Six AAE graduate students were recognized by the College of Engineering as students who excel in teaching, service and research.

"It's an exciting time to be in hypersonics because there's so much interest, both commercial and military," AAE Assistant Professor Joe Jewell said in a blog for Medium.

The AAE undergraduate student body chose Carolin Frueh, an associate professor in AAE, as the Elmer F. Bruhn Award winner for outstanding teacher.

AAE Head William Crossley was joined by AAE seniors Julia Kozlowski and Zachary Marshall during a virtual town hall.

Patryk Baranski and Kaustubh Ray joined the senior honor society that has given more than $1 million in fellowships and awards to Purdue students, staff and student organizations since its charter began in 1926.

Senior Daniel Gochenaur received funding for a year of master’s study at the University of Cambridge, based at Churchill College.

Professor Karen Marais is only the third AAE professor to win the Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Teacher Award, joining Kathleen Howell (2013-14) and Severino Koh (1966-76).

The Executive Committee of the Purdue University Board of Trustees, acting on behalf of the full board, approved University planning, financing, construction and awarding of construction contracts for a new facility to house two hypersonic wind tunnels.

Joe D. Hoffman, who taught at Purdue Mechanical Engineering for 38 years and directed the Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories, died on February 13, 2021.

Professor Steven Collicott, chair of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation’s Suborbital Applications Research Group (SARG), wrote for SpaceNews.