AAE adjunct Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics Dr. David L. Filmer and his wife Dr. Christiane E. Keck have created an endowment to benefit Purdue University faculty members working in the area of Astrodynamics and Space Applications in the University’s School of Aeronautics and Astronautics in the College of Engineering.

The primary purpose of this fund is to provide funds to be used for tenure-track and tenured faculty working in the area of Astrodynamics and Space Applications beyond Earth Orbit and will be awarded on a rotating basis starting with the most senior member of the faculty.