Industry & Government Collaboration
The Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ enjoys strong relationships with aerospace industry and government entities.ÌýAeroSpace Ventures (ASV) serves as a front door for our partners to identify opportunities for collaboration with Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder in the realms of , educationÌýand workforce development.
Connect with Us
Through ASV, industry and academia work together to accomplish the nation's academic, commercial, civil and government aerospace goals.ÌýFrom conducting joint research and participating in education programsÌýto engaging engineering services and supporting legacy needs (such asÌýstudent scholarships),Ìýthere are numerous opportunities to partnerÌýwith campus aerospace activities for mutually beneficial outcomes.
Connect with Students
Aerospace companies and government agencies can connect with Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder students through the campus recruitment platform Handshake. The Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Career Services Office and ASV both provide a variety of mechanisms to engage with students for hiring, internships and co-ops.
To learn more about the resources available to you, please visit theÌýÂ鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Career Services Office website.Ìý
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Research
- Fundamental and applied
- Joint research
- Technology transfer
- SBIR/STTR partnerships
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Education
- Student projects
- Guest lectures
- Interns, co-ops, PT/FT hires
- Distance professional development
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Services
- Facilities use
- Special tests
- Contract work
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Sponsorship
- Scholarships
- Advisory boards
- Endowed chairs
- Endowed programs
To connect with the university about a specific project or opportunity, pleaseÌýcontact Ryan Nalty:ÌýÌýÌýryan.nalty@colorado.edu.Ìý
Explore some of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder's foundational aerospace collaborations with our partners below.
AeroSpace Ventures Founding Partners
Ball Aerospace supports critical missions for national agencies such as the Department of Defense, NASA, NOAA and other U.S. government and commercial entities. The company develops and manufactures spacecraft, advanced instruments and sensors, components, data exploitation systems and RF solutions for strategic, tactical and scientific applications.
Blue Canyon Technologies is a privately-held small business bringing high-performance, affordable solutions to space missions. BCT specializes in small spacecraft component design and development, manufacturing, testing and operations for both government and commercial aerospace organizations. This includes satellite components for classes of small, micro, nanoÌýand CubeSats.Ìý
Braxton TechnologiesÌýdelivers Command & Control systems for space, atmosphericÌýand ground operations. Braxton’s ACE Premierâ„¢ product suite for satellite ground operations empowers the mission controller, spacecraft operatorÌýand test conductor with the tools needed for hands-on and automated spacecraft and payload design, planning, rehearsal, testingÌýand verification.Ìý
Lockheed Martin’s Space Systems CompanyÌýdesigns, develops, tests, manufactures and operates a full spectrum of advanced systems for national security, civil and commercial customers—including human space flight systems; a full range ofÌýsatellites and instruments; space observatories and interplanetary spacecraft; laser radar; fleet ballistic missiles; and missile defense systems.Ìý
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)'s Space Systems, based, in Louisville, Colo., designs and manufactures advanced spacecraft, space vehicles, rocket motors and spacecraft subsystems and components for the U.S. Government andÌýcommercial customers, as well as for the international market. SNC’s Space Systems has participated in over 400 successful space missions.
Surrey Satellite TechnologyÌýis the world's premier provider of operational and commercial satellite programs, with over 220 years of on-orbit experience gained from over 40 successful satellite launches. Surrey supplies complete in-house design, manufacture, launchÌýand operation of small satellites, including remote sensing, navigation, avionics subsystems, and more.
Campus Partners
ASV works closely with all of our academic partners and the following Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØoffices to establish collaborative partnerships:Ìý