Spencer Dansereau

Pollution to production: student startup transforms CO2 into aerospace hardware

Feb. 28, 2024

Spencer Dansereau is building a business that could turn air pollution into a useable product. A °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ aerospace PhD student, Dansereau aims to take carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and extract the carbon molecules to create 3D printed carbon fiber, which can be used for everything...

Hisham Ali

°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ hypersonics research spotlighted by The Economist

Feb. 26, 2024

Hisham Ali's work to design and build a plasma wind tunnel for hypersonics research is being featured in The Economist. The article discusses a presentation Ali made last week at the American Association for the Advancement of Science on magnetohydrodynamics -- the study of electrically conducting fluids like plasma, research...

Iain Boyd

Boyd discusses high altitude balloons with CBS News

Feb. 26, 2024

Iain Boyd was interviewed by CBS News for a piece discussing a high altitude balloon slowly making its way across the United States. A professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Boyd is also the director of the °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Center for National Security Initiatives...

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Seminar: Orbital Carrying Capacity and its Implication on Space Sustainability - Mar. 8

Feb. 26, 2024

Richard Linares Associate Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT Friday, Mar. 8 | 10:40 a.m. | AERO 120 Abstract: The rapid growth of active satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) poses challenges to safe and responsible space operations. MIT Astrodynamics, Space Robotics, and Controls Lab (ARCLab), directed by Prof...

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Seminar: Machine Learning-enhanced Predictive Modeling in Air Traffic Management - Mar. 6

Feb. 26, 2024

Yutian Pang Machine Learning Research Engineer, Thales Wednesday, Mar. 6 | 9:30 a.m. | AERO 111 Abstract: National Airspace Systems (NAS) are cyber-physical systems that require swift air traffic management (ATM) to ensure flight safety and efficiency. With the surging demand for air travel and the increasing complexity of aviation...

Natasha Bosanac

°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ aerospace professor earns Air Force grant to study spacecraft trajectories

Feb. 23, 2024

Dr. Natasha Bosanac has earned a 2024 Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Program award to advance the study of spacecraft trajectories in cislunar space – the region around the Earth and the Moon. The $450,000, three-year AFOSR Young Investigator Program grant recognizes early career researchers conducting...

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°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ aerospace students, post-docs honored at NASA Workshop

Feb. 19, 2024

Three °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ aerospace graduate students and post-doctoral fellows were honored at the 2024 NASA Human Research Program Investigators Workshop...

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Seminar: Materials Engineering Enabling Space Exploration in the Most Extreme Environments - Mar. 1

Feb. 19, 2024

Daniel Polis Vice President of Engineering, Sierra Space Friday, Mar. 1 | 10:40 a.m. | AERO 120 Abstract: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) operates near absolute zero temperatures. The Dream Chaser ® vehicle must survive Mach 25. To meet these extreme demands, traditional materials must be extensively characterized, altered,...

Daryl Bahls

Aerospace graduate earns Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award

Feb. 18, 2024

2024 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award recipient In 2014, Daryl Bahls (AeroEngr'77) retired from The Boeing Company as a senior space systems engineer and associate technical fellow. He spent his 37-year career with Boeing and Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace as a space system mission analyst and system engineer. During his career,...

Dale Farrand

Aerospace grad recognized for alumni engagement

Feb. 18, 2024

2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Current Job and Employer: Senior Program Manager, Connected Logistics Current City: Washington, D.C. Professional Background Dale Farrand graduated from CU in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering. Attending school on an ROTC scholarship, Dale was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United...

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