AAE Professor Steven Collicott will transition from president-elect to president of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) during its annual meeting.

In collaboration with two universities, Purdue was awarded a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) award from the Department of Defense (DoD) to develop a fundamental understanding of topological systems incorporating plasma elements.

Briony Horgan, who holds a courtesy appointment in AAE, and her team is using satellite images and spectral data to understand the origins and properties of different types of explosive volcanic deposits on the Moon.

Much of the new freeze drying standard incorporated by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) were laid out in a paper AAE Professor Alina Alexeenko co-authored.

AAE's Carolin Frueh and her team are investigating what causes spacecraft to become space junk. Their findings are revealing ways to prevent spacecraft from breaking apart into thousands of pieces of debris that pose a threat to space stations and satellites.

Alexey Shashurin, an associate professor in AAE, is developing liquid-fed pulsed-plasma thrusters (LF-PPTs) to overcome the disadvantages of current propulsion systems.

Dick Covey (MSAAE '69), a former NASA astronaut and past CEO of United Space Alliance, will speak as a part of the Visiting Scholars Series.

Before retiring from Boeing, alumnus William 'Ted' Torgerson managed the development of Boeing's self-funded T-X aircraft and training system in partnership with Saab. That included the development of the winning bid for the Air Force's next jet trainer program.

Audrey Powers (BSAAE '99) is the company's vice president of mission & flight operations.

Kaustubh Ray received the Research and Innovation pillar from the Purdue Student Union Board (PSUB).