Jason Gross is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and his B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering from WVU in 2011 and 2007, respectively. From 2011 to 2013, he worked as a Technologist in the Near Earth Tracking Applications Group at Caltech's NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His research focuses on robotic systems and unmanned aerial systems, with emphasis on perception and localization; he directs the WVU Navigation Lab, coordinates WVU's robotics program, and leads WVU's Space Robotics Challenge 2 team. His research recognition includes the Institute of Navigation Per Enge Early Achievement Award (2024), Institute of Navigation Samuel M. Burka Award (2024), elevation to AIAA Associate Fellow, and IEEE Senior Member.
Uthman Olawoye is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University. He received his M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from WVU and his B.Eng. in Mechatronics Engineering. His research focuses on distributed cooperative localization and integrity monitoring for multi-robot systems in GNSS-denied environments. He is a member of the WVU Navigation Lab, where he develops UWB and visual-inertial odometry fusion frameworks for peer-to-peer robot networks. His research contributions include publications at IEEE/ION PLANS and NAVIGATION
Jason Gross is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and his B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering from WVU in 2011 and 2007, respectively. From 2011 to 2013, he worked as a Technologist in the Near Earth Tracking Applications Group at Caltech's NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His research focuses on robotic systems and unmanned aerial systems, with emphasis on perception and localization; he directs the WVU Navigation Lab, coordinates WVU's robotics program, and leads WVU's Space Robotics Challenge 2 team. His research recognition includes the Institute of Navigation Per Enge Early Achievement Award (2024), Institute of Navigation Samuel M. Burka Award (2024), elevation to AIAA Associate Fellow, and IEEE Senior Member.
Uthman Olawoye is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University. He received his M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from WVU and his B.Eng. in Mechatronics Engineering. His research focuses on distributed cooperative localization and integrity monitoring for multi-robot systems in GNSS-denied environments. He is a member of the WVU Navigation Lab, where he develops UWB and visual-inertial odometry fusion frameworks for peer-to-peer robot networks. His research contributions include publications at IEEE/ION PLANS and NAVIGATION