News
June 1, 2021
AAE graduate student wins student research paper award
Sven Gustafson, a Ph.D. student in Michael Sangid's research group, was one of two selected for the 2021 CHESS student paper awards.
May 28, 2021
Space ISAC, AIAA partner to boost cybersecurity
Purdue University is one Space ISAC's founding members, and AAE Professor Daniel DeLaurentis is on the board of directors.
May 21, 2021
AAE graduate students training for life on Moon, Mars
Julio Hernandez and Oscar Ojeda recently returned from trips to research stations, called analog habitats, that are designed specifically to simulate the physiological and psychological environment of life on Mars.
May 12, 2021
Jewell selected to receive Office of Naval Research's Young Investigator Program award
Joseph Jewell, an assistant professor in AAE, was selected to receive a highly competitive early-career award program from the Office of Naval Research.
May 12, 2021
College of Engineering announces Project Bridge with $5 million gift for minority student scholarships
Project Bridge was established with a generous $5 million gift from benefactors Bill Uhrig, an AAE alumnus, and Anastasia Vournas. It is the first major achievement toward the Board of Trustees’ recent unveiling of its goal of securing private resources toward this effort at the university.
May 11, 2021
College of Engineering celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month
The College of Engineering has nearly 1,300 undergraduate students who identify as AAPI and many more who are graduate students, staff, and faculty.
May 7, 2021
Sangid selected as C.T. Sun Research Award winner
Michael Sangid, the Elmer F. Bruhn Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, was chosen by AAE faculty as the 2021 recipient.
May 5, 2021
AAE professors contribute to NASA white paper on Regional Air Mobility
Dengfeng Sun and William Crossley contributed to a recent NASA work that said smaller, local airports soon will be catalysts for change in how people travel.
May 4, 2021
Marshall named G.A. Ross Award winner, as Purdue's outstanding graduating senior man
Zachary Marshall, a double major in aeronautical and astronautical engineering and aerospace financial analysis, has a 4.0 GPA.