Drew Langford’s research focuses on applications of dynamical systems theory to understand the natural behavior of orbits and enhance spaceflight capabilities in multi-body gravitational environments.
He intends to use his expertise in astrodynamics to contribute toward a sustainable cislunar presence and deliver scientific and economic opportunity to Earth. He is a doctoral student in astrodynamics at Purdue University and a member of the Multi-Body Dynamics Group led by Professor Kathleen Howell.
Prior to his doctoral work, he was awarded a master’s in astronomy from the University of Cambridge Institute of Astronomy. His research focused on the formation and evolution of the Pluto-Charon system and of other planetary systems around close binary stars.
He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s in physics, where he earned the Outstanding Undergraduate Physics Major, Phi Beta Kappa and Goldwater Scholar distinctions. He is originally from Avon, Indiana.
