May 10, 2012

The Place for Space

A perch one mile above sea level is not all that separates the University of Colorado Boulder’s aerospace department from its peers in the field.

A more substantive distinguishing feature is suggested by its complete name — the CU-Boulder Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences.

“We do space science and oceanography and atmospheric science,´ said Jeff Forbes, PhD, the department chair.

“We integrate science with the engineering in a unique way in our department. We’re the only one that has that name, and we’re the only one that does that to the extent that we do. For us it’s an intentional marriage.”

CU’s Department…

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