Mach diamonds during the Chimera liftoff.

CU Boulder students launch hybrid rocket

May 14, 2024

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...

Students at graduation gesturing to the audience.

Flickr Gallery: CU Boulder Aerospace Graduation Ceremony 2024

May 10, 2024

Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences hosted a spring graduation ceremony for the Class of 2024 on May 9, 2024.

Team CHIMERA

Smead Aerospace Class of 2024 Reception and Awards Ceremony

May 10, 2024

Congratulations to the Smead Aerospace Class of 2024! As part of our annual graduation ceremonies, we are recognizing outstanding students and teams for special achievements as well as all PhD graduates...

Mark Wilbourne

Aerospace senior honored with perseverance award by CU Engineering

May 9, 2024

Graduating senior Mark Wilbourne is being honored with a 2024 Perseverance Award by the College of Engineering and Applied Science. The distinction honors undergraduate students who persevere despite adversity – above and beyond the inherent perseverance needed in any engineering major. What is your favorite memory from your time at...

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Five CU Boulder aerospace students earn major National Science Foundation fellowships

May 3, 2024

The National Science Foundation has bestowed five prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards to University of Colorado Boulder aerospace PhD students. These top awards recognize and support outstanding grad students from across the country in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees...

Six attendees at the banquet.

Alumni, faculty honored at 2024 Smead Aerospace banquet

April 26, 2024

The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences has honored nine alumni for outstanding contributions to industry, for technical achievement, and public service. The 2024 AeroBuffs Club Alumni Academy inductees were recognized during a...

CU Boulder from the air.

3 CU Boulder professors named American Academy of Arts and Sciences members

April 26, 2024

Min Han and Arthur Nozik, both in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Kristine Larson in the College of Engineering and Applied Science have been named members of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy, founded in 1780 to help a young nation face its challenges...

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May 2024 Graduation Information

April 25, 2024

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 diploma cover. This event is separate from the campus-wide commencement ...

Ada Forsner

From building Legos to aerospace engineering

April 24, 2024

We sat down with fourth-year aerospace engineering student Ada Forsner, who is also minoring in space and engineering management, to share about her CU Engineering experience! Ada serves as the Internal Coordinator for the Women of Aeronautics and Astronautics (WOAA) at CU Boulder for the 2023-2024 school year. What inspired...

Overhead view of projects in the Aerospace Building lobby.

Flickr Album: Senior and Graduate Design Symposium 2024

April 23, 2024

Students, families, and industry gathered Friday, April 19 for the 2024 Senior and Graduate Design Symposium in the Aerospace Building.

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