John Valasek Editor

John Valasek is Professor of aerospace engineering and Director of the Vehicle Systems & Control Laboratory at Texas A&M University. He has industrial experience with the Northrop Corporation, Aircraft Division and research experience with the Air Force Research Laboratory and NASA. He is the author or editor of numerous publications including Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics Volume 240, Morphing Aerospace Vehicles and Structures (ISBN 978-1-60086-903-7). He holds a PhD and MS in aerospace engineering from the University of Kansas, and a BS in aerospace engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics and is an AIAA Associate Fellow.