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Letter from the Head

A strong community drives AAE's excellence

A message from the head of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue

Alumni in Action

Achieving the Impossible Dream

Joule Foundation empowers African girls to seek STEAM careers

Alumni in Action

Flying Solo

Purdue alumna becomes 10th woman to fly solo around the world

Alumni in Action

From Childhood Dreams to CERN Collaboration

Sushrut Karmarkar contributes to structures and materials research

Access to and Exploration of Space

Picture Perfection

Industry-funded research produces a testbed for a cubesat-based, fully autonomous satellite characterization and inspection system

Access to and Exploration of Space

A Science Lab in Space

'Rotational Slosh' experiment flies aboard final commercial launch of VSS Unity

Maintaining Defense and Security

Advancing Safety in Flight

40-year partnership with Royal Australian Air Force trains aviators in structural fatigue

Maintaining Defense and Security

A Pulse Ahead

Purdue successfully tests HYPULSE reflected shock tunnel capable of replicating Mach 40 conditions

Safe, Efficient and Sustainable Air Transportation

Duck, Duck, Boom!

Impact Science Lab provides crucial modeling data to improve Rolls-Royce simulations of bird strikes

Safe, Efficient and Sustainable Air Transportation

In-Flight Recharging

Ran Dai's research team is pushing automation technology toward an air-recharging logistics network

Using Aerospace to Facilitate New Opportunities

Patented technology uses plasma to measure temperature in nanoseconds

Patented technology uses plasma to measure temperature in nanoseconds

Using Aerospace to Facilitate New Opportunities

SNOOPI Deployed to Low Earth Orbit

NASA-funded Purdue cubesat collects climate data from reflected communication signals

Facilities

Grand Opening of High Speed Propulsion Lab

At the world's largest academic propulsion labs, a new $73-million Zucrow Lab 9 dwarfs previous facilities

Facilities

Student Clubs Prepare for Competition with Dedicated 'Maker Space'

5,000 square feet of creative, collaborative work space gives students the tools to succeed in engineering competition

Staff News

AAE Employees win Excellence Awards from College of Engineering

Eight AAE employees were finalists for 2023 and 2024 awards from the College of Engineering

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

Recognizing Ed Dorsey, William Kessler, and other alumni who have passed away in the last year

Inside Aerogram

About This Issue - Aerogram 2024-2025

The people who make Aerogram possible

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