Mark Ritz is a 1972 graduate who went on to a successful career in the international automotive industry. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Mark decided on Purdue based on a combination of its engineering reputation and the value that it represented.

US News & World Report has released this year's national rankings of undergraduate programs. The School of Aeronautics and Astronautics ranking for this year is at #4, up from #6 last year.

US News & World Report has released this year's national rankings of undergraduate programs.

The School of Aeronautics and Astronautics ranking for this year is at #4, up from #6 last year.

The School of Aeronautics and Astronautics are proud of the achievements of its students. The full list of student achievements will be published in the fall edition of the AeroGram newsletter. Highlighted below are the School's Outstanding Awards:

CPIAC is the U.S. national clearinghouse and technical resource center for data, reports, and analyses related to system and component level technologies for chemical, electrical, and nuclear propulsion for rockets, missiles, and space and gun propulsion systems.

Purdue University's connection with space continues with alumnus Commander Mark L. Polansky BSAAE'78; MSAAE'78 and Mission Specialist Dr. David A. Wolf BSEE'78 serving as crew on STS-127.

Polansky will be the 2nd astronaut to "Tweet" from space.
He is posting Twitter updates as he prepares for STS-127 and tweeting as astro_127

The Seventh annual College of Engineering Faculty Awards of Excellence took place on Saturday April 25, 2009 at the Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN.

Please join the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics in congratulating Professor Grandt. The University of Illinois - MechSE Distinguished Alumni Award dates back to 1968.

C.T. Sun received the inaugural AIAA-ASC James H. Starnes, Jr. Award at an awards luncheon May 6, as part of the 50th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, held May 4-7, 2009, in Palm Springs, CA.

AAE Professor Steven Schneider helped shape plans to install a new experiment on the space shuttle Discovery to collect data for controlling deadly friction and heating in the design of future spacecraft.