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Lindsay Kirk (AeroEngr’08) fully realizes her day job at NASA’s Johnson Space Center as part of the Commercial Crew Program is a special one. It’s a high-profile post that has her working closely with Boeing and SpaceX, overseeing their aerothermal environment development for use in entry and aborts to make...

Morteza Lahijanian Assistant Professor, Smead Aerospace Monday, Sept. 20 | 12:00 P.M. | Zoom Webinar Abstract: Autonomous systems are poised to become an integral part of our economy, infrastructure, and society. They are rapidly gaining more capabilities via AI components and serving in ever more safety-critical roles. However, as their...

Aerospace, Space and Technology Trends to 2030 and Beyond - Where will the job opportunities be for graduates? A Future Insights Seminar featuring Dr. Michael Griffin: September 22 4-5:30 p.m. MST Zoom - Register Now Aerospace, space and engineering technologies are advancing at a rate that hasn’t been seen in...

The University of Colorado Boulder has received a $2 million gift from The Anschutz Foundation to support the university’s diverse research in aerospace and national defense—from tracking and protecting satellites in orbit to improving the security of mobile devices. The effort dovetails with a new research partnership between the CU...

Zoya Popovic Distinguished Professor and Lockheed Martin Endowed Chair, CU Boulder ECEE Monday, Sept. 13 | 12:00 P.M. | Zoom Registration Abstract: This talk presents an overview of current research in Prof. Popovic’s group, including the following topics: (1) high-efficiency linear transmitters and power amplifiers (PAs) for signals with high...

“He knew from when he was five or six years old that he was going to be launching rockets. His love was always of aerospace.” Chad Keller (AeroEngr’93) grew up drawn to math, science, and sports, and had a deep concern for others. A unique scholarship at the University of...

Terry Fong Chief Roboticist, NASA Ames Research Center Friday, Sept. 10 | 12:00 P.M. | Zoom Webinar Abstract: The role of robots in human-robot teams is increasingly becoming that of a peer-like teammate, or partner, who is able to assist with and complete joint tasks. This relationship raises key issues...

Four University of Colorado Boulder aerospace graduate students have been named 2021 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST). Daniel da Silva, Sarah Luettgen, Riley Reid, and Kevin Sacca have each earned the grants, which provide up to $45,000 annually for three years for tuition and...

When SpaceX CRS-23 launched to the International Space Station on August 29, it carried with it a milestone for the University of Colorado Boulder: the 80th mission to fly a payload from BioServe Space Technologies...

This week leaders from the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and other University of Colorado Boulder affiliates participated in the 36 th Space Symposium. This international meeting, held each year in Colorado Springs, Colo., brings together thousands of participants from the civil, commercial, and national security sectors of space...