Dr. Jason N. Gross
Education:
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, West Virginia University
Short Bio:
Dr. Jason Gross is Chairperson and Associate Professor within the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University (WVU). He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from WVU in 2011, received his undergraduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering from WVU in 2007, and was WVU's Student Body President from 2006-2007. From 2011 to December 2013, he worked as Research Technologist in the Near Earth Tracking Applications Group at Caltech's NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
His research focuses on robotics systems and unmanned aerial system with an emphasis on perception and localization. He directs the WVU Navigation Lab, is a coordinator of WVU’s growing robotics program, and was team lead for WVU’s Space Robotics Challenge 2 team. He is past recipient of an NGA New Investigator Program grant, AFOSR Faculty Fellowship, WVU Big XII Faculty Fellowship, and WVU Statler College outstanding teaching, outstanding researcher, and new researcher of the year awards.
Professional Societies
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) , Associate Fellow
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , Senior Member
Institute of Navigation (ION)