A perfect advisor pairing produced a "really cool" research opportunity for graduate student Aaron Blacker, one of three AAE students selected as "Tomorrow's Leaders: The 20 Twenties" by Aviation Week Network, in collaboration with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

A startup led by AAE students won $8,500 at the annual Burton D. Morgan Business Model Competition. FlykeArt placed third in the business-to-business competition ($7,500) and also won a $1,000 award for having the most diverse team based on gender, ethnicity and school major.

The Neil Armstrong Distinguished Visiting Fellows program begins in March, bringing highly accomplished and recognized scholars and practitioners to collaborate on work with engineering faculty and students.

Alumnus Tony Gingiss is the CEO of OneWeb Satellites. OneWeb is building a 650-satellite constellation in low Earth orbit, providing telecommunications and internet services around the world.

One AAE course is producing unique project-based learning opportunities for undergraduate students while also creating a testing bed that will aid the department in future small satellite projects.

Beth Moses (BSAAE '92, MSAAE '94, OAE '18), Virgin Galactic's chief astronaut instructor, was one of three crew members on board a supersonic flight test of spacecraft Unity.

Timothy Cahill and Kenneth Sanger were among seven recognized at Feb. 21 event. The Distinguished Engineering Alumni/Alumnae Award is presented to men and women who have distinguished themselves in any field in ways that reflect favorably on Purdue University, the engineering profession, or society in general.

Tyler Tallman, an assistant professor in AAE, and collaborators from Massachusetts General Hospital and MIT developed a new diagnostic technique that could enable early, cost-effective, and accurate diagnosis of implant loosening.

Ernest Gambaro (BSAE '60, MSAE '61) and wife Monica were honored Feb. 16 in Naples, Fla., for their deep commitment and strong support of AAE. The Gambaro Graduate Program of Aeronautics and Astronautics was approved by Purdue's Board of Trustees on Dec. 7, 2018.

AAE alumnus David Helderman (BSAAE '06, MSAAE '09), the director for test and launching engineering at Blue Origin, says a three-year span working at Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories "set off my whole career."