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  • Department of Defense logo
    Three ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder aerospace PhD students have earned prestigious 2024 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships.Vicki Hurd, Sarah Kinney, and Ryan Menges have each been awarded the Department of Defense
  • Nasa logo
    Five PhD students in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences are being recognized with 2024 NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO) fellowships.The annual program sponsors graduate students who show
  • Penny Axelrad
    The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) have announced that Penina Axelrad, distinguished professor at the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder, has been selected as
  • The team with their rocket.
    3-2-1, liftoff! ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder students have earned multiple awards in a NASA rocket competition.

    The CU in Space club took part in the 2024 NASA ³Ô¹ÏÍø Student Launch Challenge, pushing their abilities to the limit as they successfully designed and
  • Apollo 15 LEM unit and rover on the Moon with astronaut James Irwin.
    Smead Aerospace students earned third place in the 2024 NASA Human Lander Challenge.PhD students Ella Schauss (Advisor: Allison Hayman) and Amrita Singh (Advisor: James Nabity) represented the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder in the inaugural NASA
  • Aurora Borealis
    Abhi Doddi (PhDAeroEngr’21) is collecting scientific data outdoors in a 70 mph whiteout blizzard. It is just another day of life in Antarctica. Doddi, a postdoctoral researcher at the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder, is leading a major study involving high-altitude balloons to improve weather forecasting on the Antarctic continent.

  • The Boulder Flatirons
    Congratulation to two Smead Aerospace PhD students for earning 2024 Zonta Amelia Earhart Fellowships! The program recognizes up to 30 women annually pursuing doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences. Andrea Lopez (Advisor:
  • The Aerospace Building
    Four ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder aerospace graduate students have been named 2024 Draper Scholars.The Scholars program provides recipients with the opportunity to work at Draper’s campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, conducting research and
  • Global map showing terrestrial water storage over time.  Source: Nature
    CU Boulder professor secures $800,000 NASA Grant. Khosro Ghobadi-Far is advancing the science of climate change with orbiting satellites...
  • Mach diamonds during the Chimera liftoff.
    Blastoff! The rocket soared over the prairie, its unique engine screaming in unison with cheers from more than two dozen students. The months of work, late nights, calculations, and validations had all been worth it...

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