The Flying Tigers Association preserves the history of WWII pilots who protected southern China from aerial invasion

Purdue University is among the top 10 institutions in the U.S. for attracting international students, according to a new national ranking. The 2024 Open Doors Report, issued Tuesday (Nov. 19) by the Institute of International Education (IIE), ranks Purdue No. 9 among 4,500-plus public and private universities, and it places Purdue at No. 24 among all U.S. institutions in number of study abroad students.

This award is based on polling of our junior and senior undergraduate students.

They are: Zaid Alami, The Boeing Company; Sirisha Bandla, Virgin Galactic; Ronak Dave, NASA; Matthew Sunday, The Boeing Company; Kara Cunzeman, The Aerospace Corporation; Daniel Gillies, NOAA

Professor Wenbin Yu received two significant honors and gave a talk on modeling wind turbines at the American Society for Composites Annual Technical Conference.

Alexeenko has authored over 220 journal articles and conference papers and is a co-inventor of 10 patents.

Garcia shares the importance of composite materials to aerospace engineering, the personal significance of her Hispanic heritage, and how her mother inspires her persistent pursuit of her goals.