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Colin McKinney
Electrical Engineer

Education
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, in progress; USC, Los Angeles
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 2008; Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Research Interests
  • Mixed Signal IC Design
  • Motor Control Electronics
  • Electronics in extreme environments (temperature, radiation)
  • Focal Plane / Detector Interfaces
Projects

Space Interferometry Mission (SIM)
The Space Interferometry Mission will be the most powerful planet-hunting space telescope ever devised using two separated mirrors and combining their light with a technique known as interferometry.

Technology
Technology development encompasses many subject areas, with the overall goal being to demonstrate new designs and capabilities for instruments of the future.

Professional Experience
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
    • Associate Engineer, 2008 - Present
Selected Awards
  • MoonRise Team Achievement Award (2010)
  • SIM-Lite Team Achievement Award (2011)
Selected Publications
  1. Risaku Toda, Colin McKinney, Shannon P. Jackson, Mohammad Mojarradi, Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu and Harish Manohara, 2011, "Development of Sample Verification System for Sample Return Missions," IEEE Aerospace Conference Paper #1302.
  2. Bruno M. Jau, Colin M. McKinney, Robert F. Smythe, Dean Palmer, 2011, "Alignment Mirror Mechanism for Space Use," IEEE Aerospace Conference Paper #1268.

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