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Dr. Angie Crews is a Principal Research Associate with Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ’s Center for National Security Initiatives (NSI).Ìý She has been a researcher at NSI since October of 2023. Prior to coming to NSI, Angie served in the Marine Corps as an EA-6B Electronic Countermeasures Officer (ECMO) and later as a Space Operations Officer. After transitioning to the Reserves, she earned her Ph.D. at MIT in Space Systems Engineering. Angie studied calibration and validation of miniaturized microwave radiometers for her thesis, and she also had the opportunity to contribute to flight CubeSat projects MicroMAS-2A, CLICK, and TROPICS. After graduating MIT, Angie spent four years developing and managing the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL’s) Space Branch Portfolio.

Angie’s research interests include microwave radiometers, launch detection, SmallSats, and Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). Her recent research projects include: quantifying radio frequency interference (RFI) on spaceborne passive microwave radiometers, automating AI/ML analysis of commercial imagery for launch cycle initiation detection, and analysis of satellite drag and orbit tracking in VLEO. Angie has also served as a mentor for Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s Design for Defense course.