Keynote Talks
About ARGoPS Symposium 2025
The Astrodynamics Research Group of Penn State (ARGoPS) Symposium is an annual event that brings together researchers, faculty, and students to discuss cutting-edge advancements in astrodynamics and space-related fields. The symposium serves as a platform for graduate students and faculty members to present their latest research, with opportunities for attendees to contribute their own technical presentations.
In addition to research discussions, the event features invited lectures, networking sessions with graduate and undergraduate students, and a chance to experience a Penn State tradition—delicious ice cream from the renowned Berkey Creamery. Our current roster of keynote speakers include: Drs. Martin Ozimek (Blue Origin), David Vallado (CSSC), Christopher Scott (JHU APL), Cody Short (AGI), and Maruthi Akella (UT Austin).
The Symposium will be held at the new home of the Aerospace Department, ECoRE Building, on west campus.
| Location: | ECoRE 433 | ||
| Time | Presenter(s) | Organization | Event / Presentation Title |
| 10:00-10:30am | Welcome Remarks | ||
| 10:30-11:30 am | Prem Modi, | PSU | Schreyer’s Honors Thesis Presentations (Undergraduates) |
| Katie Blyler, | |||
| Melik Demirel, | |||
| Nathaniel Hoover | |||
| 11:30am-12:15pm | Lunch/ Networking (Catered) | ||
| Location: | ECoRE 028 | ||
| 12:20-1:10pm | David Vallado | Commercial Space Operations Center, CSSI | SSA-STM Discussion (Keynote) |
| 1:15-1:30pm | Andrew Glenn | PSU | Quantifying State Error Growth in Cislunar Space |
| 1:30-1:45pm | Joseph Murray | PSU | Convolutional Neural Network-Based Pose Estimation and Component Detection for Spacecraft Imagery |
| 1:45-2:00pm | Ryan Glenn | PSU | Accurate Target Tracking using State Constraints |
| 2:00 | BREAK | ||
| 2:15pm | |||
| Location: | ECoRE 401 | ||
| 2:20-3:10pm | Martin Ozimek | Blue Origin | Blue Origin In-Space Systems Astrodynamics Capabilities (Keynote) |
| 3:15-3:40pm | Sharad Sharan | PSU | A Multi-Order Shooting Scheme for Trajectory Optimization |
| 3:40-3:55pm | Aden Funkhouser | PSU | A Robust Approach to Solve Zero-Sum Differential Space War Games |
| 3:55-4:10pm | Jonathon Hope | PSU | A Robust Approach for Initial Orbit Determination for Cislunar Space |
| 4:15-5:00pm | Christopher Scott | Johns Hopkins APL | Europa Clipper Pump Down Design Methods and Analysis (Keynote) |
| 5:15-6:30pm | Poster Presentations and Demonstrations | ||
| (Light Refreshments will be served) | |||
| Location | ECoRE 504 | ||
| Time | Presenter(s) | Organization | Event / Presentation Title |
| 8:15am | ECoRE 504 | Opening Remarks | |
| 8:45-9:35am | Maruthi Akella | University of Texas at Austin | Learning and Adaptation without Regret: Control Applications for Spacecraft Autonomy and Lunar Landing Guidance (Keynote) |
| 9:40-10:00am | Puneet Singla | PSU | Introduction to Normal Forms and Cislunar Trajectory Characterization |
| 10:00-10:15am | Carson Hunsberger | PSU | Station-Keeping of Cislunar Trajectories Leveraging Hamiltonian Normal Forms |
| 10:15-10:30am | BREAK | ||
| 10:30-10:45am | Vivek Verma | PSU | Leveraging Momentum Maps for Construction of Pseudo Constants of Motion in the CR3BP |
| 10:45-11:00am | Evan Lantier | PSU | Quasi-periodic Orbit Design using Frequency Decomposition Methods |
| 11:00-11:15am | Taritri Bhattacharjee | PSU | Exploiting Fokker-Planck equation for tracking error control |
| 11:15-11:30am | Graeme Sutterlin | PSU | Optimal Linear Attitude Estimation for Planetary Descent and Navigation |
| 11:30-11:45am | Roshan Eapen | PSU | A Hamilton-Jacobi Approach for Nonlinear Model Predictive Control in Applications with Navigational Uncertainty |
| 11:45am-12:30pm | Lunch/ Networking (Catered) | ||
| 12:45-1:30pm | Cody Short | Ansys Government Initiatives (AGI) | The Astrodynamicist’s Laboratory – Software for Spacecraft Flight Dynamics (Keynote) |
| 1:45-2:00pm | Vishal Viswanthan | PSU | Stored chemical energy propulsion systems for powering space missions |
| 2:00-2:15pm | Tatiana Dannaoui | PSU | 3D printed radiators for spacecraft thermal control with embedded heat pipes |
| 2:15-2:30pm | Matthew Brownell | PSU | Data-Driven Modeling for Navigation in Cislunar Space |
| 2:30-2:45pm | Nathaniel Osikowicz | PSU | Efficient Methods for In-Space Assembly of Space-Based Reflectors |
| 2:45-3:00pm | Christopher Cosgrove | PSU | Penn State Virtual Reality Capabilities |
| 3:00-4:00pm | ARGoPS Alumni/Friends | How ARGoPS can do better? | |
| 4:00-4:30pm | Wrap up | Feedback from Guests | |
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