December 7, 2020
Marais chosen as 2020 Gustafson Award winner
Professor Karen Marais was selected by AAE juniors and seniors to win the award given annually for outstanding teaching.
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December 3, 2020
AAE student adding to Purdue's space legacy as first Space Force officer
Ashwin Sivakumar, graduating from AAE in December, will be Purdue's first ROTC cadet to become a U.S. Department of Defense Space Force officer.
December 3, 2020
Purdue team wins FAA's Smart Airport Student Competition
The team, comprised primarily of AAE students, won $25,000 for its "Wheels-Up Solution."
November 23, 2020
Purdue team makes final push to win FAA Smart Airport Challenge
The "Wheels-Up Solution," a smart wheelchair and compatible management system that assists physically impaired travelers in the airport terminal and beyond, was developed by a group of Purdue students, primarily from the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
November 20, 2020
Purdue Space Program wins SEDS Outreach Project of the Year
PSP, Purdue's SEDS chapter, won for its Midwest Rocketry Forum.
November 20, 2020
AAE supports Black engineers
The We Support Black Engineers Campaign was curated to celebrate and show support for the College of Engineering's Black students, faculty, staff and alumni.
November 19, 2020
AAE finalizing partnership on "3+2" program with Morgan State University
AAE will lend its expertise to Morgan State University as it launches its own liquid-fueled rocketry lab and training program.
November 17, 2020
Detonation-based engine offers new options for hypersonic, high-speed vehicles
Researchers at Purdue University have developed new combustion technology that can shrink the size of engines and eliminates the need for them to be round in shape.
November 17, 2020
Schneider co-chair of research task group that received NATO excellence award
AAE Professor Steven Schneider was co-chair of the NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) Panel working on hypersonic boundary-layer transition prediction that won the AVT Panel Excellence Award.
November 13, 2020
Student and collaborators from Interfacial Multiphysics Lab awarded best paper from The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
The paper, "Integrated Sensor Network and Battery Management System for State of Health Estimation and Safety Control of Lithium-ion Batteries," won in the TMS Light Metals and Extraction & Processing Divisions - Energy.
