Frank Lagor

About

Professor Lagor's current research interests focus on estimation and control for autonomous systems interacting with their fluid environments. He joined UVA as an associate professor in August 2023 from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He received his Ph.D. in aerospace engineering with an emphasis on dynamics and control and a minor specialization in aerodynamics from the University of Maryland in 2017. Prior to attending the University of Maryland, he worked for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company where he was a Certified Principal Engineer of solar array drive assemblies for commercial and non-classified satellite programs. He holds an M.S. in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics from the University of Pennsylvania (2009), and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Villanova University (2006).

Education

Ph.D., Aerospace engineering, University of Maryland, 2017

M.S., Aerospace engineering, University of Maryland, 2015

M.S., Mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, 2009

B.S., Mechanical engineering, Villanova University, 2006