The School of Aeronautics and Astronautics wishes to congratulate Dr. Marriner Merrill on being selected to give the student response. This selection honors his significant achievement and service during his time at Purdue.

Purdue's ties to space continues with alumnus Commander Mark L. Polansky BSAAE'78; MSAAE'78 and Mission Specialist Dr. David A. Wolf BSEE'78 serving as crew on STS-127. Polansky will be the 2nd astronaut to "Tweet" from space, posting Twitter updates as astro_127.

CPIAC is the U.S. national clearinghouse and technical resource center for data, reports, and analyses related to system and component level technologies for chemical, electrical, and nuclear propulsion for rockets, missiles, and space and gun propulsion systems.

Florida Legal Elite® is a special report which recognizes and honors prominent Florida lawyers. Winners are selected by peer members of The Florida Bar. Please join us in congratulating Michael Corso.

Please join the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics in congratulating Professor Grandt. The University of Illinois - MechSE Distinguished Alumni Award dates back to 1968.

US News & World Report has released this year's national rankings of graduate programs.

The School of Aeronautics and Astronautics ranking for this year is at #4, up from #5 last year.

Thomas Farris, head of AAE, says "For the most part, our students become aerospace engineers because they are following their dreams." For aerospace students the prospects are great as demand for their expertise grows.

Timothée Pourpoint, was honored Tuesday, April 21st as one of Tippy Connect's top 10 professionals under 40 that live and work in the Lafayette, Indiana area.

The Seventh annual College of Engineering Faculty Awards of Excellence will take place on Saturday April 25, 2009 at the Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN.

Purdue alumni Dan Dumbacher and John Gedmark will share their insights into the future of space exploration during the 2009 Purdue Spring Space Forum at 7:00 p.m. April 24 in the atrium of the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering.