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Jeffrey Stuart (BSAAE '08, MSAAE '11, PhDAAE '14) was one of seven individuals to receive the grant, a yearlong career development opportunity.

Divya Bhargava (pictured), Akshay Deshpande, Georgios Georgalis, Jooyoung Lee and Xuan Wang were selected by AAE's graduate committee.

Vikas Tomar, a professor of aeronautics and astronautics, led a team of Purdue engineers that developed technology to help prevent catastrophic failures involving nuclear, energy and other materials in extreme environments.

Bill Nye's sold-out Ideas Festival event Nov. 8 at Elliott Hall of Music showcased a sense of humor and broad scientific knowledge.

A pair of scholarships allowed AAE Ph.D. student Nicoletta Fala to complete aerobatic flight training and work toward earning a flight instructor rating.

David Spencer, an associate professor in AAE, is the lead for a citizen-funded project from The Planetary Society.

Logan Larson (MSAAE '13) was honored for outstanding leadership working with agency and international partners in solving issues and making recommendations for the Orion European Service Module propellant system.

AAE Professor Steven Collicott offered insight on microgravity research and development at a session at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington D.C.

Andrea Chavez (BSAAE '88) will participate in the Old Masters program on Nov. 4-6. Chavez is the director of National Defense (ND) Operations & Planning for Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.

About 850 children in grades third through eighth attended the 23rd annual Purdue Space Day with special VIP guest Charlie Walker, an astronaut who flew three NASA shuttle missions.