Ran Dai joins faculty as an associate professor after years as a faculty member at Ohio State and Iowa State.

Aaron Afriat, an AAE alumnus who is a master’s student in ME, and Sandeep Baskar, who received his master’s from AAE in May 2020, won the astronautics award for their paper “Atmospheric Breathing Ramjet for Martian Descent Missions.”

Adranos Inc. has obtained more than $1.1 million in contracts collectively from the U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Center and the OUSD (R&E)’s Rapid Reaction Technology Office. AAE alumnus Brandon Terry is Adranos’ chief technology officer.

Li Qiao's six-year term on the Board began July 17.

Karen Marais had an idea of what to expect as a fellow in the Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program, but it didn't lessen the impact of the experience.

AeroKGP, led by AAE student Shreyansh Shethia, earned second place at a MathWorks Minidrone Competition in conjunction with the International Federation of Automatic Control Conference 2020.

Arnau Pons (PhD AAE '20) was chosen by the IAF for a program that recognizes exceptional students and young professionals who demonstrate leadership in their academic or early careers.

A cooperative program between Purdue and the U.S. Air Force Academy ultimately produced seven astronaut alumni.

Kathleen Howell, Hsu Lo Distinguished Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, was recognized by the IAF with a Distinguished Service Award.

A look back on the process of creating "One Small Step: The History of Aerospace Engineering at Purdue University," initially published for the School's 50th anniversary in 1995.