Who We Are

Weston Buchanan

Weston Buchanan

  • Postdoctoral Associate (2023–Present) at MIT
  • Lead mission designer for the Morning Star Missions to Venus
  • Visiting Assistant Professor (2023) in Aerospace Engineering at ERAU
  • PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics (2022) at Purdue University
  • MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics (2019) at Purdue University
  • BS in Physics (2017) at Drury University
David Canales-Garcia

David Canales-Garcia

  • Assistant Professor (2022-Present) in Aerospace Engineering at ERAU
  • Mirzayan Fellow (2025) at the SSB/ASEB, National Academy of Sciences
  • 2025 NASA PI Launchpad cohort
  • PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics (2021) at Purdue University
  • Space Technology Engineer (2016-2018) in Satlantis
  • MSc in Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Cosmology (2016) in UB
  • BSc and MSc in Aeronautical Engineering (2014) in UPC