Adam Patel, a senior in AAE, recently was named one of "Tomorrow's Engineering Leaders: The 20 Twenties," an award from Aviation Week Network in collaboration with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He was one of three Purdue students on the list.

Alexis Harroun was one of three Purdue students who were selected for the honor, and she will attend the 20 Twenties Awards Luncheon and Aviation Week's 62nd Annual Laureates Awards on March 14 at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C.

Purdue's graduate program in aeronautics and astronautics was ranked as the fifth-best in the nation, according to the U.S News & World Report.

A perfect advisor pairing produced a "really cool" research opportunity for graduate student Aaron Blacker, one of three AAE students selected as "Tomorrow's Leaders: The 20 Twenties" by Aviation Week Network, in collaboration with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

A startup led by AAE students won $8,500 at the annual Burton D. Morgan Business Model Competition. FlykeArt placed third in the business-to-business competition ($7,500) and also won a $1,000 award for having the most diverse team based on gender, ethnicity and school major.

The Neil Armstrong Distinguished Visiting Fellows program begins in March, bringing highly accomplished and recognized scholars and practitioners to collaborate on work with engineering faculty and students.

Alumnus Tony Gingiss is the CEO of OneWeb Satellites. OneWeb is building a 650-satellite constellation in low Earth orbit, providing telecommunications and internet services around the world.

One AAE course is producing unique project-based learning opportunities for undergraduate students while also creating a testing bed that will aid the department in future small satellite projects.

Timothy Cahill and Kenneth Sanger were among seven recognized at Feb. 21 event. The Distinguished Engineering Alumni/Alumnae Award is presented to men and women who have distinguished themselves in any field in ways that reflect favorably on Purdue University, the engineering profession, or society in general.

Beth Moses (BSAAE '92, MSAAE '94, OAE '18), Virgin Galactic's chief astronaut instructor, was one of three crew members on board a supersonic flight test of spacecraft Unity.