Research Awards Ceremony
The College of Engineering invites students, faculty, and staff to our annual Research Week Awards Ceremony. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served after the awards ceremony.
- When: Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Awards Ceremony: 11:00am – 1:00pm
- Where: Engineering Building (Richard and Moonyeen Anderson) 326
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Jed Hancock
President of the Space Dynamics Laboratory
Dr. Jed Hancock is Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory President. Hancock is an expert in optical sciences, systems engineering and program management. He has served as a program manager for numerous civil and military space programs and as an optical science and engineering resource at SDL. He specializes in designing and analyzing electro-optical systems and has led space instrumentation program teams developing infrared, visible, and ultraviolet systems. He managed the camera detector assembly program at SDL for NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission.
Hancock took the helm of SDL on July 1, 2021. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from USU and a master’s degree and doctorate from the University of Arizona’s College of Optical Sciences. His research encompasses electro-optical system design, remote sensing and calibration.