Kavin M. Govindarajan

I am a third-year Ph.D. student in Robotics at the University of Michigan. I am an NSF Graduate Research Fellow and am co-advised by Dr. Dimitra Panagou in the DASC Lab and Dr. Chris Vermillion in the CORE Lab. My research focuses on persistent planning and optimal control for renewably-powered robotic vehicles.

I was a Park Scholar at North Carolina State University, where I received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics. During my time at NCSU, I was involved with Liquid Rocketry Lab where I worked on developing the dynamic model and the guidance, navigation, and control aspects of a spaceshot liquid bipropellant rocket.

In my free time, I enjoy playing the piano and guitar, playing and watching sports, snowboarding, and cooking.