Karen Marais, an associate professor in Purdue's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, was part of a National Academies committee that recommended the FAA should change its Safety Risk Assessment Approach for drones.

After winning NASA's Micro-g NExT challenge, a group of AAE undergraduate students traveled to the Johnson Space Center for testing.

Purdue University researchers have developed a new device that uses cold plasma technology through pure direct current high voltage instead of conventional radio frequency or pulsed DC power.

Mark Geyer (BSAAE '82, MSAAE '83) will assume the director's position on May 25, after Ellen Ochoa retires.

Congratulations to several AAE students who have received fellowships in recognition of their academic, research and extracurricular excellence.

Paul Bevilaqua (MSAAE ’68, PhD ’73) will receive the Daniel Guggenheim Medal from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) for his notable achievements in the advancement of aeronautics.

Ashwati Das and Katherine Fowee were among the students to receive the Teaching Academy Graduate Teaching Award.

AAE students Sydney Dolan and Sam Albert have been selected for the inaugural class of the Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program, a new summer internship and executive mentorship program inspiring the next generation of commercial spaceflight leaders.

Students in AAE 450: Senior Spacecraft Design presented their senior design project on April 17 to Andy Aldrin, the son of Buzz Aldrin.

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Sangid, who has been promoted to associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics.