AAE junior Christopher Rogers is president of the Purdue student chapter of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (Purdue AUVSI)

AAE Associate Professor Karen Marais selected for a Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship. The program aims to foster continued excellence of teaching and learning, and to facilitate the development of the teaching potential of the faculty.

Rolls-Royce and Purdue University will combine resources to form a $33 million jet-engine research and development program to create next-generation aircraft propulsion systems.

One team of students from each section of Assistant Professor Michael Grant's Introduction to Aerospace Design course was recognized for its work.

Dr. Alina Alexeenko, Dr. Inseok Hwang and Dr. Vikas Tomar have been promoted to full professors, as approved by the Purdue University Board of Trustees at a meeting April 8. The promotions are effective Aug. 15, 2016

AAE Assistant Professor Michael Sangid has received the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society's Early Career Faculty Fellow Award.

A Purdue University research team has developed a simulation technique as part of a project to help reduce the cost of carbon nanostructures for research and potential commercial technologies, including advanced sensors and batteries.

AAE Associate Professor Vikas Tomar has been named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The fellow grade is the highest elected level of membership in ASME.

Six AAE student organizations participated in STEM Night on March 10, 2016 at Edgelea Elementary School in Lafayette, IN. The event gave the grade schoolers the chance to learn about these areas of study while having fun.

AAE Professor Daniel DeLaurentis is the recipient of the 2016 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award by graduate students in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics.