Thomas González Roberts

Postdoctoral Fellow

Member Of:
  • Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Office Location: Habersham 305
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:30 to 11:00 am
Email Address: thomasgr@gatech.edu

Overview

Thomas González Roberts is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Using tools from observational astronomy and computational astrodynamics, Dr. Roberts studies the behavior of Earth-orbiting satellites to understand how space actors—from superpowers to start-ups—engage with outer space governance. His research interests include international coordination, sustainability, and security in space. Dr. Roberts’ work has been supported by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation, and earned recognition with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Prize for Open Data, the Geneva Centre for Security Policy’s Prize for Innovation in Global Security, and a placement on Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 in Science list. He holds a PhD and SM in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT, an SM in technology and policy from MIT, and a BA in astrophysical sciences from Princeton University.

Education:
  • PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • SM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • SM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Technology and Policy
  • AB, Princeton University, Astrophysical Sciences
Areas of
Expertise:
  • Commercial Space Activity
  • NASA And International Space Programs
  • Science And Technology Policy
  • Space Security
  • Space Sustainability

Interests

Research Fields:
  • International Security Policy
  • Science, Technology, and International Policy
Issues:
  • National Security
  • Policy Analysis
  • Science and Technology
  • Space
  • Strategy
  • Sustainability
  • Technology

Courses

  • INTA-3043: Space Policy