It’s hard to pick up garbage when the trash keeps moving in orbits subject to hard-to-calculate gravitational pulls from the Earth and Moon. Carolin Frueh, associate professor in Purdue Engineering’s School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, is putting her considerable mathematical prowess to the test of solving dilemmas that a sanitation department on Earth would never have to contend with.

Purdue Engineering Review sat down with R. Byron Pipes to talk creativity in engineering, how education changed in the age of Google, and the digital transformation happening in engineering.

Chintan is one of seven Engineering Fellows selected this year. He will remain at Purdue for his master's before pursuing a career in propulsion.

Four recent graduates returned to campus for an important visit – and to represent the potential that students have after graduation.

Julio Hernández has harnessed his family's work ethic and sense of community into a career in aerospace — and dedication to mentoring younger students.

Purdue AAE has been in the top 7 programs nationwide for 22 years running. Purdue also ranked among the top 10 most innovative schools for the fifth consecutive year.

In 2021, Purdue Research Foundation received 169 patents, placing it first in both the state of Indiana and the Big Ten, and sixth internationally.

Satellites and spacecraft have unfolding mechanisms for solar panel deployment, but they're not designed to close and re-open multiple times. This research, funded by NSF, will find ways to automate these types of operations for many applications.

The aviation industry accounts for about 2.5 percent of global carbon emissions, and all hands are on deck to lower the number. There is a vital need to accurately assess how effective SAF would be at lessening carbon emissions in commercial air transportation.

To maintain the sustainable use of low-Earth orbits, spacecraft and rockets need to deorbit once their mission is complete. Drag sails can help meet that requirement without additional propellant.