AAE Professor Daniel DeLaurentis chosen for Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award

AAE Professor Daniel DeLaurentis is the recipient of the 2016 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award by graduate students in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. This is the first award in which graduate students have nominated and selected the winner. The selection committee consisted of two representatives from Purdue Aero Assist and one from the Graduate Women's Gatherings.

The nomination for Dr. DeLaurentis, in part, read “Dr. DeLaurentis excels at bringing out the best in his students with extraordinary accommodation of their personal research interests, expertise, and career goals, creating tailored development plans unique to each student. Dr. DeLaurentis has created and fosters an atmosphere where students are encouraged to make, admit, and learn from their mistakes."

Six AAE professors were nominated for the 2016 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award.