Nicholas Scott Blackwell

Email:

Home:5048 University DriveSchool:1024 Adams Circle, Apt. 215

Santa Barbara, CA 93111Boulder, CO 80303

805 683 4734303 442 0970Cell: 303 517 7540

Education:

1998 – PresentUniversity of ColoradoBoulder, CO

Aerospace Engineering Sciences

Senior, anticipated graduation in May, 2002
3.857 Cumulative GPA

Projects:

Senior project: ASCENT-1 (Active Stability and Control ExperimeNT) – High-powered rocket (M-class), utilizing active control system to augment stability and achieve flight path optimized for maximum altitude. The rocket will also record atmospheric temperature and pressure data and store GPS position data over the course of the flight.

ASEN 4148 Spacecraft Design: Systems Engineer and Attitude Determination and Control Lead for group project. Project includes Phase A design of Mars orbiter and lander that will rendezvous and dock with International Space Station.

Papers:

“Autonomous Mission Operations for Human Exploration of Mars,” Colorado Space Grant Symposium, Spring 2001.

Student Outreach:

Work at the Colorado Space Grant Consortium involves regular participation in outreach to K-12 students. This includes giving tours of Space Grant facilities, discussing what is involved in becoming an aerospace engineer, and general educational talks about scientific and engineering topics.

Employment:

2002 – PresentColorado Space Grant ConsortiumBoulder, CO

Mission Operations Team Advisor

Advising new team lead and assisting with handover of Operations duties
Developing operations procedures and software

2001 – January 2002Colorado Space Grant ConsortiumBoulder, CO

Mission Operations Lead, Citizen Explorer 1

Developing mission operations system for the CX-1 small satellite
Integrating operations software
Managing team members
Developing project documentation
Collaborating with other subsystem team leads

1998 – 2001Colorado Space Grant ConsortiumBoulder, CO

Mission Operations Team Member

Mission operator on Citizen Explorer 1 (CX-1) small satellite project
Tested satellite operations software
Worked on satellite orbit model using Satellite Tool Kit (STK)
Developed operations testing procedure

1998 – PresentLightning Protection CorporationGoleta, CA

Engineering Assistant, Information Systems

Worked remotely from Colorado
Managed and maintained company computer systems (summer)
Advised management on hardware and software purchases

Honors:

National Merit Scholarship; Dean’s List Fall 1998 – Fall 2002; Philpott, Garby, Fox, and Giroux Engineering Scholarships (University of Colorado); Membership in Sigma Gamma Tau (Aerospace Engineering Honor Society)

Interests:

Aviation (currently holds a private pilot certificate, pursuing an instrument rating), manned space flight, Mars exploration, trumpet, music, computers, roller hockey, and radio control aircraft.

Activities:

University of Colorado “Golden Buffalo” Marching Band – 4 years

3 years as a Squad Leader – responsible for teaching new band members marching technique and discipline and improving performance quality, both musical and visual

Several other university musical ensembles
Member, Rocky Mountain Mars Society, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association