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Three students in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences are being recognized with 2023 NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO) fellowships. The annual program sponsors graduate students who show
Sasha Gladkova has always loved science and space, but she never imagined work in those fields could become her career. She had done well in high school math, completing multiple levels of calculus, but was dedicated to another future: gymnastics and acrobatics. It was an area where she had excelled to the highest levels, competing internationally for...
Three University of Colorado Boulder aerospace students have been named 2023 Draper Scholars. The trio are among nearly 40 graduate students from across the country to earn the distinction. The three recipients from Smead Aerospace are PhD students
Yang Wang is leading a unique study harnessing satellite data to study how solar activity affects a poorly understood region of Earth’s upper atmosphere. Wang, a visiting faculty member in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and a 2021 graduate of CU Boulder’s aerospace PhD program, has earned a...
Four Smead Aerospace PhD students have earned 2023 Zonta Amelia Earhart Fellowships. The program, open to students worldwide, recognizes up to 35 women annually pursuing doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences. It seeks to
Five University of Colorado Boulder aerospace PhD students have earned prestigious 2023 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships. Saikiran Chikine, Conor Rowan, Kian Shakerin, Michael Sola, and James Walker are each
Iain Boyd discusses research into unidentified aerial phenomena in a new Popular Mechanics article. Boyd is a professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and director of the CU Boulder Center for National
Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences hosted a spring graduation ceremony for the Class of 2023 on May 12, 2023.
Congratulations to the Smead Aerospace Class of 2023! As part of our annual graduation ceremonies, we are recognizing outstanding students and teams for special achievements. These honors were announced during a reception May 11.
Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences will host a spring ceremony for all graduating aerospace students. The event will feature multiple speakers and all graduates will have their name announced and be able to walk across the stage to receive their