Riley Fitzgerald
Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., 2021, Aeronautics and Astronautics (Space Systems), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- S.M., 2018, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- B.S.E., 2016, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University

Aerospace & Ocean Engineering (MC0203)
Virginia Tech Swing Space, Room 141A
1600 Innovation Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Virginia Tech Swing Space, Room 141A
1600 Innovation Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Orbital mechanics
Guidance, navigation, and control
Space systems
Mission design
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Reviewer
- Assistant Professor, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2021 - Present
- Draper Fellow (Doctoral) | Space and Mission Critical Systems, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc, Cambridge, MA, 2018-2021
- Draper Fellow (Masters) | Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc, Cambridge, MA, 2016 –2018
- Control and Precision Mechanism Design, Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, AZ, Summers 2015-2016