Kenza Boudad is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Mission Design & Navigation Section. During her PhD, she developed a framework for trajectory design between lunar and heliocentric orbits leveraging a four-body dynamical model. Kenza is originally from Paris, France.
Education:
- PhD in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University (2022)
- MS in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University (2018)
- Combined BS/MS in Aerospace Engineering from École Supérieure des Techniques Aéronautiques et de Construction Automobile (2018)
Research Interests:
- Astrodynamics
- Trajectory Design
- Optimization
- Numerical Methods
Selected Awards:
- Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship (2021)
- COSPAR Outstanding Paper Award for Young Scientists (2022)
Selected Publications:
- Boudad, K. K., Howell K. C., and Davis, D. C., "Departure and Escape Dynamics from the Near Rectilinear Halo Orbits in the Earth-Moon-Sun System," Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Available Online July 18 2022, DOI: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40295-022-00328-w
- Boudad, K. K., Howell, K. C., and Davis, D.C., "Dynamics of Synodic Resonant Near Rectilinear Halo Orbits in the Bicircular Four-Body Problem", Advances in Space Research, Vol. 66, Issue 9, pp. 2194-2214, November 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2020.07.044.
- Boudad, K. K., Howell, K. C., and Davis, D. C., "Analogs for Earth-Moon Halo Orbits and their Evolving Characteristics in Higher-Fidelity Force Models", AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, California, January 3 - 7, 2022.
- Boudad, K. K., Howell, K. C., and Davis, D. C., "Round-Trip Trajectories Between Earth-Moon NRHOs and Heliocentric Space in the Earth-Moon-Sun System", 72nd International Astronautical Congress, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 25 - 29, 2021.
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