ChristopherÌýKoehler
- Colorado Space Grant Consortium | Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences | University of Colorado, Boulder
- 2026 GUEST SPEAKER
Christopher Koehler recently retired from the Ann and H.J Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences.Ìý He served as the longtime director of NASA's Colorado Space Grant Consortium, and taught the interdisciplinary undergraduate courses Pathway to Space and the Gateway to Space.Ìý
Chris is passionate about providing real-world, hands-on, authentic, flight experiences for students. He led the development of high-altitude balloon and sounding rocket programs for college level students.Ìý His pedagogy is about breaking the mold on how to engage a student in the classroom and employs many unique ways to accomplish this.ÌýÌý