Aman Chokshi received the Leonard E. Wood Co-Op Scholarship.

Kathleen Howell, Hsu Lo Distinguished Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, was recognized as a leader in a field of astronautics of fundamental importance for the exploration of space.

Zion Moss, a sophomore in AAE, was one of 43 first- and second-year Black college students chosen as a Fellow.

Thomas Cannon Jr., who also earned his BS and MS from the School, attributes his parents' examples, Purdue education and determined nature for his career success.

AAE Professor Timothee Pourpoint was among an 11-member team given the NASA Engineering & Safety Center Group Achievement Award.

AAE Ph.D. student Michael Baier is part of a group investigating a safer and less toxic hypergolic propellant, studying its explosive reaction with a new technique involving both visible and infrared high-speed cameras.

"We're a company of about 600 people. To look at a school that's 2,000 miles away and realize we have 10 employees from that school, that doesn't really happen by accident. It says something about the school."

Brandon Terry (PhD AAE '14) is founder and chief technology officer at Adranos, Inc., which announced plans Feb. 3 to construct a facility in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette to manufacture ALITEC in support of various launch systems, including hypersonic systems.

Junior Maor Gozalzani was one of 30 students selected nationwide for the fellowship.

Robert Bayt, Adam Butt and David Forrest received awards.