Daniel DeLaurentis, an associate professor in Purdue University's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Saurabh Bagchi, a professor in Purdue's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, are working with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to help the United States foil enemy missile attacks.

Professor Wayne Chen and Professor Steven Son (by courtesy) are co-leaders of a group of researchers at Purdue University that are part of a national effort to develop new materials having super strength and other properties by using shock waves similar to those generated by meteorites striking the Earth.

Dennis A. Tito visits the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics and meets with Professor James Longuski and members of his research team

The Fall 2013 AeroGram newsletter covering the 2012-2013 AY is now available

Sarag J. Saikia received the 2nd Prize in the Outstanding Student Oral Presentation for his paper, "Strategies For Mars Network Science Missions Via Innovative Aerocapture And EDL Architectures." The coauthors are: Blake A. Rogers, James M. Longuski, Harish Saranathan, and Michael J. Grant.

The summer commencement ceremony at Purdue University's West Lafayette campus will be broadcast live for television and Internet audiences.

The event, which will feature graduates wearing new environmentally friendly attire, will take place at 9:30 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 3), in the Elliott Hall of Music and will be aired live on Comcast Channel 5 and Boiler TV Channel 13.

Congratulations to five Purdue students who are among 25 from across the country selected to receive NASA Aeronautics Scholarships for the 2013-2014 school year. Four are from the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics and one is from Mechanical Engineering.

Space.com reports on the July 2013 flights in Zero Gravity (AKA Vomit Comet) with a quote from AAE undergrad Patrick Griffin. Prof. Steven Collicott is the faculty member who has been so successful in having a team represent Purdue since 1996.

Two teams from AAE 45100 Design course tied for first place in the NASA University Challenge out of seven teams that entered. The teams, both advised by Professor William Crossley, were led by David Bitter and Matthew Block.

Dr. Steven Collicott has been named the new chair of the Suborbital Applications Researchers Group (SARG) following Dr. Alan Stern, who has stepped down after the completion of his term as the founding chairman.