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General Information

Full Name Govind M. Chari

Education

  • 2022-Present
    PhD in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
    University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • Advised by Professor Behçet Açıkmeşe.
    • Research in high-performance numerical optimization with applications to trajectory generation.
  • 2019-2022
    BS in Mechanical Engineering
    Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
    • Graduated in three years.
    • Acheived highest GPA in MechE graduating class.

Experience

  • Fall 2024
    Research Intern
    Mitsubishi Electric Research Lab, Cambridge, MA
    • Optimization algorithms research hosted by Dr. Arvind Raghunathan.
  • Summer 2024
    Guidance, Navigation, and Control Intern
    Anduril Industries, Costa Mesa, CA
    • Trajectory optimization for Fury and Roadrunner.
  • Summer 2023
    Software Engineering Intern
    SpaceX, Redmond, WA
    • Beam planning for Starlink.
  • Summer 2022
    Guidance, Navigation, and Control Intern
    SpaceX, Hawthorne, CA
    • Entry guidance analysis for Dragon.
  • Summer 2021
    Propulsion Analysis Intern
    SpaceX, Hawthorne, CA
    • Structural and thermal analysis for Raptor.