Erin Acuña

Erin Acuña is an Aerophysics Engineer at Blue Origin, specializing in reusable space vehicle aerophysics within the Flight Sciences department. Responsibilities include conducting computational and experimental analyses of reentry and landing aerodynamics. Previous roles include Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Colorado Boulder, focusing on thermodynamics, aerodynamics, and hypersonic flight studies. Prior experience includes an Undergraduate Learning Assistant position at Oregon State University and leadership of experiments at the National Energy Technology Laboratory. Erin holds a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder, a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University, and an Associate of Arts in Aerospace Engineering from Miami Dade College.