- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
- Email: rmw@illinois.edu
- Office: Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Educational Background
- Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University - 2016
- M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota - 2010
- M.S., Astronomy, University of Canterbury, New Zealand - 2008
- B.S., Physics, University of Canterbury, New Zealand - 2006
Research Interests
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- Astrodynamics
- Optimal Control
- Picard-Chebyshev Methods
- Space Mission Design
Awards & Honors
- Distinguished Graduate Student Doctoral Award, Texas A&M University - 2017
- John V. Breakwell Student Paper Award, American Astronautical Society/American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Astrodynamics Specialist Conference - 2015
- Outstanding Achievement Guidance, Navigation and Control, Student Paper Award, American Astronautical Society Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference - 2014