A drone in the air

Smead Aerospace will house new NSF IUCRC on autonomous air mobility and sensing

May 11, 2022

A major research center on autonomous air mobility and sensing has been founded at CU Boulder, in partnership with the National Science Foundation.

The Aerospace Graduation Ceremony.

Flickr Album: 2022 Aerospace Graduation Ceremony Photos

May 6, 2022

The Ann and H.J Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences celebrated the Class of 2022 in a special recognition ceremony at the CU Events Center on May 6, 2022.

Award winning students

Smead Aerospace Class of 2022 Awards

May 5, 2022

Congratulations to the Smead Aerospace Class of 2022! As part of our annual graduation ceremonies, we are recognizing numerous students and teams for special achievements. These honors were announced during a...

 NASA's Pam Melroy tours an aerospace engineering lab on the CU Boulder campus.

From cockpit to campus: NASA’s Melroy talks moon, inclusivity, more at CU Boulder

May 5, 2022

NASA’s second in charge visited CU Boulder Thursday to talk about everything from building a more inclusive workforce to the challenges of sending humans far into the solar system. Pam Melroy is one of only two women to command a space shuttle. During her illustrious space career, she logged more...

Department of Defense Seal

Three aerospace students earn major Department of Defense fellowship

April 29, 2022

Three University of Colorado Boulder aerospace PhD students have earned prestigious 2022 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships. Jenny Horing, Renee Spear, and Mitchell Wall are each receiving the Department of Defense award, which provides three year fellowships to promising young scientists and engineers. NDSEG, which regognizes up...

Diploma cover

Spring 2022 Graduation Information

April 22, 2022

Friday, May 6, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. – Aerospace Graduation Ceremony In-person, at CU Events Center (Doors open at 6 p.m.) This is the formal Smead Aerospace graduation ceremony and will include aerospace guests and each student being individually recognized by walking across the stage and receiving their diploma.

Team group photo.

Flickr Album: Senior and Graduate Projects Symposium 2022

April 15, 2022

Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences students showcased their senior and graduate student projects on April 15, 2022. Teams presented their work in executive summaries in the morning and exhibited their projects in the afternoon in an informal poster session and demonstration of their prototypes.

Iain Boyd

How hypersonic missiles work and the unique threats they pose – an aerospace engineer explains

April 15, 2022

Iain Boyd discusses the development and use of hypersonic weapons in a new column in The Conversation. Boyd, a professor of aerospace engineering sciences and director of the CU Boulder Center for National Security Initiatives , is a leading national researcher in hypersonic aerothermodynamics. Hypersonic weapons present unique challenges to...

National Science Foundation logo

Five CU Boulder aerospace students earn major NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

April 12, 2022

The National Science Foundation has awarded five prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships to University of Colorado Boulder Smeed Aerospace graduate students. This top award recognize and supports outstanding graduate students from across the country in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees. Honorees...

Team DROPS

CU Boulder student teams earn 1st, 3rd at AIAA competition

April 12, 2022

University of Colorado Boulder senior design teams have earned high marks at the 2022 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Region V Student Paper competition. Senior design teams from the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences took first and third place in the competition, which was held...

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