Faculty Directory

EDUCATION:

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2025
• California Institute of Technology, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Minor: Aerospace Engineering, 2020

AWARDS & HONORS:

• NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Fellow, 2023-2025
• MIT School of Engineering Communication Fellow, 2022-2025
• MathWorks Engineering Fellow, 2022-2023
• Tau Beta Pi Fellow, 2022-2023

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• AIAA Spacecraft Structures Technical Committee (2024 - present)

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Low-power robotic construction
• Lightweight structures
• Efficient mission design
• Attitude dynamics and control

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

• H.G. Bhundiya, Z.C. Cordero, and M.A. Marshall, “Passive Gravity Gradient Capture during In-Space Assembly and Manufacturing,” AIAA Journal (accepted).
• H.G. Bhundiya, M.A. Marshall, and Z.C. Cordero, “Fabrication Time Diagrams for In-Space Manufacturing of Large Reticulated Structures,” Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 146(12), 2024.
• J.Z. Zhang, H.G. Bhundiya, K.D. Overby, F. Royer, J.H. Lang, Z.C. Cordero, W.F. Moulder, S.K. Jeon, and M.J. Silver, “Electrostatically Actuated X-Band Mesh Reflector with Bend-Formed Support Structure,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 61(6), 2024.
• H.G. Bhundiya, Z.C. Cordero, “Bend-Forming: A CNC Deformation Process for Fabricating 3D Wireframe Structures,” Additive Manufacturing Letters, 6, 2023.
• H.G. Bhundiya, F. Royer, and Z. Cordero, “Engineering Framework for Assessing Materials and Processes for In-Space Manufacturing,” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 31(2), 2022.