Summary
Jason Gross is a aerospace and mechanical engineering leader with nine years of professional experience and a deep academic track record at West Virginia University, where he serves as Chairperson of the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering and as a professor. His work spans navigation, robotics, GNSS processing, sensor fusion, and fault-tolerant UAV systems, informed by prior roles at JPL and NASA Goddard and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from WVU. He directs an NSF-funded REU site focused on robotics for rural Appalachia, reflecting a commitment to workforce development and regional impact. Jason blends hands-on avionics and flight-test experience with administrative leadership, having risen through faculty and associate chair roles to interim and permanent chair. Colleagues benefit from his mix of technical depth and program-building aptitude, and his background includes summer research fellowships at AFIT and practical satellite/CubeSat project experience at JPL.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University