Students delve into the complexities of rocket engines in AAE 535, led by Professor Timothy Pourpoint. By building transparent engines themselves, they gain a unique, firsthand view of the inner workings behind the rockets often described only in textbooks.

Assistant professor from the University of Arkansas, Neelakshi Majumdar, along with Professor Karen Marais from Purdue University conduct a survey to investigate the underlying causes of in-flight loss of control, a leading cause of airplane crashes.

Inspired by the wings of insects, Purdue University’s Composites Manufacturing and Simulation Center (CMSC) is currently designing and developing folded drone blades that they hope will change the current conventional designs in the aerospace field.