Prof. Holzinger began his faculty career at Georgia Tech in the Fall 2012 semester, and since has constructed a rigorous, externally funded, theory-to-hardware high-impact research program. His lab research draws from dynamics, controls, autonomy, and estimation disciplines, focusing on Space Situational Awareness, distributed spacecraft formation flight, proximity operations & rendezvous, and optimal reachability theory applications.
Professional Experience
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Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (2012-present)
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Senior Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Texas A&M University, Department of Aerospace Engineering, under the supervision of Prof. K. Terry Alfriend (2011-2012)
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Member of the Technical Staff III, Northrop Grumman Space Technologies (now Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems), working with Dr. Mark Milam, now an Engineering Fellow (2005-2008)
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Development Engineer, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Redmond Operations (2003-2005)
Academics
Selected Honors
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2017 - Advisor to ‘Best Student Paper’ selectee at the IAA 1st International Conference on Space Situational Awareness (ICSSA)
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2017 - National Academy of Engineering US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium Selectee
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2017 - AFOSR Young Investigator Award
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2016 - AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics ‘Excellent Reviewer’
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2014 - ASEE Air Force Summer Faculty Fellow, AFRL/RDS
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2014 - AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics ‘Excellent Reviewer’
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2013 - Class of 1969 Teaching Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology
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2011 - AIAA GNC Conference Graduate Student Paper Competition Finalist
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2008 - Northrop Grumman Space Technology Innovation Award (79 awards, 9,730 employees)
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2003 - George Snyder Undergraduate Astrobiology Fellow
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2003 - Mary Gates Research Scholar
Media
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Interdisciplinary Challenges in Space Domain Awareness, Space Times Magazine, April / May, Vol. 56, No. 2, 2017
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Georgia Tech Observatory Celebrates 10 Years of Southern Stargazing, Georgia Tech Online News, April, 2017
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Reaching for the Sky, Georgia Trend Magazine, Dec. 2016
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The Future is Small, Georgia Tech Research Horizons Magazine, Sep. 2015
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Reaching for the Stars, Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine, Sep. 2015
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To Infinity and Beyond, Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine, Sep. 2015
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Star Wars vs. Star Teck: The Ultimate Showdown, Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine, Sep. 2015