Maaninee Gupta received her PhD in Astrodynamics and Space Applications from Purdue University in 2024, advised by Prof. Kathleen Howell. Her doctoral research focused on multi-body dynamics and trajectory design for applications towards cislunar space surveillance leveraging resonant orbits. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics, also from Purdue, in 2018 and 2020 respectively.