Samuel Buckner

Samuel Buckner

Education

  • PhD, Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington (current)
  • BS, Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
  • AA, Civil Engineering, Florida Gulf Coast University

Bio

Samuel is a first-year PhD student supported under the NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP) to develop new algorithms and mathematical advancements that provide improved robustness and redundancy for trajectory generation in aerospace applications.

Research Interests

  • Convex Optimization
  • Trajectory Generation
  • Powered Descent Guidance

Publications

Awards

  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP) fellowship, 2021
  • Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) fellowship, 2021