Karen Marais, who joined AAE faculty in 2009, will be recognized for "excellent leadership and sustained dedication to aerospace education" and "tenacious advocacy for girls and young women in aerospace," a release from WIA said.

Based on teaching evaluations by students, the College of Engineering honored faculty, lecturers and other staff for Spring 2021.

Leifur Leifsson joined faculty Aug. 16.

David Arnas joined faculty Aug. 16.

Aerospace engine manufacturing giant Rolls-Royce will expand its already large footprint at Purdue, thanks to a new commitment among the university, the Purdue Research Foundation and the company.

The planned 65,000-square-foot Hypersonic Applied Research Facility (HARF) will house two cutting-edge wind tunnels, enhancing Purdue’s world-leading capabilities in hypersonics evaluation and testing.

Daniel Gochenaur, Caroline Kren, Zachary Marshall and Ryan Strelau were among the group recognized as individuals who are on course "to change the face of the aerospace and defense industry."

James Garrison always wanted to do more with his career than just have a paycheck. It's been about seeking for answers, about creating. When he first started, he didn't know what it was going to be, didn't know the exact structure it would take. But as soon as he figured it out, he was relentless in his pursuit.

Beth Moses (BSAAE, MSAAE) flew to suborbital space on Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity for the second time July 11.

With her suborbital flight on Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity on July 11, Sirisha Bandla (BSAAE '11) joined an exclusive club. She's the 17th AAE alumni in the Cradle.