Scheeres honored by International Astonautical Federation
Dan Scheeres is being recognized with a 2025 International Astronautical Federation Distinguished Service Award.
Scheeres, a distinguished professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, is an expert in the mechanics of natural bodies, spacecraft, and debris within space environments.
The IAF is a leading space advocacy body with members worldwide. They are honoring Scheeres for outstanding contributions to the astrodynamics community.
Scheeres’ research spans the topics of astrodynamics and spacecraft navigation to planetary science and celestial mechanics and has published extensively in these fields.̀ư
One primary focus of Scheeres’ research is studying the mechanics of small bodies (such as moons and asteroids) with applications to planetary and asteroid missions. A separate focus of Scheeres’ research is in the field of Space Situational Awareness, where his lab studies the dynamics and estimation of orbital debris and active satellites.̀ư
Most recently, Scheeres is serving as the Radio Science Lead and Co-Investigator for NASA’s OSIRIS REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission.