A piece of the moon will find a home at Purdue University on Oct. 6 thanks to Martha Chaffee, widow of astronaut and Purdue alumnus Roger Chaffee.

Purdue plans to dedicate its new $53 million Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering during Homecoming with the help of the building's namesake and at least 14 other university astronaut alumni.

Researchers have used a new technique to save $60 million for broadcasters by extending the service life of two communications satellites.

The School of Aeronautics & Astronautics welcomes new faculty member Dr. Li Qiao. She joins the school as Assistant Professor in the propulsion group beginning in the fall of 2007. She comes to us from the University of Michigan where she completed her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering in February 2007.

"Introduction to Aerospace Design" is going digital as a multiplayer online "serious" game that takes the concept of virtual gaming and turns it into an educational experience that develops the skills they would need on the job.

The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) named Professor Chin-Teh Sun to its list of "Highly Cited Researchers" for his work in the Materials Science category.

Since 2004, students from Purdue University have competed in the annual AIAA Design, Build, and Fly competition. During this, the 2006/2007 and eleventh year of the contest, the team of students representing Purdue placed 3rd out of 49 teams from universities around the world. This year's competition was hosted in Tucson, Arizona by Raytheon Missile Systems.

The Faculty Awards of Excellence was initiated in 2002 to honor outstanding faculty. The Award recognizes, encourages and promotes outstanding contributions of faculty within the College of Engineering. Two AAE professors were among those honored.

James Mann, chief executive officer and founder of M4 Sciences Corp., shows off the prototype of a high-precision device that he has developed at the Michael Golden Laboratory in Purdue's School of Industrial Engineering. M4 Sciences, along with two other Indiana startups, now will have the opportunity to meet with venture capital firms in Silicon Valley.

Dr. Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator will deliver the 8th William E. Boeing Distinguished Lecture at Eliza Fowler Hall of Stewart Center, Purdue University,1:00pm, March 28, 2007