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  • A fixed wing drone flying in a supercell.
    As a supercell thunderstorm loomed, Eric Frew, an associate professor of aerospace at the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ, drove one of the vehicles in a three-vehicle convoy straight toward it. When Frew references "good" weather, he's talking about
  • A group of officials standing with the final beam.
    Construction of the new ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ aerospace engineering building is hitting a major milestone with the installation of the final steel beam. A formal topping-out ceremony was held Wednesday at the building site on campus. The
  • A mockup of the Dreamchaser at the construction site.
    From the steel skeleton of what will become the University of Colorado's new aerospace engineering building, what appears to be the front end of a spaceship is visible from the street.Construction on the 175,000-square-foot project at CU's East
  • A probe going through the atmosphere attached to a parachute.
    The ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ is proud to host the 15th International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW-2018) June 11-15, 2018.Short Course June 9-10, 2018 Small Satellites: An Emerging Paradigm for Bold Planetary Exploration 
  • Alan Sanchez
    Alan Sanchez thinks far ahead in time and far away in space.With one course to go for a joint bachelor’s-master’s degree in aerospace engineering, the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ student has set his sights on a career in spacecraft propulsion. Long-term, he’s ready
  • Abhishektha Boppana
    This spring, 22 students across the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ campus (and 12 incoming CU graduate students) were awarded the competitive Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award (GRFP) from the National Science Foundation. The GRFP recognizes outstanding
  • Mahmoud Hussein
    Mahmoud Hussein has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The distinction is awarded to engineers for outstanding achievements and contributions, and has been bestowed upon only 2% of ASME’s 130,000 members.
  • 2018 graduates toss their caps.
    On a perfect, sunny Colorado day, members of the Class of 2018 are celebrating their pending graduation. The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences holding its 2018 recognition ceremony Friday, May 10 under a canopy on the field adjacent to the Engineering Center.
  • Richard Schaden
    [video:https://youtu.be/K3DIZncn0yc] Richard Schaden has been awarded an honorary degree by the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ.Schaden, a successful engineer, businessman, attorney, and philanthropist is a member of the
  • Lisa Hardaway
    Without Lisa Hardaway (PhDAeroEngr’00), our picture of the universe wouldn’t be nearly as clear.Before she passed away in 2017, Hardaway contributed to both the Hubble Space Telescope and the New Horizons mission, which led to the first color, close
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