
Jonathan Rogers
Dr. Jonathan Rogers is the Lockheed Martin Professor of Avionics Integration in the Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering. Prior to his appointment in the School of Aerospace Engineering, Dr. Rogers served as a faculty member in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech and the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. Dr. Rogers is the director of the Aerial Robotics and Experimental Autonomy Lab (AREAL) where his group conducts research in flight dynamics, controls, aerial robotics, and autonomy. Through a combination of theoretical and applied research, Dr. Rogers has developed groundbreaking new technologies in a variety of areas from rotorcraft and smart weapons to stochastic optimal control. He is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the US Army Young Investigator Award, and the Lockheed Martin Inspirational Young Faculty Award. His work has been featured by MIT Technology Review, Engadget, BBC news, and IEEE Spectrum. Dr. Rogers serves as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics and the Journal of the American Helicopter Society. He is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA.
Lab/Collaborations:
- Intelligent Robotics and Emergent Automation Lab (IREAL)
Disciplines:
- Systems Design & Optimization
- Flight Mechanics & Controls
AE Multidisciplinary Research Areas:
- Robotics, Autonomy, and Human Interactions
- Sustainable Transportation and Energy Systems
- PhD, Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009
- MS, Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007
- BS, Physics, Georgetown University, 2006
- Associate Fellow, AIAA (2020)
- Lockheed Martin Associate Professor of Avionics Integration (2019)
- NSF CAREER Award (2016)
- Lockheed Martin Inspirational Young Faculty Award (2016)
- US Army Research Office Young Investigator (2012)