Congratulations to Christine Linda Troy from Cincinnati, OH who has been awarded an Astronaut Scholarship Foundation award for 2007-2008. Christine is a senior in aeronautical and astronautical engineering. She has designed several new and useful computer tools, including a mission control console application to aid flight controllers during Space Shuttle ascent.

Dr. France A. Córdova became the 11th president of Purdue University on July 16, 2007, and will be formally inaugurated in ceremonies on Purdue's West Lafayette campus on April 11, 2008.

Purdue graduate Mike Moses BSAAE '89 is the Lead Shuttle Flight Director on STS-123 which is the current Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour.

More than forty Hall of Fame astronauts will gather at the Kennedy Space Center on May 2-3, 2008 to induct the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Class of 2008.

By using the only wind tunnel capable of running quietly at "hypersonic" speeds, Purdue University engineers have conducted experiments to yield critical data for designing an advanced aircraft called the X-51A, powered by engines called scramjets.

Purdue University engineers are conducting experiments using a new hydrogen facility to help NASA create designs to improve the cooling efficiency and performance of the J-2X rocket engine, critical for future missions to Mars and the moon.

The Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowships were established in honor of Amelia Earhart, famed pilot and Zonta club member. The Fellowships are granted annually to women pursuing doctoral degrees in aerospace-related sciences and engineering.

Thomas E. Haueter, director of the Office of Aviation Safety with the board, will speak at Purdue on Thursday (March 20) about engineering challenges in aviation accident investigations and accident prevention.

The school of Aeronautics and Astronautics is pleased to announce the following faculty awards.

Purdue University engineers are conducting experiments using a new hydrogen facility to help NASA create designs to improve the cooling efficiency and performance of the J-2X rocket engine, critical for future missions to Mars and the moon.