Teaching

University of Lexington, Lexington, KY

  • Recruiting
    • If you are interested in exploring research opportunities within our lab, kindly forward your CV to muhaochen@uky.edu.
  • Students Mentoring
    • Randall M. Tomlinson, Aerospace Engineering
    • Kyle Hampton, M.S. in Aerospace Engineering
    • Cong Wang, Electrical Engineering
    • Junheng Yao, Mechanical Engineering
  • Students Mentored
    • Ryan A. Kodura, Civil Engineering and Mathematics (Minor)
    • Siddharth Sundar, Engineering Internship Program at Lafayette High School
  • Class Teaching
    • AER447 - Orbital Mechanics and Spacecraft Dynamics (2024 Fall, Undergraduates)
    • AER699 - Tensegrity Engineering: Solutions to Lightweight Automated Space Systems (2024 Spring, Graduates)
    • AER599 - Orbital Mechanics and Spacecraft Dynamics (2023 Fall, Undergraduates & Graduates)
  • Faculty Advisor
    • SpaceLex (the University of Kentucky’s Rocketry and Propulsion Team)

Dartmouth College

  • Student Mentoring (with Prof. Devin Balkcom)
    • Luyang Zhao, Ph.D. in Computer Science (Feb. 2024 - Pressent)
    • Yitao Jiang, M.S. in Computer Science (Feb. 2024 - Pressent)
    • Matthew Chun-Yi She, M.S. in Computer Science (Feb. 2024 - Pressent)

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

  • Student Mentored (with Prof. Weidong Zhu)
    • Abhinav Bharata, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Spet. 2022 - Aug. 2024)
    • Mohammad Riyaz Ur Rehman, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Spet. 2022 - May. 2024)

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

  • Student Mentoring (with Prof. Sami El Borgi)
    • Rawad Yazbeck, Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering (Jan. 2022 - Present)
  • Students Mentored (Co-supervision with Prof. Robert E. Skelton)
    • Chris Plantz, M.S. in Ocean Engineering (Sept. 2019 - Jun. 2021)
    • Jason Liu, MEng in Ocean Engineering (Sept. 2017 - Dec. 2020)
    • Xiaolong Bai, MEng in Aerospace Engineering (Sept. 2017 - Dec. 2019)

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

  • Class Advisor, B.S. Students in Class 1301, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Sep. 2013 - Jul. 2016
    • Awarded Excellent Class and Individual
  • From Beginner to Master in Virtual Instruments (LabVIEW, Signal Processing, and DAQ), Fall 2011 & Spring 2012
    • Awarded National Excellent LabView Club and Individual

Wuhan Foreign Languages School (Public High School)

  • Advisor of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team
    • Led the School Team to the National Championship