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Paige Cooley

Visiting Faculty in Engineering

Teaching Area

Engineering Science

Education

  • MEng, Space Engineering, University of Michigan
  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of North Dakota
  • BS, Engineering Science, Principia College

Contact

Paige is serving as a Visiting Faculty in the Engineering department for the 2023-2024 academic year. She arrives with several years of experience in the aerospace engineering industry at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and, most recently, ATLAS Space Operations where she works as a Customer Success Engineer. Her areas of expertise include aerospace mission design, spacecraft systems engineering, and Ground Software as a Service (GSaaS).

Scholarly Interests

  • Dynamics of complex engineering systems
  • Design and analysis of aerospace systems, including technical management, research and development, and operations
  • Multi-disciplinary approaches to solving engineering problems

Awards

  • Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Dean's Fellowship, University of Michigan
  • Summa Cum Laude Honors, M Eng, University of Michigan

Publications and Presentations

  • "Europa Clipper Payload Verification and Validation: Test and Analysis Program Design," Proceedings of the IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, MAR 5 - 12, 2022.
  • "Europa Clipper Payload Verification and Validation: Early Architecture and Implementation," Proceedings of the IEEE Aeropsace Conference, Big Sky, MT, Mar 6 - 13, 2021.

Paige Cooley CV