I'm an Aerospace Engineering student at the University of Colorado. I'm getting my Master's Degree with a concentration in Vehicle Systems - Controls and Systems. My "Capstone" senior project was called MADS - Miniature Aircraft Deployment System. The long-term goal of the research is to have several miniature unmanned aircraft deploy from a larger primary vehicle mid-flight and perform various autonomous functions. The project finished in May 2009 but has continued on as a Masters' degree project, now called ASTORM - Aerial System for the Transportation and Operation of Remote Measurements. My role on each of these teams was (is) to integrate the electronics and avionics elements, as well as to development control system algorithms for the autopilots we're using. www.colorado.edu/aerospace/mads http://recuv.colorado.edu/~astorm/
To pay the bills, I work at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (a CU research facility) as a Command Controller. I perform satellite mission operations for 4 satellites -- QuikSCAT, ICESat, SORCE, AIM, and Kepler. Kepler is the newest and highest-profile mission we have ever operated at LASP. My primary responsibility at LASP is to monitor the engineering health and status reporting of the various spacecraft, which includes daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly data analysis, development of ground segment utilities, and some other one-off projects.
Now for what really matters: I love music. It has changed my life in ways I never imagined. I recently got myself a record player, a sound system, and a nice collection of vinyls. It's a new passion to me and it's a bank-breaker but... really, so what? $35 bucks for a new pressing of "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs"? Fuck yes I'll take it. As far as my playing goes, I used to play in a band called Blues Day that did straight blues and rock 'n' roll. I loved jamming with them. We recorded a few EPs under the radar (but not without our fair share of problems!) when we were in high school and the first year of college, but we haven't been together for three years now. I do some noodling every now and again, but living in an apartment complex sorta hinders the loud factor.
And as for UG... I used to moderate Musician Talk and Guitar & Bass Basics but gave it up because of school/work. I browse around random forums and poke my head into the tabs on occasion.
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redwing_suck profile, last updated : October 6, 2009
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