Astronautics
About
Hi! I am Rodrigo Schmitt, a Bachelor in Physics and Bachelor in Astronomy from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. I am particularly interested in the interplay between simulation and practical engineering as a means of advancing space exploration technologies.
After my undergraduate studies, I completed a M.Sc. in Space Engineering at Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE), under the supervision of Prof. Antonio Prado. I also worked as a teacher, coder and data scientist in a programming school, Let's Code Academy, mostly teaching 48-hour Python programming courses for companies from the finance market.
Now, I am currently a PhD student in the Aeronautics & Astronautics graduate program from Purdue University, also working as a Research Assistant at the System-of-Systems Laboratory. My current research interests are on Astrodynamics, Computational Design & Optimization and Deep Learning.
Baby Steps to Great Strides
I deeply believe in a solid foundation in the basics in order to create an impact in complex systems that make use of them. Therefore, my background includes a strong training in Mathematics and Physics, together with a heavy workload in Programming as a means to achieve excellence in the Engineering area.