Cooper Schaefer

Recent Astrophysics graduate with a passion for technology and space. Skilled in data interpretation and visualization with years of experience using Python, Excel, and SQL to analyze lab, satellite, and thermal testing data. I consider myself a creative with technical skills.

Buff Balloon Payload

• Spent one semester designing and building a 1-foot cube payload for a high altitude balloon launch. Continued to modify to include additional interior thermal imaging and data collection in the following semester in order to better understand the thermal strain on components and effectiveness of insulation.

Silver Medalist in Start-Up Summer Pitch Competition

• Developed an entrepreneurial business concept pitch as CEO of a four person team. Handled task management as well as completing a fair share of tasks. The pitch earned 2nd out of 10 teams from a panel of judges.

Servio Deo Mission Trip Leader

• As a member of a 10 person leadership team, aided in taking over 300 middle and high school students to Bay St. Louis, MS, to help repair remaining damage from Hurricane Katrina and more recent hurricanes.