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January 11, 2012

NASA Associate Administrator for Human Spaceflight Receives AIAA Von Karman Award

The American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has honored Bill Gerstenmaier, BSAAE '77; OAE '03; DEA '07, associate administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate with the Von Karman Lectureship in Astronautics.

January 11, 2012

Welcome to Staci Dudley

The School of Aeronautics and Astronautics welcomes Staci Dudley as part-time events coordinator and secretary.

January 6, 2012

AAE Faculty Openings

December 19, 2011

International Postgraduate Academic Forum

PhD Students Don Fry and Jacob Haderlie, were invited by Beihang University in Beijing, China to present at the 2011 International Postgraduate Academic Forum in late October, 2011.

December 16, 2011

Prof. Wayne Chen - Appointed Associate Head of AAE Graduate Program

Professor Wayne Chen has been appointed to serve as Associate Head of the Graduate Program effective from January 2, 2012. Professor Marc Williams continues in his role as Associate Head for the Undergraduate Program.

December 8, 2011

Prof. Collicott's AAE 418 Team Attend Launch

Prof. Steven Collicott headed to Spaceport America's vertical launch complex in southern New Mexico the weekend of December 2, 2011 with three students from his AAE418 class. They were on-hand to oversee their experiment on the launch of the Armadillo Aerospace STIG A rocket.

December 2, 2011

Stormy Boudreaux - Former Pilot of SR-71 and U-2 Gives Presentation at Purdue

Dr. Dan DeLaurentis and the Aero/Astro Student Advisory Council (AAESAC) presented former SR-71 and U-2 pilot Stormy Boudreaux to a packed audience in Armstrong Hall of Engineering on November 10, 2011.

November 18, 2011

This Way to Mars - AAE alumni published in the Scientific American

By adapting ideas from robotic planetary exploration, the human space program could get astronauts to asteroids and Mars cheaply and quickly.

November 17, 2011

Prof. Tasos Lyrintzis to Chair Aero Program at Embry-Riddle

Professor Tasos Lyrintzis, Associate Head of our school and Director of our school's graduate program, will become the Chair of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle University in Florida, effective Jan. 2012.

November 16, 2011

NASA Legends Awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Leaders of Congress honored astronauts John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins with congressional gold medals in a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on Nov. 16, 2011.

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