Space Center

Entry Systems Modeling (ESM) Principal Investigator, Dragonfly Aerothermal Lead & DrEAM Investigation Lead, VISTA Project Scientist, Aerothermodynamics Branch, NASA Ames Research Center

Tobias Niederwieser

Assistant Research Professor, BioServe Space Technologies / University of Colorado Boulder

Professor Emeritus, Klipsch School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University, NASA Langley Research Center (Retired), IEEE Committee on Engineering Accreditation Activities

Jeremiah McNatt

Principal Technologist for Power, NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate

Gergana Nestorova

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Louisiana Tech University

Instrument & Payload Systems Engineering Branch Head, NASA's GSFC

Christopher Birkinbine

Project Manager, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center

Sr. Mission Manager, NASA's Technology Demonstration Missions (TDM)

Simulation Hardware Engineer, NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center

Flight Systems Engineer, NASA's Ames Research Center

Project Engineer (SSTP), NASA's Ames Research Center

Space Technology Mission Directorate’s Small Satellite Technology & Flight Opportunities Program Portfolio Manager, NASA Headquarters

Retired Deputy Chief of Space Projects & Partnerships, Armstrong Flight Research Center

Spacecraft Systems Engineer, NASA's Flight Opportunities

SPLICE - Deputy Project Manager EG6 - Autonomous GNC, NASA's Johnson Space Center

Alicia Dwyer Cianciolo

Aerospace Engineer, NASA's Langley Research Center

Senior Technical Civil Servant, NASA

Alexander Van Dijk

Technologist, NASA's Flight Opportunities

Campaign Manager, NASA's Flight Opportunities