Alex Van Anderlecht

Alex graduated from Purdue with his BS in Aeronautical and Astronautical engineering with a minor in French in the spring of 2014. During his undergraduate studies, Alex enjoyed three summers in sunny Southern California, interning at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His most recent work involved designing drag make-up maneuvers for the future Earth-orbiting NI-SAR Mission. Although, he aspires to pursue research escaping orbit around the Earth. Alex completed his MS in Astrodynamics and Space Applications in 2016. In his free time, Alex enjoys snowboarding and playing his guitar.