AAE has obtained a new pyroelectric detector, courtesy of the Gentec-EO Laser Lab Awards, for the purpose of measuring laser energy within Purdue University's Interfacial Multiphysics Laboratory.
U.S. News and World Report announced in its undergraduate rankings that that Purdue's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics is up by two spots, to No. 3.
The professor and former head of AAE received his master's and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UM. The school has recognized him with the Department Merit Award.
AAE professor Alina Alexeenko is leading the pursuit of using high-tech microwaves to make the freeze-drying process twice as fast and more cost-effective. This has huge implications for vaccine storage and transportation.