Smead Aerospace Alumni News - Fall 2022 Alumni Newsletter
The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder had another big year for research funding, bringing in nearly $48 million in awards. The fiscal year 2022 number totals $47,834,766. It is the...
New MD-MS Program Prepares Medical Students for Careers in Human Spaceflight
Space needs doctors, and a new joint MD-MS degree program between the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at CU Boulder is aimed at giving medical students the skills they need to advance human spaceflight. “The aerospace field i...
CU Boulder awarded major Department of Defense research grant for hypersonics
The University of Colorado Boulder has received a five-year, $7.5 million grant to advance the science of hypersonic flight. The grant will investigate plasma that forms around sub-orbital vehicles traveling at...
Mourning the loss of Professor Emeritus Chuen Yen Chow
The world lost one of its kindest people on August 20, 2022 when Chuen Yen Chow passed away peacefully at the age of 89 in Henderson, NV. Chuen Yen was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, professor and mentor to his family and so many others. Chuen Yen was born on December 5...
CU Boulder student advancing safety for orbiting spacecraft
Sarah Luettgen is building a future as an aerospace professional, studying the space domain of satellite orbits in the extreme upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere.As a second-year aerospace PhD student and Smead Scholar at the University of Colorado Boulder, Luettgen is leveraging advanced atmospher...
Schaub elected chair of Smead Aerospace
Professor Hanspeter Schaub is the new chair of the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. Schaub was elected chair by the Smead Aerospace faculty. He succeeds Brian Argrow, who is stepping down from the position after five years of serv...
PhD student headed to Antarctica to conduct climate research with lasers
Arunima Prakash is preparing to study the upper atmosphere from one of the coldest and most desolate places on Earth: Antarctica. Prakash, an aerospace PhD student at the University of Colorado Boulder, is studying polar mesospheric clouds and their...
Aerospace company founded by CU Boulder graduates leading key NASA Moon mission
Stationed on the launchpad, its rocket glinting in the noonday sun, CAPSTONE is prepared for an imminent launch and the chance to demonstrate new technology that could prove critical for future exploration of...
All in the family – three brothers majoring in aerospace at CU Boulder
Phil, Alex, and Dom Miceli have a lot in common, especially their choice in college education — the three brothers are all aerospace engineering students at the University of Colorado Boulder. The trio are pursuing a challenging, in-demand career field that...