Hypersonic vehicle

New tech spurs spaceplane vision: halfway around world in 40 minutes

Jan. 26, 2022

Iain Boyd, professor of aerospace engineering and director of the Center for National Security Initiatives at the University of Colorado quoted in UPI.

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Boyd quoted in Hamodia

Jan. 11, 2022

Professor Iain Boyd was quoted in Hamodia on the Hypersonic Arms Race

Robyn Macdonald

Macdonald earns Air Force grant to push the boundaries of hypersonics

Jan. 11, 2022

Macdonald, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, has earned a prestigious Young Investigator Research Program grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR).

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Kirk looks to give back to CU Boulder through new NASA envoy program

Sept. 14, 2021

Lindsay Kirk (AeroEngr’08) is part of the new NASA the new University Envoy initiative at CU Boulder.

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Seminar: Interdisciplinary Hypersonics Research in U.S. Academia

Sept. 14, 2021

As the development of hypersonic capabilities for national security intensifies, there is an urgent need for research and workforce development.

Students working in the lab

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

Sept. 14, 2021

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.

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Buff Innovator Insights Podcast with Professor Iain Boyd

Aug. 5, 2021

Check out the latest Buff Innovator Insights Podcast with Iain Boyd, H.T. Sears Memorial Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and Director of the Center for National Security Initiatives at CU Boulder.

Hypersonic vehicle entering the atmosphere

Opinion: How universities can help counter space threats to national security

July 6, 2021

Boyd on how space plays an increasing role in our everyday lives.

Connor Morency at the NASA Student Launch Competition

Morency takes off with NDSEG fellowship for hypersonics research

July 1, 2021

Connor Morency has landed a major Department of Defense fellowship to advance the frontiers of high-speed flows.

An artist's drawing of the Aerion AS2 supersonic jet

Supersonic airliners hit turbulence as jet developer shuts down

June 4, 2021

Iain Boyd and other experts cite the downturn in travel after Covid-19, concerns about fuel use and noise regulations on supersonic jets.

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