AAE Prof. Vikas Tomar was selected for the annual C. T. Sun School of Aeronautics & Astronautics Excellence in Research Award. The honor is presented to an individual or a team of faculty members in the Purdue University School of Aeronautics & Astronautics to recognize high quality contributions in science and engineering.

AAE alumna Dr. Yen Matsutomi represented the Blue Origin New Shepard team at the competition for the 2016 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The Blue Shepard won the award, which is presented annually by the National Aeronautic Association.

For more than two years, AAE students in Prof. Collicott's Zero-Gravity Flight Experiment class have helped West Lafayette second graders perfect an experiment testing whether the Say’s Firefly can glow in a zero-gravity environment. A rocket with the experiment is expected to launch later this year.

A new book series from Purdue University Press will explore cutting-edge topics in aeronautics and astronautics enterprises, tell unique stories from the history of flight and space travel and contemplate the future of human space exploration and colonization.

AAE Associate Prof. Dominick Andrisani is retiring after 37 years of service to the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. A retirement reception in his honor was held April 27, 2017 in the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering.

A team of students from AAE 251- Introduction to Aerospace Design has been chosen as the winner of the Fall 2016 Orbital ATK S.P.A.C.E. Awards. Student teams in the class were tasked with designing an undenied supply delivery system (USDS) that is capable of delivering a 2,000 kg payload anywhere on Earth with notable populations.

Purdue University has chosen an award-winning researcher in networks engineering and a leader in educational innovations from Princeton University as the next dean of the College of Engineering. Mung Chiang will assume the position of John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering on July 1.

Purdue AAE Prof. Michael Sangid has won a 2017 Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation. The CAREER award is one of the most prestigious NSF honors for outstanding young researchers.

Two AAE faculty members have been promoted to full professor. The promotions of Dr. James L. Garrison and Dr. Wenbin Yu were approved by the Purdue University Board of Trustees at a meeting April 21. The promotions are effective starting with the 2017-2018 academic year.

Several AAE graduate students are recipients of annual awards from Purdue's College of Engineering. Awards were presented at the Graduate Student Research, Teaching, and Service Awards ceremony April 19th.