Bruce Davis

Bruce Davis has been fascinated with spaceflight from an early age. Whether reading books on exploration or prototyping a spacecraft from a handful of Legos, he has always held a passion for pursuing space exploration and sharing his excitement with others. Born and raised in Syracuse New York, Bruce studied Aerospace Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and received his BS degree in 2006. After attending the NASA Academy at Goddard in 2006 he enrolled at the University of Colorado at Boulder where he studied spacecraft structures and life support systems within the Aerospace Engineering Sciences department. Since completing his MS degree in 2008, Bruce has been pursuing a Ph.D. in structural dynamics.

Bruce has demonstrated his enthusiasm for space over the years in many ways. He was a leading student for Penn State SPIRIT III sounding rocket campaign which launched in 2006 from Norway, and was one of the core managers for the DANDE student spacecraft, winner of the University Nanosat 5 competition sponsored by the Air Force Research Lab in 2009. Bruce is an advisor for the Colorado Chapter of the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (CUSEDS) and is a member of the national SEDS executive board. He has been a member of the ProSpace movement and Citizen’s for Space Exploration advocacy groups having traveled to Capitol hill on four occasions to educate congressional leaders and staffers about the state and the importance of the industry. Bruce is also the cofounder of WeWwantOurFuture.org, an initiative to inspire K-12 student to pursue STEM related fields. Finally, Bruce has been a committed advisor/mentor to several students working on undergraduate research, Cubesats missions and three Microgravity University campaigns. For his efforts, Bruce has been the recipient of several awards most recently including: the 2009 John A. Vise Memorial Scholarship and the 2009 SmallSat Frank J. Redd Student Scholarship.

Beyond academics, Bruce enjoys sailing, hiking, skiing, rock climbing, and technical theatre.

Personal Website: www.spacedavis.com