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Smead Aerospace Alumni News - Winter 2022 Alumni Newsletter

Tim Minton working with students.

Record breaking $50 million+ year for aerospace research 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 has had a record-breaking year for research funding, bringing in $53 million in awards. The fiscal year 2021 number, which totals $53,101,624, blasts by the previous record of $33.2 million, set just one year ago in 2020...
Brian Argrow

CU Boulder's Brian Argrow inducted into National Academy of Engineering for UAV severe storm research

Research & Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles (RECUV)
The National Academy of Engineering is recognizing Brian Argrow as a new member for 2022. The distinction is one of the highest an engineer can receive in their career. As a professor and chair of the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado...
SALI Incubator

BioServe hits 80 mission milestone

Bioserve Space Technologies
When SpaceX CRS-23 launched to the International Space Station on August 29, it carried with it a milestone for the University of Colorado Boulder: the 80th mission to fly a payload from BioServe Space Technologies...
Graduate students Michael Klonowski, left, and Daniel Aguilar-Marsillach, right, work in the Raytheon Space & Intelligence Vision, Autonomy, and Decision Research Lab at CU Boulder, which studies new methods for tracking and managing satellite traffic in space.

New effort to bolster Colorado’s national security and aerospace workforce

Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR)
The University of Colorado Boulder has received a $2 million gift from The Anschutz Foundation to support the university’s diverse research in aerospace and national defense—from tracking and protecting satellites in orbit to improving the security of mobile devices. The effort dovetails with a new research partnership between the CU...
Scott Palo

New $25 million research center to study the radio frequency spectrum

Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR)
Researchers at CU Boulder will take part in a $25 million effort to study a natural resource that’s becoming increasingly in demand: the radio frequency spectrum. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced the new initiative, called SpectrumX . It will be led by the University of Notre Dame...
Jenny Horing

Research on the edge – aerospace student pushing the boundaries of hypersonics

Grad Profile
Jenny Horing has been poring over the latest results in her hypersonic flow and material response research, searching for clues in the data to better understand the next frontier in high-speed thermodynamics. Much of the work involves conducting complex simulations on advanced supercomputers. An aerospace PhD student and Smead Scholar...
The GPS IIIF mockup.

Lockheed Martin satellite mockup dedicated in Aerospace Building

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A special 1/3 scale GPS IIIF satellite mockup built by Lockheed Martin has been dedicated in the University of Colorado Boulder Aerospace Building. CU Boulder and Lockheed Martin officials held a ceremony Friday, Sept. 24 to mark the installation of the satellite, which is...
The Zoom room.

Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks to CU Boulder students

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Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson shared stories from his life and career during a special webinar with the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences. Tyson took part in a discussion hosted by Entrepreneur-in-Residence Mark Sirangelo on Wednesday, Nov. 3. The conversation included anecdotes from Tyson’s past, projections...
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Smead Aerospace Alumni Awards & Spring Alumni Banquet

Friday, April 15, 2022 • 6:00 p.m. MST

We are pleased to announce the launch of the CU Boulder AeroBuffs Club Outstanding Alumni Awards to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of our outstanding alumni. Honorees will be recognized at the first ever CU Boulder AeroBuffs Club Alumni Banquet, Friday, April 15, 2022 in Boulder, with a 6pm start, immediately following the Senior & Graduate Projects Symposium April 15. The banquet is open to all alumni.

We are seeking alumni award nominees in three categories of excellence. The Alumni Awards will highlight superior professional achievement and service to the engineering profession in Commercial Enterprise, Public Service, or Research. Please submit nominations by March 7, 2022. For more information or to nominate someone, visit our website. Self nominations are welcome.

RSVP for the Banquet

The Senior & Graduate Projects Symposium is also open to all and we welcome your attendance, although we do ask that you register in advance. It will be held 8:00 am – 4:00 pm, April 15, in the Aerospace Building.

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