Duarte-Cordon received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering. He is now a Postdoctoral Researcher at Columbia University.

A core component of the Advancing Army Modernization Priorities – Undergraduate Program’s (AAMP-UP) mission is to promote diversity and inclusion in the field of energetics. To accomplish that goal, staff and graduate students traveled to two national conferences, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) in Houston, TX and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) in Charlotte, NC, to recruit the next AAMP-UP cohort, as well as prospective graduate students interested in energetic materials and defense research.

On Oct. 27, 2022, representatives from Purdue University and Cranfield University met to sign an MOU amendment that expands their existing partnership to advance education and research in the defense space.

The Advancing Army Modernization Priorities - Energetic Materials (AAMP-EM) Cooperative Agreement is looking for graduate students to join the leadership team for the Advancing Army Modernization Priorities - Undergraduate Program (AAMP-UP), an experiential education program involving research in explosives, pyrotechnics, and propellants.

The Blast is the official newsletter of the Purdue Energetics Research Center. Three times a year, the newsletter features a "blast" of content highlighting the projects, accomplishments and events associated with PERC and its affiliated faculty, staff, students, alumni and partner organizations. In this issue, read more about research from our featured faculty member, Monique McClain, the AAMP-UP Energetic Materials Research Symposium, faculty and student accomplishments and other related Purdue defense news.

The Purdue Institute for National Security is an interdisciplinary institute that aims to promote national security and bolster the defense ecosystem on campus and within the Greater Lafayette area. Jeff Rhoads, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and member of PERC, has been named the inaugural Executive Director.

Fehlberg received his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He is now a Propulsion Engineer for Northrop Grumman at the Allegany Ballistics Lab.

Brayton received her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University. She is now a graduate student researcher in Chemical Engineering at Columbia University.

On July 28, 2022, the Advancing Army Modernization Priorities – Undergraduate Program (AAMP-UP) held its end-of-summer Energetic Materials Research Symposium, which included a poster show and presentations, at the Stables Event Center in Lafayette, IN.

Dr. Bangalore Venkatesh graduated from both the MS and PhD programs in Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is now a Lead Propulsion Analyst at Agile Space Industries, Inc.