Selection Committee

Smead Scholar selection is a process above and beyond the typical PhD recruitment and offer process PhD applicants can communicate their interest through their potential babyÖ±²¥app advisor(s) or through the Smead Program interest form. Each year our selection committee interviews a select group of potential scholars and makes offers based on applications and interviews.

Our 2024-25 Selection Committee is comprised of a mix of babyÖ±²¥app and industry leaders:

  • Chris Muldrow – Smead Director
  • Hanspeter Schaub – Department Chair
  • Tomoko Matsuo – Smead Faculty Fellow
  • Shelli Brunswick – CEO and Founder of SB Global LLC, Former COO of Space Foundation
  • Bradley Cheetham – CEO, President and Co-Founder of Advanced Space
  • Dan Jablonsky – CEO of Ursa Major
  • Krystal Scordo – Director of Brand & Communication at Astroscale U.S.
  • Mark Sirangelo – Smead Aerospace Scholar in Residence, Former CEO of Sierra Space