John A Christian

Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Joined November 2023

Names

John A Christian (Preferred)

Emails

****@gatech.edu (Confirmed)

Career & Education History

Associate Professor
Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (gatech.edu)
2021Present
 
Associate Professor
Mechanical, Aerospace, & Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (rpi.edu)
20202021
 
Assistant Professor
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (rpi.edu)
20172020
 
Assistant Professor
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University (wvu.edu)
20132017
 
Researcher
GNC Autonomous Flight Systems Branch, NASA Johnson Space Center (nasa.gov)
20102012
 
PhD student
Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, University of Texas at Austin (utexas.edu)
20072010
 
MS student
Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (gatech.edu)
20052007
 
Undergrad student
Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (gatech.edu)
20002005
 

Advisors, Relations & Conflicts

Coauthor
2022Present
 
Coauthor
2022Present
 
PhD Advisee
2021Present
 
Coworker
Frank Dellaert
2021Present
 
Coworker
2021Present
 
Coauthor
Harm Derksen
2020Present
 
PhD Advisor
E. Glenn Lightsey
20072010
 

Expertise

Terrain Relative Navigation
2017Present
 
Triangulation
2017Present
 
Optical Navigation
2010Present
 
Computer Vision
2010Present
 
Astrodynamics
2010Present
 
Space Exploration
2010Present
 
Sensors
2010Present
 
Kalman Filtering
2010Present
 

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