Kristian Grayson

Kristian Grayson has a diverse work experience in research and development engineering, engineering, research assistance, PhD candidacy, teaching assistance, and various volunteer roles. In 2020, they began working as a Research and Development Engineer at RayGen. Prior to that, they were an Engineer at RayGen from 2018-2020, where their role involved design, development, verification, and validation work to improve the efficiency, reliability, ease-of-manufacture, and performance of the company's concentrating solar photovoltaic system. From 2018-2019, they were a Research Assistant at the University of Melbourne, where they assisted with experimental research activities within the Fluids Group of the Mechanical Engineering Department. From 2014-2018, they were a PhD Candidate at the University of Melbourne, researching the use of Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) for the visualisation of turbulent fluid flows. In 2013, they were an Intern Propulsion Engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Kristian was also an Educator at the Victorian Space Science Education Centre, a Volunteer Researcher at the University of Melbourne, the 2012 Australian Youth Aerospace Forum (AYAF) - Melbourne Chair at the Australian Youth Aerospace Association, and a Teaching Assistant at the International Space University.

Kristian Grayson's educational history includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Melbourne (2014-2018), an Energy Systems Short Course from the Melbourne Energy Institute (2018), a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Melbourne (2009-2013), a Southern Hemisphere Summer Space Program (SHS-SP) from the International Space University (2011), an International Baccalaureate Diploma from Carey Baptist Grammar School (1996-2008), and a year at the International School of Geneva (2000).