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Dear AES students, I write to you as chair of the Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences. Several faculty, staff, and some of your fellow students have contributed to the message that follows. Black communities across the nation are
Forty-five years ago, Vance Brand made history when he and his apollo crew members met with Soviet cosmonauts in space, only to narrowly survive a near-fatal landing back on Earth. In the midst of the Cold War between the United States and
There’s an adage in alumni engagement: the alumni couple who volunteers together, stays together. Chris (MAeroEngr’18) and Jannine Rouw (EngrPlus’18) are Buffs through and through and have been devoted volunteers to the College of Engineering and
Becoming an aerospace engineer for The Boeing Company, Paralympic medalist in downhill skiing, and advocate for blind or visually-impaired children takes perseverance, intellect and heart. Glen Abramowski (AeroEngr’88) has done it all, and he did it all while legally blind...
Congratulation to four Smead Aerospace PhD students for earning 2020 Zonta Amelia Earhart Fellowships! The program recognizes up to 35 women annually pursuing doctoral degrees in...
CU Boulder Aerospace junior Demetrius M. Ross is preparing for an internship with NASA. Due to COVID-19, he will no longer be traveling to the Pasadena-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), but he’ll still be keeping busy.Working
Professor Iain Boyd discusses the potential for nuclear-powered rockets in a new column at The Conversation: With dreams of Mars on the minds of both NASA and Elon Musk, long-distance crewed missions through space are coming. But you might be
The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences would like to congratulate all 2020 bachelor of science, master of science, and doctor of philosophy graduates with a special virtual graduation ceremony in their honor. Although we
Congratulations to the Smead Aerospace Class of 2020! We are celebrating our outstanding degree candidates with a special virtual commencement ceremony, and are recognizing numerous students and teams for special achievements. All individual awards
Now that he’s more than a month into online learning, Scott Palo is glad that he and his grad students put some thought into their strategy of “grabbing a bunch of stuff” before leaving campus. For Palo’s students at the University of Colorado in