Alan Cesar
Contact
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045
Interests
Publications
- Aerogram - Purdue AAE's alumni magazine: Total production, beginning 2022. Digital edition added 2023, including 2021-2022 backissues.
- Lift, Embry-Riddle's alumni magazine: Feature stories, photography and website story design, 2015-2021
- Talon Talks, Embry-Riddle's alumni podcast, 2019-2022.
Story Highlights
Features
How Purdue astronaut Loral O’Hara fulfilled her childhood space dreams: 2009 alumna said she’d go to space someday. Purdue helped her get there.
An Aerospace Titan Rooted in the Midwest: Julie Kramer White sent her career rocketing during the Shuttle era. Now she is leading NASA engineering to the moon and Mars.
The Rocket Reanimators: The first-ever collegiate reuse of a liquid-fueled rocket happened by accident.
In the Line of Fire: The pilots, mechanics and crew who make aerial firefighting possible.
Providing Refuge: The evacuation of Kabul from the eyes of three Air Force servicemen involved in the historic airlift. Story | Podcast interview
Research
A Propulsion Revolution: Purdue researchers are leading in study and design of 3D-printed rotating detonation rocket engines, which could transform spacecraft and hypersonic vehicles
Liquid-Fueled Rockets for $600! Propulsion DBT course challenges teams to design and prove out cost-conscious rocket engines
Hypersonic Blast: A new test stand at Zucrow Labs gives Purdue unique scramjet testing capability in academia.