Travis Henderson has been with MnRI since 2021. He has both a Bachelor's and a Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. Prior to joining MnRI, Travis worked in University settings, providing personalized tutoring in mathematics, physics, and engineering to undergraduate students since 2012, and planning and delivering STEM-oriented outreach activities for grade-school and middle-school youth since 2016.

 

As a research scientist, Travis has been involved in various projects and is an author on nearly a dozen peer-reviewed publications, covering mechanical design, aerospace propulsion system design, and the modeling, state estimation, and control of dynamic systems. Travis has worked on developing control schemes for uncrewed aircraft that change shape in flight, automating robotic manipulators to aid in delivering medical treatments, and overseeing the design of underwater robotic systems to educate youth about water quality. 

 

Travis supports MnRI research activities through the following duties: