Spotlight Archives
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Gene Kranz, Legendary NASA Flight Control Director, Scheduled as Keynote Speaker
Gene Kranz, the legendary NASA Flight Control Director who led the effort to save the crew of Apollo 13, will speak at Purdue's Krannert School of Management 14th Annual Leadership Speakers Series. The lecture will be held on September 25, 2014 at 6:30 pm at the Purdue Memorial Union. This unique event offers students, staff, alumni, and the general public the opportunity to learn from a proven leader.
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Four School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Graduate Students Design Spacecraft for Mission to Mars
While most Purdue University students are getting ready for classes to start on August 25, four graduate students in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics are preparing to pitch their design for a mission to fly by Mars in 2018.
The team refined their design after receiving feedback from Purdue's Engineering Education Industrial Advisory Council and consulting with Purdue Astronaut alumni Gene Cernan (BSEE'56, DEA'67, HDR'70), Loren Shriver (MSAE'68, OAE'99) and Charles Walker (BSAAE'71, OAE'99).
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School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering Graduate Student Candidate for Mars Program
Max Fagin, a Master's student in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering, is one of 705 candidates for the Mars One program. The program will select four of those candidates in 2025 for a one way trip to Mars. Fagin is completing his thesis on Mars entry, descent and landing (EDL) systems for crewed spacecraft.
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Student researchers to present projects at the 2014 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Symposium
All are invited to join the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) participants at the 2014 Research Symposium on August 7, 2014 in Armstrong Hall of Engineering. Undergraduate students from engineering, science, and agriculture disciplines will present their summer research through either a presentation or a poster session. The Symposium is open to the public.
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School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Welcomes Raisbeck Aviation High School Students to Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects (STEP) Program
The School of Aeronautics and Astronautics was pleased to welcome four Raisbeck Aviation High School (RAHS) students who were on campus for the July 2014 Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects (STEP) program.
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