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)
Randolph Hall, RM 224-13, Virginia Tech
460 Old Turner St.
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Randolph Hall, RM 224-13, Virginia Tech
460 Old Turner St.
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