Spotlights

July 19, 2018

AAE alum Bolinger eager to take next step at NASA, as flight director

Allison Bolinger (BSAAAE '04) wasn't sure she could leave the comfort and familiarity of NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Lab. But when she took a leap, she was rewarded: By being selected into an elite group at the agency.

July 18, 2018

Purdue group presents award-winning design project at NASA Glenn

After winning NASA's University Student Design Challenge in the spring, a group of Purdue engineering students toured NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and presented their project.

July 16, 2018

Springer Thesis Award winner, AAE grad Biswas has research published as book

"Physics of Turbulent Jet Ignition" explores how to design a safe and reliable gas engine combustor at ultra-lean conditions.

July 11, 2018

Two AAE alums selected as NASA flight directors

Allison Bolinger (BSAAE '04) and Jose Marcos Flores (MSAAE '15) were among six chosen to join a group of flight directors who will lead mission control in Houston.

July 9, 2018

AAE head Tom Shih added to NASA Advisory Council

Dr. Tom Shih, J. William Uhrig and Anastasia Vournas Head and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, joined AAE Prof. Kathleen Howell as a member of NASA's Advisory Council.

June 22, 2018

Office of Naval Research invests $2 million grant in Purdue battery safety technology

AAE Prof. Vikas Tomar collaborated with ChE Prof. Vilas Pol on ways to implement current miniature sensors and a new class of sensors into industrial battery designs.

June 12, 2018

AAE students Fala, Pietruch make run at Air Race Classic

AAE students Nicoletta Fala and Morgan Pietruch to represent "Purdue Pilots, Inc." in the Air Race Classic.

June 12, 2018

AAE prof weighs in on FAA's drone risk assessment procedures

Karen Marais, an associate professor in Purdue's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, was part of a National Academies committee that recommended the FAA should change its Safety Risk Assessment Approach for drones.

May 28, 2018

AAE team successfully tests tool at NASA Neutral Buoyancy Lab

After winning NASA's Micro-g NExT challenge, a group of AAE undergraduate students traveled to the Johnson Space Center for testing.

May 24, 2018

New device could transform how medical tools are sterilized

Purdue University researchers have developed a new device that uses cold plasma technology through pure direct current high voltage instead of conventional radio frequency or pulsed DC power.

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