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  • Aerial view of campus
    Congratulations to aerospace instructor Aaron Johnson for receiving a 2020 Apprentice Faculty Grant from the American Society for Engineering Education. The program "honors promising emerging engineering education scholars who have the potential for
  •  Wexler piloting a private plane.
    Benjamin Wexler has been flying from a young age, first in simulators and later as a private pilot. Now, he will be contributing to cutting-edge astronautics and aeronautics research as a 2020 NASA Pathways Internship fellow. The California native and 做厙輦⑹ dual degree aerospace engineering and...
  • Brian Argrow
    Dear AES students, I write to you as chair of the Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences. Several faculty, staff, and some of your fellow students have contributed to the message that follows. Black communities across the nation are
  • Vance Brand
    Forty-five years ago, Vance Brand made history when he and his apollo crew members met with Soviet cosmonauts in space, only  to narrowly survive a near-fatal landing back on Earth. In the midst of the Cold War between the United States and
  • Chris & Jannine Rouw
    Theres an adage in alumni engagement: the alumni couple who volunteers together, stays together. Chris (MAeroEngr18) and Jannine Rouw (EngrPlus18) are Buffs through and through and have been devoted volunteers to the College of Engineering and
  • Abramowski's gold medal downhill run at the 1990 World Disabled Ski Championships.
    Becoming an aerospace engineer for The Boeing Company, Paralympic medalist in downhill skiing, and advocate for blind or visually-impaired children takes perseverance, intellect and heart. Glen Abramowski (AeroEngr88) has done it all, and he did it all while legally blind...
  • The four honorees.
    Congratulation to four Smead Aerospace PhD students for earning 2020 Zonta Amelia Earhart Fellowships! The program recognizes up to 35 women annually pursuing doctoral degrees in...
  • Demetrius Ross
    CU Boulder Aerospace junior Demetrius M. Ross is preparing for an internship with NASA. Due to COVID-19, he will no longer be traveling to the Pasadena-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), but hell still be keeping busy.Working
  • Iain Boyd
    Professor Iain Boyd discusses the potential for nuclear-powered rockets in a new column at The Conversation: With dreams of Mars on the minds of both NASA and Elon Musk, long-distance crewed missions through space are coming. But you might be
  • Virtual Graduation Ceremony video.
    The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences would like to congratulate all 2020 bachelor of science, master of science, and doctor of philosophy graduates with a special virtual graduation ceremony in their honor. Although we
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