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Congratulations to the Smead Aerospace Class of 2021! We are celebrating our outstanding degree candidates with a special virtual commencement ceremony , and are recognizing numerous students and teams for special achievements. All individual awards and senior design team honorees were announced during the virtual ceremony. Most Outstanding Senior Emma...

The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences would like to congratulate all 2021 bachelor of science, master of science, and doctor of philosophy graduates with this special virtual graduation ceremony in their honor. Although we can't be together to celebrate in person, we are excited for your...

The college of engineering & applied science is honored to recognize the accomplishments of first-generation students as they achieve a new milestone for themselves, their families, and their communities in obtaining a degree from CU Boulder. For the first time, first-generation students will be receiving a red graduation cord, symbolizing...

Michelle Lin, a graduating senior earning degrees in both aerospace engineering sciences and applied math has received two awards from the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Lin is a 2021 recipient of...

Bob Marshall is studying the interaction of high-energy particles in orbit around Earth using an unlikely data source: radio signals sent by the U.S. Navy to communicate with submarines under the ocean. The assistant professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder has earned a...

The 2021 Research & Innovation Seed Grants , announced by the CU Boulder Office of the Provost and Research & Innovation Office (RIO), are funding 16 new proposals for up to $50,000, including two new CU Boulder Grand Challenge projects. The purpose of the seed grant program to stimulate new...

Dave Machuga Director, Ground Design and Mission Support Space and Launch Boeing Defense, Space & Security Friday, April 30 | 2:00 P.M. | Zoom Webinar - Register Now Bio: Dave Machuga is the Director of Ground Design and Mission Support for Space and Launch, a division of Boeing Defense, Space...

Future Insights Seminar with Scott Pace, Former Executive Secretary of the National Space Council Wednesday, April 28 | 4-5:30 p.m. Zoom Webinar Abstract: Space and space technologies are developing at a pace that hasn’t been seen in decades. Much of this recent growth stems from the latest decisions made by...

Jay McMahon is joining a groundbreaking NASA mission to test asteroid deflection technology. McMahon, an assistant professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder has been named a participating scientist in the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). DART is the first...

Kevin Bowcutt Principal Senior Technical Fellow & Chief Scientist of Hypersonics, The Boeing Company Friday, April 23 | 12:30 P.M. | Zoom Webinar Abstract: Efforts to develop technologies and systems enabling hypersonic flight have been ongoing since the late 1940’s. During this time substantial advancements have been made in hypersonic...