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Natasha Bosanac is an Associate Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, affiliated with the Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR). Her work focuses on spacecraft trajectory design within complex multi-body gravitational systems, leveraging dynamical systems theory, machine learning, and data mining techniques.
Education: She holds a Ph.D. and M.S.A.A. in Aeronautics & Astronautics from Purdue University (2016 and 2012), and a S.B. in Aerospace Engineering from MIT (2010).
Research interests include spacecraft trajectory optimization, celestial mechanics, and invariant manifold analysis. Her group develops strategies to enable innovative missions using low-thrust propulsion, multi-objective reinforcement learning, and automated trajectory design tools. Applications span cislunar space, libration point orbits, and interplanetary systems.
Key research contributions include motion primitive approaches for trajectory synthesis, data-driven categorization of spacecraft motion, and reinforcement learning-based stationkeeping. She has pioneered methods like adaptive roadmap generation for Earth-Moon trajectory design and clustering techniques for identifying stable lunar orbits.
- Awards:
- AFOSR Young Investigator Program Fellow (2023)
- Smead Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award (2020)
- CU Boulder College of Engineering Dean’s Fellowship (2020)
Her advising and grants portfolio includes NASA-funded projects on low-thrust transfers and NSF initiatives on multi-body trajectory design. She leads the Bosanac research group, collaborating on missions like Lunar IceCube and small satellite constellations for solar observation. Current projects explore machine learning for autonomous guidance and sustainable cislunar operations.
Labs/Teams: Active member of CCAR, leading the Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation research cluster. Collaborates with aerospace industry partners on trajectory design tools and mission concept studies.
