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Masafumi Isaji

Assistant Professor
  • Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • M.S., Operations Research, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • B.S., Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington
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  • Space logistics
  • Space mission design
  • Spacecraft design
  • Systems optimization

Assistant Professor, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech, 8/2026 - present

Postdoctoral Fellow,  Aug. 2025 – Jul. 2026, Georgia Institute of Technology

Graduate Research Assistant, Aug. 2020 – Aug. 2025, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

  • Designing Flexible Complex Systems with Coupled and Co-Evolving Subsystems Under Operational Uncertainties Jan. 2021 – Aug. 2025
  • Modeling and Optimization of Discrete ConOps in Campaign Architectures Aug. 2023 – Dec. 2024
  • Time-Expanded Space Logistics Network Modeling and Optimization for On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing Aug. 2020 – Jul. 2021

Astrodynamics Engineering Intern May 2023 – Aug. 2023, Kayhan Space Corp., Broomfield, CO

Undergraduate Researcher/Research Assistant, Oct. 2017 – Sep. 2018, Sep. 2019 – Jan. 2020, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX

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