https://suwen-susan.github.io/tag/control/ControlHugo Blox Builder (https://hugoblox.com)en-usTue, 24 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0400https://suwen-susan.github.io/media/logo.svghttps://suwen-susan.github.io/tag/control/https://suwen-susan.github.io/event/zac-manchester-talk/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0400https://suwen-susan.github.io/event/zac-manchester-talk/<h2 id="about-the-speaker">About the Speaker</h2> <p><strong>Zac Manchester</strong></p> <p>Zac Manchester is an Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. He holds a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering and a B.S. in applied physics from Cornell University. Zac was a postdoc in the Agile Robotics Lab at Harvard and previously worked at Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, NASA Ames Research Center and Analytical Graphics, Inc. He received a NASA Early Career Faculty Award in 2018, a Google Faculty Research Award in 2020, an NSF CAREER Award in 2025, and has led four NASA-funded satellite missions. His research interests include motion planning, control, and numerical optimization, particularly with application to robotics and space exploration.</p> <h2 id="visitor-information">Visitor Information</h2> <p>This event is open to <strong>NYU students, faculty, and staff</strong>.</p> <p><strong>📍 In-Person Location:</strong> 370 Jay Street, Room 1201 [NYU ID required]</p> <p><strong>📍 Online Access:</strong> <a href="https://nyu.zoom.us/j/93184746001?pwd=SgZ9zA3nmkXvxPkaaWYnrj3usnzQyD.1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zoom Meeting Link</a></p> <p><strong>📍 Meeting ID:</strong> 931 8474 6001</p> <p><strong>📍 Meeting Passcode</strong>: 135986</p>