Diogo Merguizo Sanchez

Assistant Professor

Email: dmsanchez@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1094
Office: Felgar Hall 209
Office Hours: T/R 3:00-4:00pm
Full CV: Dr. Merguizo-Sanchez's CV (.pdf)

Education
Ph.D., Space Technology and Engineering (2015)
Brazilian National Institute for Space Research, INPE
M.Sc., Applied Physics (2009)
São Paulo State University, Unesp, Brazil
B.Sc., Physics (2007)
São Paulo State University, Unesp, Brazil

Research Focus

Orbital mechanics and astrodynamics
Celestial mechanics
Planetary mission design
Spacecraft attitude and control
Space vehicle guidance
Dynamical systems theory
Numerical Methods

Experience and Awards

Math teacher - Colégio Cói - Araras, SP (2021-2022)
Collaborating Researcher - Brazilian National Institute for Space Research, INPE (2020-2022)
Postdoctoral Researcher - Brazilian National Institute for Space Research, INPE (2015-2020)
Exchange visitor - Purdue University, Indiana (2015-2016)

Courses Taught

AME 4493/5493: Space Sciences & Astrodynamics
AME 4593/5593: Space Systems & Mission Design

Recent Publications

Mateus, D. A. C.; Prado, A. F. B.; Sanchez, D. M.; Moraes, R. V., “Dynamics of a Particle in 3:1 Tesseral Resonance with the Dwarf Planet Haumea,” Symmetry, Volume 14, Article 1378, 23 pages, 2022, DOI: 10.3390/sym14071378
Marchi, L. O.; Sanchez, D. M.; Venditti, F. C. F.; Prado, A. F. B.; Misra, A., “On the effects of the solar radiation pressure on the deviation of asteroids,” Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica, Volume 57, Issue 2, pp. 279-295, 2021, DOI: 10.22201/ia.01851101p.2021.57.02.03
Aljbaae, S.; Souchay, J.; Carruba, V.; Sanchez, D. M.; Prado, A. F. B. A., “First approximation for spacecraft motion relative to (99942) Apophis,” Romanian Astronomical Journal, Volume 31, pp. 317-338, 2021.
Aljbaae, S.; Sanchez, D. M.; Prado, A. F. B. A.; Souchay, J.; Terra, M. O.; Negri; R. B.; Marchi, L. O., “First approximation for spacecraft motion relative to (99942) Apophis,” Romanian Astronomical Journal, Volume 31, pp. 241-264, 2021.
Santos, L. B. T.; Marchi, L. O.; Aljbaae, S.; Sousa-Silva, P.; Sanchez, D. M.; Prado, A. F. B. A., “A particle-linkage model for elongated asteroids with three-dimensional mass distribution,” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 502, Issue 3, pp. 4277-4289, 2021, DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stab198
Dr. Merguizo-Sanchez's publication list (.pdf)