He was the last remaining member of the original group of faculty members who formed our School in Details on Professor Cargnino and his accomplishments can be found on page 17. Professor Emeritus Lawrence (Larry) Cargnino passed away on Januat the age of 99. We are extremely saddened to lose two people who are very dear to our hearts during this past year. On July 2, 2012, we welcomed two more assistant professors, Dr.
In, we were delighted to welcome two assistant professors, Dr.
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Bill Anderson was promoted to full professor. Alina Alexeenko was promoted to associate professor with tenure, and Dr. Wayne Chen became the Associate Head of the Graduate Program. Tasos Lyrintzis resigned in Dec to become distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach. During the interim, Provost Tim Sands will serve as the Acting President.
Governor Mitch Daniels will be Purdue s next President, and he will start in January 2013, after completing his second term as Governor of Indiana. France Córdova completed her term as Purdue s President and retired on July 15, Our School thanks her for her leadership, guidance, and support. 21, 2011 and honored Doug Bowers, Janice Voss, and Denny Warner with our college s Distinguished Engineer Award on February 24, Dr. During this past year, we honored 10 distinguished alumni with the Outstanding Aerospace Engineer Award on Oct. In this AeroGram, we are proud to highlight some of our alumni s accomplishments. The ultimate measure of any university is the accomplishments of its alumni. Both our faculty and our students are outstanding as evidenced by the many recognitions and awards received. The number of our graduate students is the largest in our school s history. Enrollment at both the undergraduate and graduate levels remains strong with 546 sophomores, juniors, and seniors 252 M.S. students (mostly with thesis option), and 157 B.S. In, with 26 full-time equivalent faculty members, our research expenditure was $9.97 million, a 15.3% increase over last year, and we graduated 21 Ph.D. Also, with the support of AFRL, Boeing, and Rolls-Royce, an industry consortium on thermal management of aircraft is being formed by faculty members from AAE and the School of Mechanical Engineering with the kickoff meeting held on May 2, In addition to the excellence in research, our faculty members are dedicated to ensuring that our students receive the very best education in the classroom, in the labs, and in providing opportunities for our students to engage in design-build-fly and design-build-test projects. With the support of the Missile Defense Agency, a center of excellence in integrated systems in aerospace was formed in Spring 2012 under the leadership of Dr. Our faculty members are doing outstanding research and making an impact in a wide range of areas in aerospace engineering, including laminar-turbulent transition in hypersonic flows, petascale computing in aerodynamics, rocket propulsion, acoustics metamaterials, composite structures, impact science, interface mechanics, next-generation air-traffic control, control of multi-vehicle systems, system of systems as well as earth remote sensing, spacecraft trajectory design, and mission planning of interplanetary flights. In this AeroGram, it is a pleasure to share with you some of the accomplishments of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni during the year. 38 Student Awards Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (Spring Space Forum 2012).44 Keep in Touch It is an honor and a privilege to serve at one of our nation s finest aeronautical and astronautical engineering programs. Yang Appointed to The President s Committee on the National Medal of Science Purdue Professor holds a prominent role in NASA Technology Roadmap.33 Congratulations to the Graduates.
Boeing Distinguished Lecture Steering Advisory Council.23 Outstanding Aerospace Engineers Award.24 Faculty News AIAA Top Honors Welcome New AAE Faculty Former AAE Head Dr. News & World Report ranks Purdue s graduate programs among nation s best.14 Farewell to President France Córdova Future Important Dates th president of Purdue University Industrial Advisory Council Professor Emeritus Lawrence (Larry) T. Gerstenmaier appointed as associate administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate AAE alumnus featured in Boeing video.9 News About You Development Updates U.S. Ashley Ruic Flying First All-Female-Crewed Combat.6 William H. Janice Elaine Voss ( ).4 Distinguished Engineering Alumni (DEA) AAE Alumna Pilot Lt. 2 Prominent AAE alumni serve on Committee to Assess NASA s Aeronautics Flight Research Capabilities.3 Honoring NASA s Pioneering Astronauts. Letter from the AAE Head Tom Shih Letter from the AAE Head.
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