University of Kansas Aerial Robot Ph.D. Scholarship

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We have two Ph.D. research assistant openings (salary and full tuition waiver) in Fall 2021 on sensing, estimation, and control of extreme aerial robots (UAS) in the research group of Associate Prof. Haiyang Chao in the Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Kansas. The successful candidates will work on developing nextGen autonomous aerial robots to operate in challenging environments (wildfire, urban cities, or in wake vortices).

Current research topics include:
(1) wind and turbulence sensing and estimation using single or multiple unmanned aircraft,
(2) modeling of turbulence effect on aircraft motion and gust suppression control,
(3) disaster remote sensing using unmanned aircraft (e.g., wildfire, tornado/hail damage).

Trainings from our lab will prepare students for potential career path including autonomous driving, guidance, navigation, and control, remote sensing, computer vision, data science, etc.

Plz visit the following link for our experiments:
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip. ... a2c67b4de.video.mp4

Applicants should hold a B.S. or M.S. degree in related fields (Aerospace Eng., Electrical Eng., Mechanical Eng., Computer Science, Math). Students with experiences on Remote Controlled (RC) airplanes and Paparazzi/Pixhawk are especially welcomed to apply.

Please apply through the KU AE graduate admission link (https://ae.engr.ku.edu/graduate-admissions) or contact Dr. Haiyang Chao (chaohaiyangATku.edu) for initial evaluation with
(1) "2021 PhD Application" in the title,
(2) A paragraph in the main body of the email to summarize your related research experiences and your motivation to get a Ph.D. in our group,
(3) Detailed CV,
(4) TOEFL scores if you are an international student (GRE is NOT required for KU AE graduate admission).