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Zarrin K. Chua

AOE Advisory Board
  • Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech
  • M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech
  • B.S.., Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Tech
Zarrin K. Chua

2020 - Present) Principal Human Factors Engineer, Blue Origin: Serving as the Blue Moon Human Integration lead

(2016-2020) Human Factors Engineer, Aurora Flight Sciences

(2014-2016) Research Engineer, ISAE-SUPAERO & Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile, both in Toulouse, France

(2007-2013) Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Tech

(2010) Guest Researcher, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany

 

• Sr Member, AIAA Human-Machine Teaming Technical Committee (2020-present)
• Member, Virginia Tech Aerospace & Ocean Engineering Advisory Board (2023-present)
• Member, ASTM F47 Human Factors Standard (2023-present)
• Member, Blue Origin Mentorship program (2022-present)
• Secretary & Sr Member, AIAA Intelligent Systems Technical Committee (2017-2020)
• Mentor, Virginia Tech AOE Alumni Mentoring Program (2016-present)
• Mentor, AIAA Diversity Scholars Industry Mentorship program (2020)
• Member, GAMA Simplified Vehicle Operations (SVO) committee (2020)
• Forum 360 panelist, AIAA SCITECH 2020 “Multi-Use Aerospace Technology
• Editor, Cognitia, HFES CEDM technical group newsletter (3 times/year, 2013-2016)
• Judge, Conrad Foundation Spirit of Innovation Challenge (2012-present)