Dillon R. Foight

Education

• Ph.D. Student, Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Washington, 2015-Present
• Bachelor of Science (with Honors) in Space Physics with minor in Mathematics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Prescott), 2009

Professional Experience

• Science Operations Team (Mission Planner), Chandra X-Ray Observatory, 2009-2015

Research Interests

• Nonlinear Control
• Model Reduction of Complex Dynamic Systems/Networks
• Singular Perturbation Theory
• Timescale Analysis/Control via Timescale Separation

Teaching

• AA310 (Orbital and Space Flight Mechanics), Fall 2015
• AA410/420 (Spacecraft and Space Systems Design I & II), Winter-Spring 2016

Awards

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2017)
• Burton and Paulyne Batchelor Endowed Fellowship (2015)