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Professor Savransky received his PhD in Mechanical Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University and is a member of the High Contrast Imaging Laboratory. After completing his doctorate in 2011, he became a postdoctoral fellow at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where he assisted with integration testing for the Gemini Planet Imager and participated in planning for the Gemini Planet Imager Exoplanet Survey. His research includes a variety of problems related to the detection and characterization of extrasolar planets, such as advanced control and estimation problems, active wavefront control systems, and the application of computer vision and machine learning to automated optical system alignment and astronomical image post-processing. He also focuses on optimal scheduling for autonomous space observatories and ground-based surveys, as well as statistical analysis of large astronomical surveys. His teaching interests encompass dynamics and control systems, celestial mechanics, and computational numerical methods.
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