Students for the Exploration and Development of Space: Queen City Rocketry
Queen City Rocketry (QCR) is a senior design group from the University of Cincinnati with a focus on designing, building, and testing a high power rocket to compete in the Spaceport America Cup Competition.
Summer 2026 will be their second year participating in the Spaceport America Cup, the world's largest intercollegiate rocket engineering conference and competition, held in Southern New Mexico every year. The competition brings over 150 universities together as students prepare to launch solid, liquid, and hybrid rockets to target altitudes of 10,000 and 30,000 feet. In the 2025 competition, they placed 35th overall out of 145 teams.
Why sponsor Bearcat Spaceport Queen City Rocketry?
Contributions enable the team to utilize their knowledge from industry/research and academic experiences to build a competitive rocket system. Contributions enable more than just tangible items, they also enable team members to showcase, develop and employ leadership skills, teamwork and innovative thinking. Each skill is a crucial piece that allows the team to overcome the toughest engineering challenges.
FAQ
If you are interested in learning more about our gifts-in-kind needs or would like to get involved as an advisory sponsor, please reach out to:
Dhyan Patel
Aerospace Engineering, Class of 2026
UC SEDS Treasurer
queencityrocketry@gmail.com
If you are interested in becoming the inaugural premier sponsor of this event, or if you have general tax or donation questions, please reach out to:
Jennifer Cahall
Associate Director of Development, College of Engineering and Applied Science
jennifer.cahall@foundation.uc.edu