Eleven School of Aeronautics and Astronautics faculty members and two lecturers were named by the College of Engineering as "Outstanding Engineering Teachers" in an ad placed in the Exponent Monday.

Master's students Emily Beckman and Ethan Plaehn were chosen for the honor by Aviation Week Network, in collaboration with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

AAE juniors and seniors selected Professor Vikas Tomar for the W.A. Gustafson Award, presented annually to an outstanding teacher in AAE.

Marcos Flores, who earned his master's online in 2015 from the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, served his first shift on console as flight director in mid-November.

Kyle Runkle, a senior in the School of Aeronautics and Aeronautics, was active in Purdue Space Program.

Cesare Guariniello, a research scientist in AAE and an AAE alumnus, will be commander of Purdue's crew at the Mars Desert Research Station.

More than 280 faculty, including eight from AAE, were honored for years of service to Purdue during the Faculty Service Recognition Luncheon, hosted by the Office of the Provost. Honorees were those who, in 2019, have completed 10 or more years of service.

Maaninee Gupta received the most votes among the AAE300 group, and Islam Nazmy was the top vote-getter in the AAE200 survey.

Dimitrios Michalaros, a freshman interested in majoring in AAE, had a payload on Blue Origin's New Shepard flight Dec. 11.