Alumni News
Erin Overcash (AeroEngr鈥14, MS鈥17) is an aerospace engineer, U.S. Navy pilot, and new NASA astronaut candidate. An alumna of the University of Colorado Boulder and Kentucky native, Overcash was selected as one of 10 astronaut
The Arnold Air Society will host a memorial for the Challenger (1986) and Columbia (2003) disasters. Between these two missions, 14 courageous astronauts lost their lives in the pursuit of exploration and innovation. Among them were two CU alumni:- I wanted to see what I鈥檓 made of when you take all of the support systems away and there鈥檚 no redundancies like a spacecraft. It鈥檚 just me, single failure mode." Steven Ramm (AeroEngr鈥13) is a Lockheed
Andrew Sapuppo graduated in May 2024 with dual Bachelor of Science degrees in aerospace engineering and engineering physics from the University of Colorado Boulder. Learn more about his undergraduate research experiences, career path, favorite CU- The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences has honored eight alumni for outstanding contributions to industry, for technical achievement, and public service.
Don鈥檛 breathe in the dust on Mars. That鈥檚 the takeaway from new research from a team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder. The findings suggests that long-term exposure to Martian dust could create a host
The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences is honoring eight alumni for outstanding contributions to industry, for technical achievement, and public service. The 2025 AeroBuffs Club Alumni Academy inductees are being
At more than 870 miles above Earth, this was no ordinary violin recital. On Sept. 13, 2024, Sarah Gillis (AeroEngr鈥17) played 鈥淩ey鈥檚 Theme鈥 from Star Wars: The Force Awakens by legendary composer John Williams 鈥 from a SpaceX
Jack Elston (ElCompEngr鈥03; MElEngr鈥05; MAeroEngr鈥07; PhD鈥11) is a pioneer in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) development, with a proven track record of leading innovative projects in some of the world's most extreme environments. He is the 2025- Sarah Gillis (AeroEngr鈥17) is a lead space operations engineer and astronaut trainer at SpaceX with literal out of this world experience. The University of Colorado Boulder alumna recently returned from a...