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Faculty
Dr. Puneet Singla is the director of the CASS lab and is a Harry and Arlene Schell Professor of Engineering in the department of Aerospace engineering at the Pennsylvania State University (PSU). He received his bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India in 2000 and earned his master’s and doctoral degree in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station in 2002 and 2006, respectively. Prior to his arrival at PSU, he was a faculty member in the department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at University at Buffalo.
| Office: 234-A Hammond Bldg. | Email: psingla (at) psu.edu | Voice: 814-865-3892 | Schedule |
Current Students
| Name | Degree Program | Research Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Amit Jain | Ph.D., M.S. (2019) | Reachability Analysis and Optimal Control of Aerospace Vehicles |
| David Schwab | Ph.D., M.S. (2020) | Tracking Non-Cooperative Resident Space Object in XGEO space. |
| Sharad Sharan | Ph.D., M.S. (2020) | Trajectory Planning |
| Nate Osikowicz | Ph.D., M.S. (2021) | Modeling and Control of Tensegrity Structures |
| Matthew Brownell | Ph.D., M.S. (2022) | Structural Modeling of a Flexible Space-Based Membrane |
| Madeline Mayer | M.S. | Orbit Determination for Space Objects in Cislunar Orbits. |
| Carson Hunsberger | Ph.D. | Resident Space Object Characterization |
| Ryan Glenn | Ph.D. | Navigation of Aerospace Vehicles |
| Vishnu Dasari | M.S. | Searching for lost Satellite |
| Graeme Sutterlin | Ph.D., M.S. (2025) | |
| Zack Preissman | M.S. | |
| Taritri Bhattacharjee | M.S. | |
| Aden Funkhouser | M.S. |
Lab-Alumni
Ph.D.
M.S.
B.S.
| Name | Degree(s) | Thesis Title |
|---|---|---|
| Akhilesh Mulgund | B.S. (2023), Schryer Honors | Optimal Linear Estimator for Autonomous Pose Estimation for a Spacecraft |
| Guillermo Castro Martinez | B.S. (2022), Schryer Honors | Analysis of Higher-Order Effects on Low Altitude Lunar Orbits Caused by Irregularities in Mass Distribution |
| Nathan Osikowicz | B.S. (2021), Schryer Honors | Shape Control of Tendon-Actuated Tensegrity Structures |
| Richard C. McShane III | B.S. (2021), Schreyer Honors | A Control Theoretic Framework For Accurate Tracking of A Satellite In An Unknown Environment |
| Kendra Hale | B.S. (2020), Schreyer Honors | Uncertainty Analysis for Autonomous Entry at Titan |
| Sean Hixon | B.S. (2020), Schreyer Honors | Uncertainty Characterization of Angles-Only Initial Orbit Determination Algorithms using the Conjugate Unscented Transform |