The "Wheels-Up Solution," a smart wheelchair and compatible management system that assists physically impaired travelers in the airport terminal and beyond, was developed by a group of Purdue students, primarily from the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

PSP, Purdue's SEDS chapter, won for its Midwest Rocketry Forum.

The We Support Black Engineers Campaign was curated to celebrate and show support for the College of Engineering's Black students, faculty, staff and alumni.

AAE will lend its expertise to Morgan State University as it launches its own liquid-fueled rocketry lab and training program.

Researchers at Purdue University have developed new combustion technology that can shrink the size of engines and eliminates the need for them to be round in shape.

AAE Professor Steven Schneider was co-chair of the NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) Panel working on hypersonic boundary-layer transition prediction that won the AVT Panel Excellence Award.

The paper, "Integrated Sensor Network and Battery Management System for State of Health Estimation and Safety Control of Lithium-ion Batteries," won in the TMS Light Metals and Extraction & Processing Divisions - Energy.

Since 2014, the Young Professionals Advisory Council has facilitated discussions with faculty and staff in AAE with the goal of benefitting undergraduate students.

Eldon Knuth (BSAE '49. MSAE '50) recently received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in a combat zone, 75 years after the end of his service in the U.S. Army.

AAE Professor Steven Collicott began his three-year term in November 2020 with the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR), starting as president-elect, moving to president and finishing as conference organizer.