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In this seminar, I will present an overview of the research activities of my group, the CU Aerospace Nanoscale Transport Modeling (CUANTAM) Laboratory. In CUANTAM Laboratory, we design and discover new materials to realize future technologies. Additionally, we discover novel pathways to...

A new center led by CU Boulder will undertake research to make the region of space between Earth and the moon a little safer—potentially helping satellites navigate through this tumultuous and sometimes hazardous environment. This summer, NASA announced that it had selected four Space Weather Centers of Excellence , including...

Shawn Hendricks Chief Operating Officer, Orbit Fab Friday, Sept. 29 | 10:40 a.m. | AERO 120 Abstract: Imagine if every time you ran out of fuel you had to buy a new car? For a satellite that’s the paradigm. Satellites are not and have not been capable of refueling. When...

A team of University of Colorado Boulder researchers is leading a major military-oriented project for 5G wireless security. The National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator program has awarded CU Boulder $5 million for “GHOST: 5G Hidden Operations through Securing Traffic.” The goal of the work is...

CU Boulder’s second annual Sandia Day drew over 160 registered attendees for a packed agenda highlighting the strong partnership between the university and Sandia National Laboratories, potential future avenues for collaborative, globally impactful research, and job and internship opportunities. Since 1949, Sandia National Laboratories, a federally-funded research and development center,...

Sailing across space, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is preparing for its most important challenge and a University of Colorado Boulder graduate has a major role in ensuring the mission’s success. Mike Moreau (AeroEngr MS’97, PhD’01) is NASA’s Goddard’s sample recovery manager for the mission that has...

As NASA’s priorities shift toward longer duration flights in deep space microgravity or on the surface of the Moon or Mars, the decrements to human health and performance will be exacerbated. This talk discusses...

Natasha Bosanac has been selected as the 2023 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Rocky Mountain Section Young Professional Engineer of the Year for her "significant impact in the field of space exploration and astrodynamics." Bosanac is an assistant professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace...

Three University of Colorado Boulder aerospace graduate students have been named 2023 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST). Nick Dietrich, Ben Hogan, Andrea Lopez, and Margaret Scott have each earned the grants, which provide up to $50,000 annually for three years to cover tuition, expenses,...

Jay McMahon's work on soft robots for space exploration and mining is being highlighted by IEEE Spectrum. McMahon, an associate professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, is developing Area-of-Effect Softbots (AoES) for asteroid proximity operations that can use electro-adhesion, solar radiation, or van der...