Unsik Lee

Unsik Lee has worked in various roles since 2013. Unsik began as a Co-Principal Investigator at The Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation, where they investigated Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) autonomy for asteroid sample return missions and developed advanced attitude control algorithms for solar electric propulsion spacecraft with industry partner Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc. From 2016 to 2020, they worked as a Research Associate at the University of Washington, where they were involved in research collaborations with Airbus SAS, Blagnac, France and Fizikl Inc., Bellingham, WA. Their most recent role was as a Sr. Controls Engineer at Robodub Inc., Seattle, WA, where they developed an agile motion planning algorithm with integrated obstacle avoidance for a morphable octocopter. Unsik is currently a Distinguished Engineer at BRINC.

Unsik Lee received a Ph.D. from the University of Washington in Aeronautics & Astronautics in 2013 and a M.Sc. from the same university in Aeronautics & Astronautics in 2008.