Stephen Heister, a professor at Purdue for over 34 years, has earned the J. Leland Atwood Award from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Turning knowledge into impact, Purdue University researchers rank 4th among U.S. universities — 5th in the world — in U.S. patents received in 2023, with 201 patents