Contact Information

• Name: Frank Fan
• Office: 41-105
• Phone: (617)452-3404
• Cel:
• Email: frankfan[at]mit[dot]edu
• Website:

Education

• Graduate Student Aero/Astro, MIT 2006 - present
• MS Mechanical Engineering, UCSD 2004 - 2006
• BS Structural Engineering, UCSD 1992 - 1996

Research Interests

• Control of autonomous vehicles
• Optimal control

Selected Publications

1. Determination of Coefficient of Restitution Based on Modal Data If you are interested in application of modal testing and golf.
2. Method for predicting a golfer's ball striking performance US patent from where I used to work, Callaway Golf

Selected Awards

1. Gelb Fellowship, 2007
2. MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Teaching Fellow, 2008

Other links

• I am a volunteer at the New England Aquarium.