Spotlight Archives

	New Purdue facility aims to improve NASA moon rocket engine Purdue University engineers are conducting experiments using a new hydrogen facility to help NASA create designs to improve the cooling efficiency and performance of the J-2X rocket engine, critical for future missions to Mars and the moon.
	Congratulations to Winners of the 2008 Magoon Excellence in Teaching Award Faculty, Staff, and Students are invited to join us in honoring the 2008 Magoon Award Winners Wednesday, April 16th, at 3:30PM in the ARMS undergraduate lounge.
	Members of NASA Constellation Team to highlight program Five members of a NASA team working on future human missions to the moon and Mars will discuss different aspects of the program on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The lecture will highlight NASA's Constellation Program, including research to develop the Ares I launch vehicle and the Orion crew exploration vehicle.
	AAE Professor Inseok Hwang Receives NSF CAREER Award Inseok Hwang has been chosen for an NSF CAREER Award for his proposal entitled "Hybrid Estimation and Real-Time Computational Algorithms for Networked Embedded Hybrid Systems." Please join our School in congratulating Inseok on this recognition of professional achievement.
	AAE Grad Student, Martin Ozimek, receives AIAA Wright Brothers Graduate Award Martin Ozimek won an AIAA Wright Brothers Graduate Award for 2007. He was recognized at the 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit in Reno, Nevada, in January 2008.

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