Mr. Dan Dumbacher, Deputy Associate Administrator of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, will join Purdue's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics on August 1, 2014 as a Professor of Practice

Congratulations to Prof. Karen Marais who has been selected as the recipient for the 2014 Elmer F. Bruhn Teaching Award

Purdue students in Prof. James Longuski's AAE 450 class present Moon Colony Proposal to Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA Associate Administrator

Congratulations to Amanda Haapala and Kaela Martin who were honored at the College of Engineering Annual Celebration of Graduate Research, Teaching, and Service Award Program on April 16, 2014

Michael D. Sangid, assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics has received a grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) through its Young Investigator Program (YIP) award.

Congratulations to the winners of the ATK Thiokol Propulsion S.P.A.C.E. Awards. Fall 2013 AAE 25100 First Place Team - Aerospace Design Team 11 - HWURD

Congratulations to the 2014 Magoon Winners: Samantha Alberts, Alden Black, Christopher Potter, Saverio Rotella,Veronica Wu, Isaac Tetzloff, and Michael Fruhnert who have been selected to receive Purdue's College of Engineering Magoon Award for Excellence in Teaching.

An Indiana native and Purdue University graduate has been selected for induction into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Jerry Ross was the first to break the world record for being the first human launched into space seven times.

Astronaut Alumni reunion photo

Congratulations to Professor Jim Longuski who has been awarded Purdue's annual Distance Teaching Award 2014