Joseph Young is the president and chief scientist of OptimoJoe, a firm he founded in 2009.  At OptimoJoe, he has integrated high-performance numerical codes into control systems, geophysical inversions, power systems, and defense applications for organizations that range from Fortune 10 to federal contracting and small businesses.  His research focuses on the development of computational optimization algorithms and their application to scientific and engineering applications that significantly improve performance at minimal additional cost.  He also maintains a collection of open-source tools to help develop and evaluate state-of-the art algorithms for these applications.  Prior to OptimoJoe, Dr. Young received his Ph.D in Computational and Applied Mathematics in 2008 from Rice University and a BS/MS in Mathematics from New Mexico Tech in 2004.

David G. Wilson (IEEE M’95–SM’17, AIAA SM) received BS/MS degrees in '82/'84 from Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA, and the Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA, in 2000, all in mechanical engineering. He is a Research and Development Controls Engineer with the Electrical Sciences Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM.  He has over 30 years of experience in energy systems, robotics, automation, and space and defense projects. He has authored/coauthored over 100 technical articles, three books, with 23 U.S. patents. His interests are nonlinear/adaptive, distributed/decentralized, and exergy/energy controls for nonlinear dynamical systems.

Wayne W. Weaver is a Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Michigan Technological University.  He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from GMI Engineering & Management Institute (Kettering University). Dr. Weaver’s research focuses on designing, controlling, and optimizing interconnected energy assets and networks across mechanical, thermal, and electrical systems. His expertise includes Hamiltonian methods, non-linear dynamics, multi-domain energy systems, and renewable energy resources. Dr. Weaver is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois and a Senior Member of the IEEE.

Dr. Rush D. Robinett III is a Research Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Michigan Technological University.  He specializes in nonlinear control and optimal system design of energy, robotics, and aerospace systems.  Over the past 20 years, Dr. Robinett has been developing innovative controls and optimization techniques based on exergy concepts.  He is an associate fellow of AIAA and has authored 300 technical articles including 3 books and holds 28 patents.  Dr. Robinett has three degrees in Aerospace Engineering: a BS and Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and an MS from the University of Texas at Austin.