Purdue is among nine university teams selected by NASA to collaborate on the development and demonstration of new technologies and capabilities for small spacecraft. The Purdue project, “Distributed Attitude Control and Maneuvering for Deep Space SmallSats,” will further develop a film-evaporation micro-scale thruster that uses water as a propellant for precision pointing and attitude control of small spacecraft and deployable structures.

USA Today named Purdue among the top 5 colleges for aerospace careers. The publication mentions Purdue's research focuses on structures and materials, propulsion, and astrodynamics, and space applications, among other fields.

Purdue Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) received the Chapter of the Year award from the national SEDS organization.

AAE alumnus Satadru Roy says the people he encountered at Purdue are what made the difference for him when it came to achieving success. He is one of the alumni featured in the Spotlights section of The Graduate School website.

When you want to achieve success, you learn from the best. That’s why AAE PhD student Gayathri Shivkumar says she chose Purdue.

Purdue AAE has one of the top aerospace engineering educational and research programs in the nation and the world. To further help enrich the educational experience for our students, AAE launched in November 2017 the J. William Uhrig and Anastasia Vournas Distinguished Short Course Series.

David Helderman (BSAAE ’06, MSAAE ’09) received the Purdue College of Engineering’s 2017 Young Alumnus Award.

AAE Prof. Carolin Frueh is leading research on Space Situational Awareness and Satellite Navigation.

AAE PhD student Samantha Alberts has received a national award for her accomplishments in STEM research and academics.

New cold plasma technology being developed by AAE at Purdue may one day impact your experiences buying fresh produce and being treated at a medical office.