AAE Courtesy Professor Jay Gore, Reilly University Chair Professor and founding Director of the Energy Center received the Jefferson Science and Technology Fellow Award with selection by the National Academy of Sciences and appointment by the US Department of State Science Advisor to Secretary Hillary Clinton.

Congratulations to AAE Courtesy Professor Steven Son who was named College of Engineering University Faculty Scholar.

AAE graduate student, Brett Sanborn, was a member of the US National Model Plane team that competed this past week in Serbia at the FAI World Championship Indoor Class F1D Competition.

Congratulations to Prof. Alten F. Grandt, Jr.--who was the recipient of the 2010 Distance Faculty Award

Professor Alten F. Grandt, Jr. received a letter from Air Commodore D.E. Tindal for his continued relationship and contribution in post-graduate education with the RAAF.

AAE Prof. Steven Schneider receives NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) Group Achievement Award

Purdue Ranks 18th among public universities, up from 22 last year. Among all universities, Purdue ranked 56th, up from 61st last year.
Purdue's College of Engineering is ranked 8th, with highly ranked specialty programs.

Giant balloons could clear out space junk.
Helium balloons are known for pulling things up, but they could be a great way to drag defunct satellites down to Earth, at team of engineers says.