Zhenbo Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Director of the Autonomous Systems Laboratory (ASL)
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Email: zwang124@utk.edu
Bio
Zhenbo Wang was born in Jiangsu province, China. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China, in 2010, and his Master’s degree in Control Engineering from Beihang University (a.k.a. Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics), Beijing, China, in 2013. In 2018, he finished his Ph.D. study under the supervision of Professor Michael J. Grant in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. Currently, he is working as a tenure-track assistant professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. His research interests are in the area of guidance, control, and dynamics, and specifically include optimal control, convex optimization, and machine learning with applications to vehicle dynamics, guidance, navigation, control, and trajectory optimization.
Education
- Ph.D., 08/2014-08/2018
- School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Major in Dynamics and Control, Minor in Aerospace Systems
- Dissertation: Trajectory Optimization and Guidance Design by Convex Programming
- Committee: Michael J. Grant (advisor), William A. Crossley, James M. Longuski, Dengfeng Sun
- M. E., 09/2010-01/2013
- School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
- Major in Control Engineering
- B. E., 09/2006-06/2010
- College of Astronautics, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China
- Major in Detection, Guidance, and Control Technology
Honors, Awards, and Activities
- AIAA Member
- ASEE Member
- Member of AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Technical Committee, 2019-present
- Best Student Paper Finalist at 2018 AIAA GNC Conference
- 2018 Estus H. and Vashti L. Magoon Award for Excellence in Teaching, Purdue University
- 2017 Koerner Scholarship, Purdue University
- Reviewer for Aerospace Science and Technology, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, Acta Astronautica, AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, etc.