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August 20, 2020

Upcoming space mission to test Purdue-developed drag sail pulling rocket back to Earth

A drag sail developed by AAE engineers, including adjunct professor David Spencer, will be on board a Firefly Aerospace rocket expected to launch in November.

August 20, 2020

Paper featured on cover of Journal of Applied Physics

A recent paper by AAE students on shock impact induced failure and temperature rise in energetic materials was chosen for cover.

August 19, 2020

Two AAE students selected as NDSEG fellows

AAE graduate students Derek Mamrol and Lauren Wagner were selected for the Department of Defense’s National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program.

August 18, 2020

Moving faster together: Aerospace engineer enjoys challenge of uniting aviation operating systems

Daniel DeLaurentis, a professor of aeronautics and astronautics, develops new effective methods, theories and tools for systems of systems, specifically in aerospace, in situations where the factors involved are dramatically varied and diverse.

August 17, 2020

AAE adds professor in structures and materials

Dianyun Zhang joins faculty as an assistant professor after years as a faculty member at the University of Connecticut.

August 17, 2020

AAE adds professor in autonomy and control

Ran Dai joins faculty as an associate professor after years as a faculty member at Ohio State and Iowa State.

August 14, 2020

Pair of students receive Abe M. Zarem Graduate Award for Distinguished Achievement

Aaron Afriat, an AAE alumnus who is a master’s student in ME, and Sandeep Baskar, who received his master’s from AAE in May 2020, won the astronautics award for their paper “Atmospheric Breathing Ramjet for Martian Descent Missions.”

August 10, 2020

AAE alum, Adranos secures $1.1 million in government contracts for hypersonic research

Adranos Inc. has obtained more than $1.1 million in contracts collectively from the U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Center and the OUSD (R&E)’s Rapid Reaction Technology Office. AAE alumnus Brandon Terry is Adranos’ chief technology officer.

August 4, 2020

Qiao joins Board of Directors at The Combustion Institute

Li Qiao's six-year term on the Board began July 17.

July 31, 2020

Marais inspired during Big Ten leadership program

Karen Marais had an idea of what to expect as a fellow in the Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program, but it didn't lessen the impact of the experience.

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