#1 university recipient of NASA research awards
The Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ has created an environment in which our aerospace engineering and Earth and space sciences faculty, students and industrial researchers work together to solve complex problems, envisioning and creating the future for space and Earth systems.
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s leadership in aerospace begins with world-class, committed faculty dedicated to innovation inÌýaerospace engineering, Earth and space sciences.
Our faculty and students conduct world-class research resulting in new scientific discoveries and groundbreaking technologies that create commercial opportunities for Colorado's aerospace community.
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulderÌýis one of the nation's leading aerospace universities, with over a dozen aerospace-related departments, centers and institutes.
19
CU-affiliated NASA astronauts
$120+
million in aerospace-related research annually
8
All 8 planets visited, plus Pluto and beyond our solar system
20+
aerospace-related academic departments, centers and institutes
TheÌý, part of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science, is one of the top 4 aerospace engineering departments in the country, with the #8 ranked graduate program (National Research Council) and #12 ranked undergraduate program nationwide (U. S. News & World Report).
TheÌýÌýis the only university-based Mission Operations & Data Systems center that trains and certifies undergraduates to perform mission ops for NASA satellites.
TheÌýÌýlaunched in 1948, a decade before NASA.ÌýDan Baker, professor ofÌýastrophysical and planetary sciencesÌýand a strong advocate for increasing awareness of the risk and impacts of space weather, has served as director of LASP since 1994.
Penina AxelradÌýis a leading expert in GPS technology for real-time satellite operations. Her research group at theÌýÌýprimarily focuses on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) used for orbit determination, remote sensing and vehicle navigation. Ìý
Researchers at theÌýÌýuse space-based remote sensing to enhance our understanding of the Earth environment, from the oceans to the atmosphere.ÌýWaleed Abdalati, a professor of geography at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder who worked for 12 years as a NASA scientist, serves as director of CIRES. Most recently, Dr. Abdalati chaired the Committee for the Decadel Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space.
Zoya PopovicÌýplayed a critical role in partnering with Lockheed Martin Corporation to fund the Lockheed Martin Radio Frequency Space Systems Research Center, along with several academic programs.
Daniel ScheeresÌýis recognized for his pioneering work on the motion of bodies in strongly perturbed environments, such as near asteroids and comets. He is currently the leader of the radio science team on NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, which will collect samples from asteroid Bennu and return them to Earth.
The provides students from any major with an over-arching background in all aspects of space– especially the ways in which it has transformed how we communicate, get our news, engage in commerce and address issues critical to our future.
Bruce Jakosky, principal investigator for the MAVEN mission and one of the world’s preeminent experts on the Martian atmosphere and astrobiology, is studying the potential for life on Mars and elsewhere in the universe, along with philosophical and societal issues in astrobiology.
Jack Burns, a fellow of theÌýCenter for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy, focuses his research on extragalactic astronomy (i.e. astronomy outside of the Milky Way galaxy) and cosmology, as well as supercomputer numerical simulations, space science and space exploration, and public policy issues in higher education and science.
