About US
This project has been the hard work of the National Space Grant Consortia and a myriad of other individuals donating their time and effort for the sake of global collaboration and science.
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Staff & Faculty
COSGC is joined by Space Grant teams from across the country in the development of our mission.
Students
GLEE is supported by a group of CU Boulder students from a variety of backgrounds. A love of space is the only pre-req!
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How will you join us for this expedition?
Current GLEEmers at cosgc
Meet the group of students from the University of Colorado who are currently working toward the next era of space, science, and accessibility!
Amanda Marlow
Aerospace Engineering Favorite thing about the moon: How mysterious the dark side of the moon is.
Fun Fact: I love a nighttime latte.
Emma Hopson
Creative Technology and DesignFavorite thing about the moon: How big it appears to us despite being as far as it is.
Fun Fact: I have a baby bunny!
Nadia Abuharus
Nickname: NadsAerospace Engineering Favorite thing about the moon:
My favorite thing about the moon is that tides on Earth are caused by its gravitational pull.
Fun Fact: I can speak Arabic and Spanish.
James Dalton Smythe Craft
Nickname: JimboElectrical EngineeringFavorite thing about the moon:
How big it appears to us despite being as far as it is.
Fun Fact: I run a D&D campaign and was once upon a time a sommelier.
Erin Omyer
Statistics and Data ScienceFavorite thing about the moon: It’s out of this world.. and moonquakes!
Fun Fact: I can make boba from scratch in a matter of one hour and fifteen minutes.
Evie Clarke
Nickname: SassafrassBiomedical Engineering Favorite thing about the moon: She is so good at being a moon. <3
Fun Fact: I speak French and Muscogee!
Luke Roberson
Nickname: Lord Protector of Great Lunar Expedition for EveryoneAerospace EngineeringFavorite thing about the moon: The Moon may have formed during an impact between the Earth and another small planet.
Fun Fact: I share a name with someone from Star Wars and I am also from North Carolina.
Matt Moran
Computer Science Favorite thing about the moon: It's super fun to watch lunar eclipses and solar eclipses!
Fun Fact: I love to do landscape photography and astrophotography!
Adeline Loesch
Nickname: Addie/EddieAerospace EngineeringFavorite thing about the moon: The shadows that create the portrait of a bunny on the moon.
Fun Fact: Down for any adventure!!!
Julia Sheeran
Aerospace EngineeringFavorite thing about the moon: How high I could jump if I were on the Moon.
Fun Fact: I'm definitely related to Ed.
John Aldrete
Computer ScienceFavorite thing about the moon: That it's made out of cheese!!
Fun Fact: I love cooking, ice hockey, and hiking.
Rishi Mayekar
Aerospace EngineeringFavorite thing about the moon: That it is the perfect size and distance away to eclipse the Sun!
Fun Fact: An Astrophile living in the multiverse!!
Anvie Gowrishankar
Nickname: a$wizzleAerospace EngineeringFavorite thing about the moon: I loved its cameo in Despicable Me! <3
Fun Fact: I used to be in a unicycling troupe!
Nikhita Sathiyan
Aerospace EngineeringFavorite thing about the moon: How great of an impact it has on our planet while still being so far away!
Fun Fact: I've been skydiving and jet skiing before!
Alison McCall
Nickname: Windy WhispersElectrical EngineeringFavorite thing about the moon: I think it's cool how the moon's size, shape, and color can look so different depending on the position of the Moon, Earth, and Sun.
Fun Fact: I play the flute!
Ricky Mannion
Nickname: RickyElectrical EngineeringFavorite thing about the moon: I like Eagle Cad.
Fun Fact: Whalers on the Moon.
Trent Bjorkman
Nickname: Fruit LoopsMechanical EngineeringFavorite thing about the moon: The next total solar eclipse happens on April 8th, 2024.
Fun Fact: I design origami in my free time.
Emily Lookhoff
Nickname: LeeAstronomyFavorite thing about the moon: Worshipping the Goddess of the moon, Diana.
Fun Fact: I love weightlifting, hiking and textile arts (sewing, spinning, embroidery).
Harry Fuchs Brodsky
Geology (PhD)Favorite thing about the moon: Lavas that are 15% titanium dioxide by weight!! Crazy!
Fun Fact: I love cooking French food!
Julia Claxton
Aerospace EngineeringFavorite thing about the moon: The craters are very pretty!!
Fun Fact: I'm a figure skater and cyclist in my free time, I love doing things that keep me moving!
María José Rodríguez Chamorro
Nickname: MajoAerospace EngineeringIf the moon had a song what would it be? Luna by Juanes
Fun Fact: I love olives and I'm from Colombia.
Catherine Xiao
Computer ScienceFavorite thing about the moon: It's a rock.
Fun Fact: I enjoy playing tennis and spending time outdoors.
Akhil Tadiparthi
Nickname: Akhillionaire Computer Science and Molecular BiologyFavorite thing about the moon: The different phases of the moon.
Fun Fact: I run a food blog.
Kintan Surghani
Nickname: KinAerospace EngineeringIf the moon had a song what would it be? Why iii love the moon by Phony People
Fun Fact: I <3 cats.
GLEE Alumni at cosgc
Meet our Alumni who worked tirelessly on our mission and are now making us proud doing big things in the next era of space!
Hanna Galimanis
Former PM Aerospace EngineeringFavorite thing about the moon: How everyone on Earth has the same one.
Fun Fact: I think STEAM is a pretty cool mission.
Nick Gentile
Aerospace EngineeringFavorite thing about the moon: Water Ice at the poles!
Fun Fact: I have a lot of plants, they're all terrible and I love them.
Adam Vitti
Electrical and Computer Engineering Favorite thing about the moon: It is the only other celestial body that humans have visited.
Fun Fact: I can blow bubbles off my tongue! (Also love scuba diving)
Adam Trunko
Aerospace EngineeringFavorite thing about the moon: There is still so much unknown and untapped potential including one day having the ability to sustain human life!
Fun Fact: I love sports and am the captain of the CU Men's Ice Hockey Team!
Daedalus Muse
Mechanical Engineering Favorite thing about the moon: The difficulties of getting to the moon and designing for the harsh lunar environment make the engineering challenges that much more exciting.
Fun Fact: I plan to do motorcycle racing at some point in my life.
Lawson Nerenberg
Mechanical Engineering and Computer ScienceFavorite thing about the moon: How it is the reason for tides!
Fun Fact: I've spent many summers searching for artifacts as an Archeological Field Technician
Yvonne Liu
Computer Science Favorite thing about the moon: It looks like a smiling face from Earth!
Fun Fact: I am a foodie, and I love trying different cuisines from all over the world!
Lorenzo Madera
Aerospace Engineering Favorite thing about the moon: The Dark Side.
Fun Fact: I broke my collarbone and didn't know for a month.
Jackson Bilello
Nickname: BiloMechanical EngineeringFavorite thing about the moon: How its size tricks us into thinking it is much closer than it truly is.
Fun Fact: I'm both a sailor and skier!
Tim Bauer
Computer and Electrical Engineering Favorite thing about the moon: That only a select group of people have been to the moon and there is still so much to learn about it!
Fun Fact: I can touch my tongue to my nose.
Andy Starr
Aerospace Engineering (Grad Student)Fun Fact: I'm a competitive chess player
Zack Herzer
Mechanical Engineering Favorite thing about the moon: How we had only seen one side of it until photographs emerged in the late 1950s!
Fun Fact: I skied every week this year (including the summer)!