Natasha Bosanac
- Assistant Professor
- COLORADO CENTER FOR ASTRODYNAMICS RESEARCH

Aerospace Engineering Sciences
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309-0431
Office: AERO 459
Focus Area
Astrodynamics & Satellite Navigation
Education
Ph.D., Aeronautics & Astronautics, Purdue University, 2016
M.S.A.A., Aeronautics & Astronautics, Purdue University, 2012
S.B., Aerospace Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010
Professional Experience
2017 - Present, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
2016, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Purdue University
2011 - 2016, Graduate Assistant, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Purdue University
Awards (selected)
AFOSR Young Investigator Program Fellow (2023)
Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Outstanding Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award (2020)
University of Colorado Boulder College of Engineering Dean’s Faculty Fellowship (2020)
Research Interests
Spacecraft trajectory design and optimization
Celestial mechanics
Dynamical systems theory