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Smead Aerospace Alumni News - Fall 2022 Alumni Newsletter

Members of the Experimental Aerodynamics Laboratory team.

Epic year for aerospace research funding at CU Boulder

Aerospace Mechanics Research Center (AMReC) Bioserve Space Technologies Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR) Research & Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles (RECUV)
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...
Students at the Desert Research Station conducting a medical simulation.

New MD-MS Program Prepares Medical Students for Careers in Human Spaceflight

Bioserve Space Technologies
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 is growing massively, especially in...
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CU Boulder awarded major Department of Defense research grant for hypersonics

Aerospace Mechanics Research Center (AMReC)
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...
Chuen Yen Chow

Mourning the loss of Professor Emeritus Chuen Yen Chow

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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...
Sarah Luettgen

CU Boulder student advancing safety for orbiting spacecraft

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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 atmospheric models and super computers to...
Hanspeter Schaub

Schaub elected chair of Smead Aerospace

News Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR)
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 service. “I’m...
A lidar beam shooting into the sky at night.

PhD student headed to Antarctica to conduct climate research with lasers

Grad Profile
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...
CAPSTONE over the lunar North Pole.

Aerospace company founded by CU Boulder graduates leading key NASA Moon mission

News
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...
Phil, Alex, and Dom Miceli in Hawaii.

All in the family – three brothers majoring in aerospace at CU Boulder

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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...
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AeroBuffs Club Homecoming Tailgate

When: Saturday, October 29, 2022, Time TBA - Starts 3 hours before kick-off.
Location: Aerospace Building Backyard, 3775 Discovery Dr.
Food and drinks served. Bring the whole family -- we'll have lawn games, a rocket ship bouncey house, and a chance to connect with fellow grads and faculty.

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Save The Date

  • Thursday, November 17, 2022, 5:00-6:30 pm, Smead Aerospace Department Faculty Research Highlights via Zoom
  • Sunday, January 22, 2023, 5:00 pm, AeroBuffs Club Meet Up at the AIAA SciTech Forum, National Harbor, MD, event location TBD
  • Friday, April 21, 2023, AeroBuffs Club Alumni Banquet and Alumni Awards Ceremony, 6:00 pm, CU Boulder Folsom Stadium Club Level. More information to come (including a room block). FYI: This is the Friday after the Space Symposium.
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