JayÌýMcMahon
- Associate Professor
- Smead Faculty Fellow
- COLORADO CENTER FOR ASTRODYNAMICS RESEARCH

Aerospace Engineering Sciences
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309-0431
Office: AERO 461
Focus Area
Astrodynamics & Satellite Navigation Systems (ASN)
Education
PhD, Aerospace Engineering Science, CU, 2011
MS, Astronautical Engineering, University of Southern California, 2006
BS, Aerospace Engineering (cum laude) , University of Michigan, 2004
Professional Experience
2021 - Present, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ
2016 - 2021, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ
2013 - 2016, Assistant Research Professor, AES, University of Colorado
2011 - 2013, Research Associate, AES, University of Colorado
2008 - 2011, Graduate Research Assistant, AES, University of Colorado
2004 - 2008, Member Technical Staff, Guidance Analysis Department, The Aerospace Corporation
Awards (selected)
H. Joseph Smead Faculty Fellow (2022)
Outstanding Faculty Graduate Advisor Award, Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØEngineering (2021)
Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Outstanding Junior Faculty Award (2020)
DARPA YFA Fellow (2020 - 2021)
NASA STMD Early Career Faculty fellow (2018 - 2021)
NIAC Fellow (2017 - 2020)
Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Outstanding Junior Faculty Award (2017)
AIAA Associate Fellow (2017)
AIAA-Rocky Mountain Section Young Engineer of the Year (2017)
Asteroid 1998 OS14 renamed (2016)
NASA Earth and Space Sciences Fellowship (NESSF) (2010 - 2011)
Research Interests
Astrodynamics
Autonomous Guidance, Navigation and Control
Asteroid and Comet Science
Solar System Exploration