Jeff Zehnder

  • 2019 Brooke Owens fellows collage.
    A record setting number of University of Colorado Boulder students have earned Brooke Owens Fellowships. The highly competitive program provides paid internships and mentoring to exceptional undergraduate women seeking careers in aviation or space
  • Hanspeter Schaub
    University of Colorado Boulder Smead Aerospace Professor Hanspeter Schaub has been elected a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The honor is in recognition of notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences or technology of aeronautics and astronautics. Schaub is a prolific...
  • Mark Moretto and Ryan Blay
    University of Colorado Boulder aerospace graduate students Ryan Blay and Mark Moretto have been announced as 2019 recipients of the Aviation Week Network “Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders: The 20 Twenties" honors. The program, a collaboration of
  • Kristyn Sample
    Kristyn Sample struggled to find her place after high school. The Columbia, Missouri native was getting by working waitressing jobs around Kansas City, but knew she wanted more.Now 27, Sample has graduated from the University of
  • An astronaut on a spacewalk.
    NASA is turning to university students for help with the next big space technology – augmented reality. The University of Colorado Boulder has been selected by NASA as one of 16 colleges to participate in the Spacesuit User Interface Technologies
  • A group photo of the OSIRIS-REx team who are U Boulder alumni.
    The space probe OSIRIS-REx arrives at the asteroid Bennu today after traveling more than 199 million km (124 million miles) across the blackness of space. It may be far from Earth, but it’s hardly on its own. Guiding it every step of the way has
  • The event taking place in the DLC Collaboratory.
    "It’s an exciting time to be in aerospace. The biggest problem right now is keeping up with demand." University of Colorado Boulder aerospace engineering students heard plenty of good news about the future of their chosen industry during a special
  • A group of students in the High-Speed Beverage Can Manufacturing Golden, Colorado, with a Ball employee.
    “100% worth it!” As the first-ever Ball Career Day wound to a close at the University of Colorado Boulder, sophomore aerospace major Erik Stolz was nearly bowled over with excitement. “It was incredibly impactful. To actually have Ball provide a
  • Campus aerial photo.
    Who are our new faculty?

    They are researchers, educators, and business leaders.
    Bring the department new research opportunities and partnerships.
    Have diverse backgrounds and come to Boulder from near and far.
    Are proud additions to the Smead Aerospace and CU Buffs family.
  • Draper Labs building.
    Congratulations to eight University of Colorado Boulder aerospace graduate students for being named to the 2018 Draper Fellow Program. The Draper Fellowship provides a unique opportunity for students to benefit from not only immersion in their
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