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June 4, 2019

Spencer: How we can return to the Moon by 2024

In a blog for the College of Engineering's Medium page, David Spencer describes why advancing human exploration of the moon is critical, how the new target can be met, and how Purdue is contributing.

May 30, 2019

Startup led by AAE students places in international business competition

FlykeART, a Purdue University-affiliated student startup developing a lighter and smarter galley cart for airplanes, won $5,000 for placing in the top 10 in the International Business Model Competition held at Brigham Young University.

May 24, 2019

Crossley announced as head of School of Aeronautics and Astronautics

William A. Crossley, who joined AAE faculty in 1995, has been named as the head of the school. He will assume the position of J. William Uhrig and Anastasia Vournas Head of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics on July 20.

May 20, 2019

Three students selected to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Sydney Dolan, Ethan Plaehn and Stephen Scheuerle were recognized as outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees.

May 17, 2019

Alumnus honored with NASA's Outstanding Leadership Medal

Jim Luckring (BSAAE ’73, MSAAE ’74) was awarded for “vision and leadership to advance theoretical, experimental, and computation aerodynamics for separated flows, numerical uncertainty quantification, and CFD validation,” according to NASA.

May 12, 2019

Alumnus Gerstenmaier receives Honorary Doctorate

William Gerstenmaier called it a "tremendous honor" to be presented with an honorary doctorate by President Mitch Daniels at Spring Commencement for his accomplishments as one of NASA’s most influential leaders and administrators.

May 11, 2019

Grad student selected for SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program

AAE graduate student Jay Evans was selected for the Science Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program.

May 9, 2019

Commercial astronaut alumna Moses gifts AAE pennant that flew to space

“I don’t think I would have been on that ship if Purdue hadn’t been in my background,” says Beth Moses (BSAAE ’92, MSAAE ’94) on her VSS Unity flight in February that reached space, “so it just seemed like I needed to honor that legacy.”

May 9, 2019

Marais selected for Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program

Program helps faculty members explore academic leadership opportunities and develop leadership skills through small-group discussions with Purdue’s senior academic leaders.

May 8, 2019

Yu selected as University Faculty Scholar

Wenbin Yu, a professor in AAE, was chosen for the University Faculty Scholars Program that recognizes outstanding faculty members at the West Lafayette campus who are on an accelerated path for academic distinction.

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