Savransky named Senior Member of SPIE

Savransky, who joined the faculty of Cornell’s Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2014, is one of 89 new Senior Members from 17 countries. Savransky’s research at Cornell has included varied topics that share a common focus on detecting and characterizing extrasolar planets.

The topics have included investigations of advanced control and estimation for active wavefront control systems; computer vision and machine learning applications for automated optical system alignment and astronomical image post-processing; optimal scheduling for autonomous space observatories and ground-based surveys; and statistical analysis of large astronomical surveys.

SPIE draws its general membership from academia, industry, and government and recognizes Senior Members “for their professional experience and technical accomplishments, their active involvement with the optics community and with SPIE, and for significant performance that sets them apart from their peers.”

Previously, Savransky has won a James and Mary Tien Teaching Award from Cornell Engineering and, in 2019, was honored with a NASA Early Career Faculty Award.