University of Seville, Aerospace Engineering Department

Rafael Vazquez

Assistant Professor

Education

• Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering (2006), UCSD. Advisor:Miroslav Krstic. Dissertation: Boundary Control Laws and Observer Design for Convective, Turbulent and Magnetohydrodynamic Flows
• Master in Aerospace Engineering (2004), UCSD
• BS in Mathematics (2003) at the School of Mathematics in the University of Sevilla, Spain.
• BS in Electrical Engineering (1999) at the School of Engineering in the University of Sevilla, Spain. Diploma Thesis:"Simulation and Modeling of an Electronic Blocking Oscillator", Simulacion y Modelado de un Oscilador Electronico de Bloqueo, in spanish.

Research Interests

• Astronautics
• Nonlinear Systems Theory and Control
• Boundary Control of Partial Differential Equations
• Dynamical Systems and Bifurcations
• Conflict Resolution for Multi-Agent Systems.

Applications

• Space Dynamics (Orbital Mechanics, Attitude Dynamics, Rendezvous and Docking).
• Air Traffic Control.
• Flow Control (turbulent, convective and magnetohydrondynamic flows).
• Nanomechatronics, Atomic Force Microscopy.
• Chemical Reactors.

Teaching

• First Semester 2007/2008,2008/2009: Professor, Astronautics and Helicopter Theory, Aerospace Eng. Dept.,Universidad de Sevilla
• Second Semester 2006/2007,2007/2008,2008/2009: Professor, Spacecraft and Missile Dynamics and Control, Aerospace Eng. Dept.,Universidad de Sevilla
• Second Semester 2007/2008,2008/2009: Professor, Air Navigation, Aerospace Eng. Dept.,Universidad de Sevilla
• August 2006: Reader, MAE143B Linear Control, MAE Department,UCSD
• July 2006: Reader, MAE143A Signals and Systems, MAE Department,UCSD
• Spring 2006: Teaching Assistant, MAE143B Linear Control, MAE Department,UCSD
• July 2003: Teaching Assistant, MAE140 Linear Circuits, MAE Department,UCSD

Past Positions

• 2002-2006: Graduate Research Assistant, Mechanical and Aerospace Department,UCSD
• August-September 2004, August 2005: Guest, Tribology and Nanomanipulation Group,Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munich, Germany
• April-December 2005: Marie Curie Fellow (CTS program), Departement de Mathematique, Universite Paris-Sud XI, Paris-Orsay, France (Host Advisor Jean-Michel Coron)
• 2000-2001: System Administrator and Systems Engineer, Telvent Interactiva (part of Abengoa global company )

Awards

• Best Presentation Award, American Control Conference 2006, 2007.
• Dissertation Fellowship, 2005.
• Finalist for the Best Student Paper Award, 2005 CDC, Sevilla, Spain
• Marie Curie Fellow (2005)
• Highest Academic Achievement in Graduate Studies (MAE Dept., UCSD)
• MIT Conference Fellowship for young researchers (June 2005)

© 2009 Rafael Vazquez Valenzuela