Michael Hans, originally from Saugerties, NY, earned a Bachelors Degree in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering and a Masters of Aeronautical Engineering Degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2015. During completion of these degrees, he worked in the Computational Dynamics Lab at this institution, studying the Divide and Conquer Algorithm for multibody dynamic simulations.
Michael is now a member of the technical staff in the Robotics Modeling and Simulation group at JPL. He primarily works on modeling complex multibody dynamic systems, developing new tools and integrating existing modeling software as necessary.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2015
M.Eng. Aeronautical Engineering
B.S. Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering
SUNY Ulster 2012
Associate of Science in Engineering
January 2016 - Present, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Member of Technical Staff
Winter - Summer 2015, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Intern
2012 - 2015, Computational Dynamics Laboratory of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Researcher
2011-2012, Peak Engineering, Stone Ridge, NY
Intern
High-fidelity simulation of mechanical hardware
Modeling of granular and fibular material interactions
Autonomy and control of robotic systems
