Full Video of the Astronaut's Forum - Saturday April 12, 2014. Hosted on Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (Purdue SEDS) web site

Join Purdue University to celebrate an evening with Purdue alumni who became NASA astronauts. Saturday, April 12, 2014 at the Elliott Hall of Music at 7:00pm.

The School of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AAE) at Purdue University is holding its first AAE Graduate Research Symposium from 8 am to 5 pm on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at the Stewart Center on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus.

On March 25, 2014, the Mars Society selected ten finalists from a field of 38 engineering student teams competing in the International Inspiration Mars Student Design Contest. Among the top 10 finalists was Team Kanau, a joint venture headed by students at Purdue University and Keio University in Japan

Purdue Researchers Prof. James Longuski and doctoral students Kyle Hughes and Peter Edelman Design Mission Trajectory For Mission to Mars

Kathleen Howell, the Hsu Lo Distinguished Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Named Recipient of The 2014 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Awards in Memory of Charles B. Murphy

Engineers from Boeing Phantom Works took advantage of a unique opportunity in February to exchange ideas with a handful of future engineers at the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Pictured: L ~ R Dr. Tom Shih, Stu Voboril – Director, Special Pursuits Cell (SPC) Jerad Hayes, Senior Manager Proprietary Programs, Keith Etling, Senior Manager Advanced Technologies, Boeing Phantom Works, Dr. John Sullivan

A forum with Douglas Brinkley, noted author and historian from Rice University, who recorded hours of interviews with Neil Armstrong: With an introduction by President Daniels.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed France A. Cordova, president emerita of Purdue, as director of the National Science Foundation.

AAE faculty Dr. Alina Alexeenko and Dr. Wenbin Yu have been selected as IMPACT Faculty Fellows and will participate in the Spring 2014 cohort of IMPACT.