Daniel Owen

Daniel Owen is a 2021 – 2025 Self Graduate Fellow pursuing a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Kansas. He holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Flight Technology from Florida Institute of Technology (2020). His research interests are Astrodynamics and Interplanetary Mission Design. He is the chief engineer of the KUbeSat team, a student organization at KU working to design, build, and fly a cube satellite for the NASA CubeSat launch initiative.

Mentor: Brian Kaplinger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering