Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR)
- The College of Engineering and Applied Science came in at No. 11 amongst its public university peers in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings for 2023. The college is ranked No. 23 overall, when compared with both
- Scott Palo wants to send RALPHIE to space.
RALPHIE the satellite, that is. The U.S. Air Force is providing support to help make it happen... - «Ƶ Associate Professor Jay McMahon is a participating scientist on NASA's DART, or Double Asteroid Redirect Test mission, which launched last week. Denver's 9News spoke with McMahon about the project, which aims to test
- The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the «Ƶ has had a record-breaking year for research funding, bringing in $53 million in awards. The fiscal year 2021 number, which totals $53,101,624, blasts by the previous record of $33.2 million, set just one year ago in 2020...
- Crack! Lightning strikes are bright and loud—violent enough to shake your bones and light up the sky. Now, a new study led by the «Ƶ suggests that these powerful events may also alter the chemistry of Earth’s
- Researchers at CU «Ƶ will take part in a $25 million effort to study a natural resource that’s becoming increasingly in demand: the radio frequency spectrum. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced the new initiative
- The «Ƶ has received a $2 million gift from The Anschutz Foundation to support the university’s diverse research in aerospace and national defense—from tracking and protecting satellites in orbit to improving the
- Associate Professor Jay McMahon has been recognized with an Outstanding Faculty Graduate Advisor Award. The honor, bestowed by the College of Engineering and Applied Science, recognizes faculty who demonstrate exceptional advising skills and who
- “Exponential commercial utilization of space is simultaneously inspiring and terrifying.” Marcus Holzinger has addressed the U.S. Congress on space situational awareness and space traffic management. It is a subject with increasing importance as
- Update: The Hearing was held Thursday. Read Professor Holzinger's testimony. Marcus Holzinger, a Smead Faculty Fellow and associate professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of