News & Announcements
- [2026.08] Nathan Troutman joins AIM Lab as its first graduate student. Welcome to the team, Nathan! 🚀
- [2026.08] Prof. Sungmoon Choi joins NMSU MAE Department as Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) and establishes the AIM Lab!
- [2026.07] Andrew Yi (University at Buffalo) participated in the Launch-Space Program at Iowa State University, advised by Prof. Simone Servadio (SPACE Lab) and co-mentored by Prof. Sungmoon Choi (AIM Lab). He successfully presented his research poster at the EUReCA Summer Undergraduate Research Showcase! 👏
- [2026.06] New paper titled "Vectorized dynamic-size genetic algorithm for rapid generation of optimal and suboptimal flyby sequences" published in Astrodynamics.
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[2026.05] Spring 2026 AIM Lab Gathering! 🎉
AIM Lab gathered for lunch and coffee to celebrate the successful conclusion of the Spring 2026 semester!
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[2026.05] Congratulations to Mingeun Park & Ethan Griesman on Earning Their Degrees! 🎓🎉
Huge congratulations to lab members Mingeun Park (B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and Meteorology) and Ethan Griesman (B.S. in Computer Engineering) on earning their degrees from Iowa State University! We are incredibly proud of their outstanding achievements and wish them all the best in their next chapters. Mingeun, who served as a Student Marshal at commencement, is pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan, while Ethan is embarking on his career at Collins Aerospace as a Systems Engineer!
🎓 Graduate Next Destinations & Honors:• Mingeun Park: Student Marshal | Dual B.S. in Aero & Meteorology → 📍 Ph.D. Student @ University of Michigan• Ethan Griesman: B.S. in Computer Engineering → 📍 Systems Engineer @ Collins Aerospace - [2026.05] New paper titled "Ambiguity-Free Geometric Approach to Deep-Space Navigation Using Angles-Only Measurements" published in Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics (JGCD).