AAE Professors Kathleen Howell and Carolin Frueh are working on a U.S. Air Force contract to develop software that is, essentially, a space dashboard, a 3D space situational awareness portal to track objects and analyze data.

In a paper published to Frontiers in Energy Research, AAE researchers have analyzed a significant amount of data to help try and answer one key question: How much could SAF actually reduce commercial aviation’s CO2 emissions by the middle of this century?

Researchers at the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics will be taking advantage of Purdue's new Anvil supercomputer.

Tyler Tallman, an associate professor, was chosen by AAE juniors and seniors for the annual award presented for excellence in teaching.

Daniel DeLaurentis and Cesare Guariniello are developing System-of-Systems tools that address high-level, hierarchical features of complex space systems, such as multiple stakeholders, uncertain objectives, developmental/operational risks, and flexibility of space mission architectures.

A paper by AAE Professor Tim Pourpoint and his team was selected for the 2021 AIAA Liquid Propulsion Best Paper Award from the Propulsion and Energy Forum held virtually this past August.

Two AAE alumni played key roles in the Lucy space flight, a first-of-its kind mission for NASA that will explore Jupiter's elusive Trojan asteroids.

AAE Professor Steven Collicott will transition from president-elect to president of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) during its annual meeting.

In collaboration with two universities, Purdue was awarded a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) award from the Department of Defense (DoD) to develop a fundamental understanding of topological systems incorporating plasma elements.

Briony Horgan, who holds a courtesy appointment in AAE, and her team is using satellite images and spectral data to understand the origins and properties of different types of explosive volcanic deposits on the Moon.