CU Astronaut

Outreach

The CU suits team believes that it can maximize the impact of its outreach by targeting a diverse group of students in the Denver/Boulder metro area. Outreach activities emphasize the NASA SUITS challenge, applications of augmented and virtual reality technologies, the engineering design process, and other STEM topics. Each member of the team can identify a rolemodel that participated in catylizing his or her passion for human space exploration. It is our mission to forge interpersonal connections with students to inspire them the way our mentors inspired us. A sucessful day of outreach educates, stimulates, and animates students.

Press Release

CU/NASA Team Visits Wheat Ridge Schools

A team of engineers from the University of Colorado visited with Gifted and Talented students at both Everitt Middle School and Stevens Elementary School on Friday, April 13th, to demonstrate how augmented virtual reality is used in space exploration.  Approximately 130 students were introduced to the various aspects of the NASA program.  Later, they were given time to interact with various virtual tools.  Activities included flight simulation, liftoff and landing a SpaceX rocket, a space station power re-routing simulation, a virtual walk through the city of Paris or the International Space Station, and touching space station artifacts.

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Students have an opportunity to explore flight simulation.

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Although students were given the opportunity to try on space and flight gear, the CU presenters explained that there are many career opportunities at NASA.

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Students explore the International Space Station through augmented virtual reality (AVR) tools.

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Resolving a mock electrical emergency on the International Space Station allows students to recognize the value the AVR technology can bring to space exploration.

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Who We Are

Jordan Dixon

Jordan

Jordan is a 2nd year PhD student whose responsibilities are split between multiple S.U.I.T.S. subteams. He is from Kansas City and enjoys frolfing.

Ben Hagenau

Ben

Ben is a junior, the team's only undergraduate student, and a part of the Programming subteam. He hails from the Bay Area and is part of the CU Boulder rowing team.

Roger Huerta

Roger

Roger is a first year Master's Student on the Human Factors subteam. He is from El Masnou, Catalonia and enjoys long naps on warm afternoons.

Carlos Pinedo

Carlos

Carlos is a first year PhD student on the Human Factors subteam. He is from Torreon, Mexico and has flown over 30 unique U.S. and foreigh military aircraft over the course of his career in the USAF. 

Kadambari Suri

Bari

Bari is a first year Master's student on the Human Factors subteam. She is from Long Island and loves to dance.

Mitch Woolever

Mitch

Mitch is a first year Master's student on the Human Factors subteam. He is from Arvada, Colorado and is first and foremost a cat guy.