Amrutha Dasyam is a Wichita State Ph.D. candidate majoring in aerospace engineering. Her research focuses on spacecraft trajectory design and planning using artificial intelligence at Wichita State’s Astronautics Laboratory. In 2021, she earned her bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Wichita State and stayed to pursue her doctorate through the postbaccalaureate plan of study. Now as a doctoral student, she focuses on her research in her graduate research assistant role.
Already familiar with the Aerospace Engineering department, working at the Astronautics Lab was a welcoming environment. There, Dasyam’s research centers on aero-assist maneuvers such as aerobraking and aerocapture — techniques that help spacecraft enter the final science orbit more efficiently. She uses machine learning to estimate atmospheric density and to develop adaptive guidance and control systems that respond to changing flight conditions. To support trajectory planning, Dasyam designs algorithms, runs simulations and analyzes data to evaluate performance and accuracy.