Dr. Manoranjan Majji earned his Ph. D. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2009. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in mechanics, control, systems analysis, estimation of dynamical systems and astrodynamics. He developed an undergraduate aerospace engineering mechanics course, developed or co-developed five new graduate classes in the college of engineering. He received the Milton Plesur award for excellence in teaching from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Dr. Majji’s research focuses on computational vision, alternative positioning and navigation systems, tensegrity systems and aerospace robotics. His fundamental contributions are documented in over 180 publications (including 49 journal articles). He has chaired or co- chaired twelve doctoral committees, eighteen masters committees and served on twenty eight other graduate committees. His graduates are leading research in major corporations, startups, national laboratories, and universities. Dr. Majji received the New Investigator Award from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency in 2014, Dean of Engineering Excellence award (Assistant Professor) in 2021, and the TEES Faculty Fellow award in 2023. He is a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society (AAS).