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As Fulbright scholar, Li Qiao will study ammonia as a hydrogen carrier for aerospace propulsion

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Purdue is again a top three university for aerospace engineering in 2025 - U.S. News & World Report

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SEP

General Atomics Info Session

Join us at this event to learn about: General Atomics and Affiliates, Engineering Internships and Careers at GA, and How to Apply.

SEP

Purdue Fluids Seminar: Exascale direct numerical simulations and on-the-fly reduced order modeling towards zero-carbon fuels for power and transportation

With Jacqueline Chen, Senior Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories

OCT

Hypersonics Night 2024

Come and learn about hypersonics in a relaxed environment, network with classmates, professors, and potential employers over pizza and snacks, and check out the brand new Zucrow building ZL9!

OCT

AAE Special Seminar: Ron Paulus

This talk will address complexities of the Saturn V launch vehicle and the Saturn Apollo Space Vehicle, and how the Apollo missions were structured. Time permitting, there will be additional discussion regarding the von Braun team

OCT

AAE Special Seminar: Ed Yeilding

Retired USAF Lt. Col. Ed Yeilding, who set several official speed records on the SR-71 Blackbird, will present the history of world’s highest-flying and fastest aircraft in level flight. He will discuss its design features, its vital Cold War reconnaissance missions, and its 1990 coast-to-coast speed record flight.

OCT

AAE Special Seminar: Robert Stewart

Former NASA astronaut Bob Stewart will present a summary of his experiences developing the entry flight control system for the space shuttle.

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