“The knowledge and skills that I acquired at Purdue opened the door to a stimulating and rewarding career in the national-security-space enterprise. I confess that my decision to attend Purdue was influenced by a Rose Bowl victory and NCAA Finals appearance. Only later did I learn that a Purdue education produces engineers who are held in highest regard by their peers for their outstanding engineering capabilities and strong work ethic.”
Carl Gran earned his BS, MS and PhD degrees in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from Purdue. Following graduation he joined The Aerospace Corporation, a California research and development center that provides general systems engineering and integration of national security space systems for the United States government.
At Aerospace, Gran is currently responsible for four engineering departments that specialize in propulsion, fluid mechanics, spacecraft thermal control, and vehicle flight mechanics. In previous leadership positions he supervised mission assurance and hardware acceptance activities for Titan launch vehicles, and he oversaw structural analyses performed for numerous spacecraft and launch vehicles.