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   1. Academic & Research

      1. Aerospace Engineering Sciences (AERO)

         Address: 3775 Discovery Drive
         Description: The Aerospace Engineering Sciences building is home to the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences. The building opened in 2019. At nearly 180,000 square feet, the building features world-class learning spaces for the department’s signature hands-on experiential learning curriculum. It also features laboratories for testing autonomous aircraft and ground vehicles, studying aerodynamics, structures and materials, and houses a Dream Chaser spacecraft cockpit module provided by Sierra Nevada Corp. used for human factors and human-machine interaction studies as part of the department’s broader research into next generation human spaceflight systems. Students and faculty here also conduct groundbreaking Earth and space sciences research, learning about everything from the ocean to the solar wind and more.

         Research focus areas:

         • Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation Systems
         • Autonomous Systems
         • Bioastronautics
         • Fluids, Structures and Materials
         • Remote Sensing, Earth and Space Sciences

         Research centers:

         • Aerospace Mechanics Research Center (AMRec)
         • BioServe Space Technologies (BioServe)
         • Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR)
         • Integrated and Remote In Situ Sensing Research (IRISS)
         • Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles (RECUV)
         • Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center (SWx-TREC)

         Building code: AERO
         Building number: 587