Alumni Awards 2024

  • Patrick Binning
    Patrick BinningÌýreceived his MS and PhD degrees from the Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ; he received his BS in aerospace engineering from the University of Cincinnati. His graduate work,
  • Jen Uchida
    Jen Uchida graduated from the ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ in 2005 with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in aerospace engineering sciences. Following graduation, she accepted a position with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) as a civilian
  • David Murrow
    Dave Murrow retired in 2023, capping a 36-year career serving the space exploration community. In retirement, he sits on NASA’s Planetary Science Advisory committee, works with the Colorado state economic development office, and has established a
  • Todd Mosher
    Todd J. Mosher is a Director at Blue Origin leading a team formulating tomorrow's space missions and systems. Mosher has over 30 years of experience working in the aerospace industry and serving as a faculty member at three universities. He has
  • Ryan Slabaugh
    Ryan Slabaugh spent his formative years growing up in Littleton, Colorado, where he graduated from Chatfield Senior High. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps directly out of high school, serving as a Naval Aircrew member during Operation
  • Derek Lerner
    Derek Lerner's impact in aerospace engineering is underscored by his current role as the Senior Director of Enterprise Engineering within the Corporate Chief Technology Office (CTO) at Northrop Grumman Corporation. In this pivotal position, he holds
  • Chris Ellerhorst
    Chris Ellerhorst is the vice president of the Kuiper Program at United Launch Alliance (ULA). In this role, he leads a team responsible for integrating finance, technical and operations activities associated with Amazon's Project Kuiper launches.
  • Laura Stiles
    LauraÌýStilesÌýreceived a BS in Engineering Physics with a concentration in Aerospace Systems from the University of Kansas in 2008. She received an MS and PhD from the ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ in Aerospace Engineering Sciences in 2011
  • Jack Elston
    Jack Elston is the CEO and co-founder of Black Swift Technologies (BST). He received his PhD in aerospace engineering sciences from the ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ based on work that developed a complex meshed network, uncrewed aircraft system (
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