Prof.Yu Xiaozhou received his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) in 2001. He worked as a lecturer in the school of astronautics in NPU after he got his doctor's degree in 2006. In 2009, he became an associate professor and the vice director of Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory for Microsatellites (Provincial key laboratory). In 2017, he became the vice director of the National United Engineering Laboratory of Microsatellite Technology and Application (National key laboratory). In 2019, he became the full professor at Dalian University of Technology.

Prof.Yu Xiaozhou has been the project investigators in dozens of space projects, including the National High-tech R&D Program (863 project) and Astronautical Supporting Technology Foundation, etc. He is the project investigator of a 2U CubeSat Aoxiang-1 (launched in 2017) and the project manager of 12U CubeSat Star of AoXiang (launched in 2016). In the QB50 international CubeSats project funded by EU FP7, he is one of the key person and consortium board member. For his contribution to space research, he received several awards, including the Young Space Leader Award from the International Astronautic Federation in 2015 and the Gold Medal of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition of the 18th China Association for Science and Technology Workers Annual Meeting in 2016, the first prize of science and technology progress award from Shaanxi provincial government , etc. He is one of the main organizers in several national-level student spacecraft competitions. As a professor, he also contributed to education.He received several teaching awards, including the second prize of teaching achievement award from the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China in 2018, the special prize of teaching achievement award from Shaanxi province in 2015, the first prize of teaching achievement awards in 2013 and 2015 from Northwestern Polytechnical University. 

Working experience:

Vice-Chairman

Committee of Parallel Control and Management, Chinese Society of Astronautics

June 2019 –present

Professor, Assistant Dean 

School of Aeronautics and Astronautics,  Dalian University of Technology

Oct 2019 –present

Vice-Chairman 

Space University Administrative Committee，International Astronautical Federation

Oct 2018 –present

Vice Director

National United Engineering Laboratory of Microsatellite Technology and Application

Jun 2017 – May 2019 

Committee member

Small Satellite Technical Committee, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 

Mar 2017 –present

Vice Director

Shaanxi engineering laboratory for Microsatellite

May 2009 –Jun 2017 

Associate Professor

Northwestern Polytechnical University

Apr 2009 – June 2019 

Lecturer

Northwestern Polytechnical university

Dec 2006 – Mar 2009 

Research:

Project Investigators:

      2U CubeSat, Aoxiang-1 (Launched on 18th, 2017)

      Two projects of the National High-tech R&D Program(863 project)

      Two projects of Astronautical Supporting Technology Foundation of China

      One project of Foundation for the University Young Teachers by the Ministry of Education

      One project of Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province

      And other over twenty projects

Project Manager:

      12U CubeSat, Star of Aoxiang (Launched on 25th, 2016) 

Teaching and Education： 

The main organizer of China Microsatellite Symposium and International CubeSat and Mission Contest   

One of the main organizers of the 1st China Graduate Future Flight Vehicle Competition (Over 250 teams from 46 universities and institutes joined the competition).

Teaching member of spacecraft control engineering that is a national level excellent course honored by the Ministry of education, China

Teaching member of modern control theory that is a province-level excellent course honored by Education Department of Shaanxi provincial government, China 

Awards：

2018 Second Prize of Teaching Achievement Award from Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

2018 First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award from Shaanxi provincial government

2018,2017 Sanqin Talent Allowance of Shaanxi Province

2017 kernel member of "Deng Xiaoping Science and Technology Innovation team" award

2017 kernel member of “Key Field Innovation Team of Ministry of Science and Technology.”

2016 Gold Medal of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition of the 18th China Association for Science and Technology Workers Annual Meeting

2015 Young Space Leader of International Astronautics of Federation

2015 Special Prize of Teaching Achievement Award from Education Department of Shaanxi provincial government

2015 First Prize of Teaching Achievement Award from Northwestern Polytechnical University

2014 Third Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award from Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China

2014 Second Prize of Teaching Award for the excellent postgraduate thesis

2014 “He Hongsen” teaching award

2013 First Prize of Teaching Achievement Award from Northwestern Polytechnical University

2009 First Prize of Teaching Achievement Award from Education Department of Shaanxi Provincial Government

2009 Principles of spacecraft Control, National excellent course