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Aircraft Engineer / Pilot in Command
Integrated Remote and In Situ Sensing

Christopher C. works closely withÌýIRISSÌý²¹²Ô»å RECUVÌýby servingÌýas anÌýAircraftÌýEngineer andÌýPilot in Command here at CU.

Since joining the teamÌýin 2016, he continues toÌýmanufactureÌý²¹²Ô»å configureÌýaircraftsÌýin the Fabrication LabÌýwhile leading IRISS field deployments.

Listed as a Certified Flight Instructor for the University, heÌýtrains prospective pilotsÌýhow to operate unmanned aircrafts. Chris helps these pilots earn a certificate to fly drones under the approval of the University of ColoradoÌý- Boulder with Initial Ground School Classes. Prior to joining IRISS, Chris was a CU - Boulder AVÃûʪer and Teaching Assistant. As a TA, he aided incoming freshmen engineering students in GEEN 1400: Freshman Projects; leading teams of engineers through CU's Integrated Technology Learning Laboratories.Ìý

ChrisÌýrecently earned his Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace and Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering fromÌýAnn and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Department.Ìý

"ÌýThe most beautiful dream that has haunted the heart of man since Icarus is today reality."Ìý

- Louis Bleriot