- Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- Regents Professor
- Holder of the Royce E. Wisenbaker Chair
- Director, Hagler Institute for Advanced Study
- Phone: 979-458-4992
- Email: junkins@tamu.edu
- Website: Hagler Institute for Advanced Study
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles - 1969
- M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles - 1967
- B.A.E., Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University - 1965
Research Interests
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- Dynamics and Control of Spacecraft
- Guidance, Navigation and Astronautics
- Analytical and Numerical Methods
- Smart Sensor Technology
Certifications & Memberships
- Honorary Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics – 2011
- International Academy of Astronautics – 1996
Awards & Honors
- Kay Bailey Hutchinson Distinguished Service Award, TAMEST – 2022
- Robert H. Goddard Astronautics Award, AIAA – 2019
- Martin Summerfield Best Book Award, AIAA – 2013
- ICCES Lifetime Achievement Award – 2011
- TYCHO BRAHE Medal, Institute of Navigation – 2004
Selected Publications
- Junkins, J., "Engineering Your Academic Career," 90pp, LULU, January 2012.
- Crassidis, J. and Junkins, J., "Estimation of Dynamic Systems," 2nd Ed, 704 pp., CRC Press Company, 2011.
- Singla, P. and Junkins, J., "Multi-Resolution Methods for Modeling and Control of Dynamical Systems," CRC Press Company, August 2009.
- Schaub, H. and Junkins, J., "Analytical Mechanics of Aerospace Systems," 2nd ed, 799 pp, AIAA Education Series, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Washington, D. C., 2009.
- Crassidis, J. and Junkins, J., "Estimation of Dynamic Systems," 591 pp., CRC Press Company, 2004.
- Schaub, H. and Junkins, J., "Analytical Mechanics of Aerospace Systems," 716 pp, AIAA Education Series, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Washington, D. C., 2003.
- Junkins, J., Kim, Y., "Dynamics and Control Flexible Structures," 452 pp, AIAA Education Series, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Washington, D. C., 1993.