Professor of Astronautics and Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Education
- Doctoral Degree, Physics, Space Research Institute (IKI), The USSR Academy of Sciences
- Master's Degree, Physics, Moscow Physical-Technical Institute
Research Summary
Astronautics, spacecraft and space mission design, space physics, space instrumentation and sensors, space plasmas, spacecraft technologies, rocketry, propulsion, orbital debris, missile defense. Authored and co-authored more than
300 scholarly publications, including
6 books. Short
educational videos with >10^6 views on YouTube alone. Member (Academician) of the International Academy of Astronautics.
Awards
- 2020 Citation, Long Island Section, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- 2020 Certificate of Appreciation, Los Angeles – Las Vegas Section, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- 2017 Distinguished Educator Award, Orange County Engineering Council
- 2011 NASA Group Achievement Award
- 2006 International Academy of Astronautics Luigi Napolitano Award
- 2001 NASA NASA Group Achievement Award
- 2000 NASA NASA Group Achievement Award
- 1999 USC Viterbi School of Engineering Exceptional Service Award
- 1998 Los Angeles Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Certificate
- 1997 Los Angeles Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Certificate of Appreciation
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