University of Colorado Boulder senior design teams have earned high marks at the 2022 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Region V Student Paper competition.
Senior design teams from the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences took first and third place in the competition, which was held at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
As first place finishers, DROPS advances to compete at the international AIAA SciTech Forum in January 2023.
Drone Recharging Operational Payload System (DROPS)
Ben Capeloto, Alex Karas, Cody Watson, Nate Kuczun, Daniel GutierrezMendoza, Joshua Schmitz, Ian Chakraborty, Caroline Dixon, Sid Arora, Mia Abouhamad, Dominic Dougherty, Rafael Figueroa. Advisor: Jade Morton
CubeSat Integrated Star Tracker (CubIST)
Chesney Boal, Matthew Gedrich, Nicolena Weber, Josie Johnson, Natalie Link, Quaid Garton, Chad Pflieger, Cameron Humphreys, Chava Friedman, Maria Callas. Advisor: Dennis Akos