Dr. Jinjun Shan joined the Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering at York University as an Assistant Professor in July 2006, and was promoted to Associate Professor in July 2011. Prior to his appointment in York, he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) from Nov. 2003 and a Research Assistant at Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management (MEEM), City University of Hong Kong, from Sept. 2002 to Sept. 2003. He received his B.Eng., M.Eng., Ph.D. degrees all from Harbin Institute of Technology, China, in 1997, 1999 and 2002, respectively. Dr. Shan was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Post-doctoral Fellowship in 2006, Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers in 2012 and is a Senior Member of IEEE and AIAA. He is a Professional Engineer in Ontario since 2007. His current research interests are dynamics, control and navigation, space system engineering. He is the founding director of Spacecraft Dynamics Control and Navigation Laboratory (SDCNLab) at York University.

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My Calendar

Working Experience

Associate Professor, July 2011 ~ Present

Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering

York University

Humboldt Experienced Research Fellow, February 2013 ~ July 2013

Institut für Mechanik (IFME)

Otte-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

Magdeburg, Germany

Visiting Associate Professor, October 2012 ~ December 2012

System Design and Management

Keio University, Japan

Assistant Professor, July 2006 ~ June 2011

Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering

York University

Post-Doctoral Fellow, November 2003 ~ June 2006

Institute for Aerospace Studies

University of Toronto

Research Assistant, September 2002 ~ September 2003

Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management

City University of Hong Kong

Education

Ph.D. (2002) - Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

M.Eng. (1999) - Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

B.Eng. (1997) - Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

Research Interests

Dynamics, Control and Navigation

Spacecraft Formation Flying

Aircraft/UAV Formation Flight

Active Vibration Control of Flexible Systems

Input Shaping

Smart Materials and Structures

Membrane Structures for Space Applications

Motion Synchronization

Ultra-Precision Motion Control

Orbit Dynamics / Interplanetary Mission Design

Research Associates and Graduate Students

Dr. Yuan Ren, PDF

Ryan Orszulik, Ph.D. Candidate

Lei Liu, Ph.D. Candidate

Qian Sun, Ph.D. Candidate

Liu Yang, Ph.D. Candidate

In Seon Kim, M.Sc. Candidate

Shawn Walker, M.Sc. Candidate

Dr. Likun Liu (Visiting Scholar, 2013-2014)

Dr. Jifeng Guo (Visiting Professor, 2013-2014)

Xiaobu Xue (Visiting Scholar, 2013-2014)

Dr. Xiaogang Wang (PDF, 2010-2012)

Dr. Weipeng Li (Visiting Scholar, 2012-2013)

Yanfang Liu (Visiting Ph.D. student, 2012-2013)

Ampere Kui (M.Sc., 2012)

Mike Stachowsky (M.Sc., 2010)

Piotr Wenderski (M.Sc., 2009)

Hua Lin (M.Sc., 2008)

Awards and Honors

2012 Invited Fellowship, JSPS, Japan

2012 Alexander von Humboldt Experienced Research Fellowship, Germany

2009 Excellence in Teaching Award, FSE, York University

2007 - 2012 Merit Award, FSE, York University

2006 Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, Germany

Professional Experience

Membership

Professional Engineer in Ontario

Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Senior Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Reviewer for

Automatic

International Journal of Robotics and Automation

ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control

Measurement Science and Technology

Journal of Smart Materials and Structures

Nonlinear Dynamics

ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Journal of Vibration and Control

Control Engineering Practice

IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Mechatronics

The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, COMPEL

Mechanics Research Communications

Advances in Acoustics and Vibration

Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Journal of Systems and Control Engineering

Asian Journal of Control

Advances in Space Research

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology

Chinese Journal of Aeronautics

Acta Astronautica

My Travel

2013 Switzerland

2013 Vienna, Austria

2013 Prague, Czech Republic

2013 Italy: Milan, Rome

2013 Germany: Berlin, Magdeburg, Potsdam, Hannover

2012 Japan

2012 Chengdu, Beijing, Shenzhen, China

2012 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

2011 Quebec City, Canada

2011 Montreal, Canada

2011 Portland, Oregon, USA

2011 San Francisco, USA

2011 Vancouver, Canada

2011 Harbin, Nanjing, Wuxi, China

2010 Victoria, Canada; Orlando, USA

2009 Beijing, China; Guelph, Canada; Halifax, Canada

2008 Hawaii, USA; Buffalo, USA; ARO, Canada

2007 Ottawa, Canada; Harbin, China; Beijing, China

2006 Algonquin park, Canada

2005 San Francisco, USA

2003 Hong Kong, China