Aaron joined the CEEO in October 2014 after receiving his Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research focused on human-automation interaction in complex aerospace vehicles. Specifically, he investigated how operators changed their visual attention across control mode transitions and the effect this had on flying performance, mental workload, and situation awareness. Aaron also obtained a master's degree from MIT in 2010 and a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 2008, both in aerospace engineering. At MIT, Aaron served as project coordinator for the MIT+K12 project, and also created numerous educational videos about STEM topics. Aaron is also interested in communicating ideas about STEM to broad audiences: he has worked as a freelance writer and has presented his sports analytics research at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference and on ESPN2's "Numbers Never Lie."