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Professor Scott Palo has been elected a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Palo is the Charles Victor Schelke Endowed Professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and a former associate dean for research in the College of Engineering and Applied...

Jordan Smart PhD Student, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University Monday, Feb. 20 | 9:35 a.m. | AERO 114 Abstract: System designers and engineers frequently rely on brainstorming and intuition to tell them what's likely to work when confronted with a new problem, but this means that new technologies often fail...

Neelakshi Majumdar PhD Student, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University Thursday, Feb. 16 | 10:00 a.m. | AERO 111 Abstract: Aerospace vehicle design is a complex and multi-disciplinary process that involves designing and engineering aircraft, spacecraft, and other aerial vehicles. In the teaching seminar, I will first introduce an...

Iain Boyd was interviewed by national and international outlets on the balloon from China that overflew the United States. A professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Boyd is also the director of the CU Boulder Center for National Security Initiatives. He spoke to multiple...

The U.S. military shot down what officials have called a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, 2023. Iain Boyd, professor of aerospace engineering sciences, explains how the balloons work and what they can see. Read it on The Conversation.

Divya Bhargava Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel Thursday, Feb. 9 | 10 a.m. | AERO 111 Abstract: There are three major phases of Aircraft Design: (1) conceptual design, (2) preliminary design, and (3) detail design. The Aircraft Design process starts with identifying requirements and performing initial calculations...

The Smead Program presents: Researchpalooza. Friday, February 10, 2023, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., AERO 120 and 130. Join us for the revitalization of this yearly tradition! Smead Aerospace students and faculty are invited to give 10-minute talks highlighting current research in a friendly and informal event. Sign up to present now!

Three University of Colorado Boulder students have earned 2023 Brooke Owens Fellowships. The highly competitive program provides paid internships and mentoring to exceptional undergraduate women seeking careers in aviation or space exploration. Aerospace undergraduates Margot Daberkow, Skylar Edwards, and Sweta Alla have been named 2023 winners. The program honors the...

Sanghamitra Neogi is designing new materials at the quantum level to realize future technologies for thermal management and harsh environments like hypersonic flight. An assistant professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and Materials Science and Engineering Program, Neogi leads the CUANTUM laboratory, short for...

Samuel Kurtin has received a 2023 Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship. An aerospace master's student, Kurtin will receive a paid internship and executive mentorship through the program, which is designed to inspire the next generation of commercial spaceflight leaders. Samuel Kurtin is a second-year graduate student at CU Boulder studying aerospace engineering...