Summary
David Lee is an accomplished aerospace and mechanical engineer and educator, currently an assistant professor at California State University, Long Beach. He earned BS and MS degrees in mechanical engineering from Pusan National University, and MS and PhD degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan. He built his career from industry R&D at Hyundai Heavy Industries and LS Industrial Systems to a postdoctoral stint at UT Austin and faculty roles at Iowa State University before joining CSU Long Beach. His research centers on Entry, Descent, and Landing guidance, CubeSat-based space missions, and attitude determination and control, with interests in reinforcement learning and nonlinear model predictive control for multi-vehicle systems. Based in Long Beach, he combines practical industry experience with academic leadership to advance 3D target tracking via point clouds and coordinated drone/spacecraft fleets.
9 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering at University of Michigan
Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering at Pusan National University