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- Greetings from Antarctica! I canβt believe I am living and learning in one of the coolest (literally coldest) places on the planet. I arrived here in December as a ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ aerospace PhD student and Smead Scholar working under professor Dr. Xinzhao Chu. She has been conducting research in Antarctica for...
- Astronauts moving in low gravity is one of the most exciting-looking things about space travel. It can also be very painful. Injuries, abrasions, lacerations, and fingernail delamination are common among astronauts, all merely the result of trying to maneuver in the bulky and awkward space suits they must...
- The US Department of Defense is leading a new charge, pouring more than $1 billion annually into hypersonic research.
Competition from ambitious programs in China and Russia is a key motivator. Although hype and secrecy muddy the picture, all three nations appear to have made substantial progress in overcoming... - Bobby Braun has been recognized with a major award from the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics in Orlando, FL today. AIAA announced that Braun, dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado
- The way nutrients and drugs move within the body has more in common with space-bound rockets and jets than you might think. βIt's a mechanics problem,β said Jim Brasseur, research professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of
- Why did you choose engineering at CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅? It was a combination of factors. Mainly, I was fascinated by the ongoing research projects on the design of smart materials at the Center for Aerospace Structures in the Aerospace Department. I also was
- Studying the astrodynamics of space debris involves complex mathematical formulas and advanced calculations, but it is right up Marielle Pellegrino's alley. After all, she is Miss Aerospace. Four years ago, Pellegrino, an aerospace PhD student,
- Aerospace has a new home at CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅. The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences has moved into its new dedicated building on East Campus. Eighteen months after construction began, the four-story, 175,000-square-foot
- TCP and Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department bring you a stellar panel on a topic spanning aerospace, national defense, information technology, and cybersecurity: Cybersecurity for Space. Come hear an interesting discussion
- The International Space Station has a problem with fungus and moldβand the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ has sent new research to space to find solutions. It is living and growing in secret aboard the station, hidden behind panels and inside...