Purdue alumnus Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the Hero of the Hudson, will be awarded the University's Neil Armstrong Medal of Excellence by Neil Armstrong himself on Friday (Nov. 12), making him only the second person to earn the honor.

Presented annually to an Outstanding Teacher in the Purdue University School of Aeronautics & Astronautics, selected by the juniors and seniors of the student body for excellence in teaching and made possible by the interest and generosity of friends and alumni of the school.

Presented annually to an individual or a team of faculty members in the Purdue University School of Aeronautics & Astronautics to recognize high quality contributions in science and engineering.

On Friday, November 5th, AAE held it's annual Outstanding Aerospace Engineers Award Banquet to honor 7 of our alumni whose professional contributions demonstrated excellence in industry, academia, governmental service, or other endeavors that reflect the value of an aerospace engineering degree.

Prof. Jay Melosh and a student will be among the first to see close up images of the comet Hartley 2 from NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft on Thursday (Nov. 4).

Dr. DeLaurentis' research is working with the U.S. Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency to develop software that would improve the ability to manage the large volume of incoming data during an enemy attack.

John Rusek's company, Swift Enterprises Ltd. has entered into an agreement that will allow Purdue University researchers to test the company's unleaded, renewable general aviation fuel during various projects.