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Eric Frew Professor, Smead Aerospace Friday, Mar. 3 | 11:45 a.m. | AERO 120 Abstract: Teams of aerial robots can perform sensing and surveillance missions faster and with more reliability than single-robot systems. The convergence of wireless networked communication, embedded systems, miniaturized sensors, and artificial intelligence has made it practical...

Matthew Hayman Project Scientist, Earth Observing Lab, National Center for Atmospheric Research Wednesday, Mar. 8 | 9:35 a.m. | AERO 114 Abstract: Lidar has been employed for a variety of remote sensing applications including situational awareness for vehicles, 3D surveying and mapping, and planetary measurement and monitoring. Such sensors have...

Sean Peters Assistant Professor, Department of Physics & Space Systems Academic Group, Naval Postgraduate School Thursday, Mar. 2 | 10:00 a.m. | AERO 111 Abstract: Traditional active radars transmit a powerful electromagnetic pulse and record the echo's delay time and power to measure target properties of interest, such as range,...

Team DROPS has earned first place in the 2023 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech International Student Conference for their senior design project. DROPS, which stands for Drone Recharging Operational Payload System, received top...

Farah Alibay Lead Flight System Systems Engineer, JPL Friday, Feb. 24 | 11:45 a.m. | AERO 120 Abstract: In April 2021, the Ingenuity helicopter achieved the first powered flight on another planet. In its first flight, the helicopter rose to a 3-meter altitude, performed a hover, and softly landed back...

Ed Thiemann Research Scientist, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) Thursday, Feb. 23 | 10 a.m. | AERO 111 Abstract: Solar and stellar ultraviolet occultations provide a capability essential for advancing our understanding of the thermosphere and its coupling with the ionosphere and lower atmosphere. In this seminar, I...

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...