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Purdue Launching Neil Armstrong Hall for Engineering's Future Fall 2005 AeroGRAM A newsletter for alumni & friends of the School of Aeronautics & Astronautics Covering the 2004-2005 academic year Heddy Kurz (front row, left), Guy Gardner, Michael McCulley, Mark Brown and K.O. Johnson watch the groundbreaking of the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering, while Don Williams (in stocking cap) looks on from a row behind. (Purdue News Service photo/David Umberger) Purdue launching Neil Armstrong Hall for engineering’s future Purdue President Martin Jischke broke The College of Engineering also received of the cost for Armstrong Hall, with most ground on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004 on generous gifts from an elite group of of the rest being provided by private gifts. what will be the largest facility in the donors for Armstrong Hall which included Private funds raised for Armstrong Hall College of Engineering and announced Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth O. Johnson and Mrs. are part of the $1.3 billion Campaign for it will name the facility after its most Heddy Kurz, whose late husband was a Purdue. Ground has already been cleared famous alumnus, Neil A. Armstrong. Purdue alumnus. Mr. & Mrs. N.A. for the building, and construction will Armstrong, Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Hostetler, commence in 2005 with completion The new building will be located at the Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Kennedy, Mr. & Mrs. expected by May 2007. southeast corner of the intersection of Gordon T. McKane, Mr. John Rich and Mr. Northwestern and Stadium Avenues & Mrs. Edward G. Dorsey. Gifts were also The building will have 126,000 assignable and will be an impressive anchor at the made from, or in honor of, many of the square feet that will include more than north entrance to the academic campus. 20 living astronauts with degrees from 20,000 square feet dedicated to research “The Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering Purdue. To recognize their gifts and labs and more than 60,000 square feet will be engineering’s crown jewel, worthy commitment to Purdue, the propulsion of undergraduate teaching facilities, to bear the name of the first person to laboratory inside the new facility will be including discipline-specific design labs. walk on the moon.” said Purdue President named in their honor. In the classrooms, Armstrong Hall will Martin C. Jischke during Homecoming feature learning spaces that facilitate celebrations. Purdue University’s Board of Trustees student teamwork, especially for design awarded Smoot Construction LLC from work, one of the most important facets Jischke also announced that Caterpillar Indianapolis, a $43.5 million contract to of engineering education. In addition to Inc., one of the world’s leading manufac- build and extend utilities to the facility on improving undergraduate education, the turers of construction and mining equip- May 20, 2005. The total cost for building School of Aeronautics and Astronautics ment, diesel and natural gas engines and Armstrong Hall – including site develop- is focusing on strengthening and investing industrial gas turbines, is giving Purdue ment, utilities, design fees, equipment, in its core areas, such as aerodynamics, $5 million, a portion of which will com- furnishings and other construction-related structures and materials, dynamics and plete the private fund raising needed to items – is expected to be about $53.2 control, and propulsion. start construction of the new facility. million. The state is funding $37.7 million in this issue... AAE Headlines Neil Armstrong Hall . Cover Thanks to your support, construction AAE Headlines . 2 of Armstrong Hall of Engineering is Purdue University and Rolls-Royce . 3 underway. Those of you visiting cam- Moon Rock & Caterpillar Inc. 3 pus will see progress or you can visit Dr. Paul M. Bevilaqua . 4 the webcam at https://engineering. purdue.edu/ECN/WebCam/cam06/ The Campaign for Purdue . 4 James D. Raisbeck - Honorary Degree . 5 The 2004-05 academic year was a Purdue to Reform Engineering Education . 5 great one for AAE faculty who received The William E. Boeing Distinguished Lecture . 6 more that $5.7 million in external Surveys Rank Purdue Engineering . 6 grants and contracts for research rep- resenting more than 50% growth over AAESAC . 7 the previous academic year. Kudos for Purdue Alumnus to lead space mission . 7 their efforts. There were many faculty Astronauts, Alumni contribute to new exhibit . 7 accomplishments acknowledged by Purdue and peers and colleagues Space Day Fall 2004 . 8 Thomas N. Farris SEDS Spring Space Forum . .9 around the world. A few of these are listed below. News About You . 10 enrollment in Fall 2004 of 465 and a Ride with Pride . 10 • William Anderson received the graduate enrollment of 206, the largest Kenneth O. Johnson BSAAE ’50 . 12 AIAA Liquid Propulsion Committee graduate enrollment in the School’s Aeroliner e-newsletter . 12 Best Paper Award history. The students are outstanding • Wayne Chen was named ASME Fellow as evidenced by Etan Karni who won Purdue Honors David Swain . 12 • James Garrison was invited to NAE’s AIAA’s Individual Design Competition Old Masters Greg Harbaugh . 13 Frontiers of Engineering Symposium and Jim Gregory who won AIAA’s Purdue Parents, Purdue Proud . 13 • Kathleen Howell received the Dirk Graduate Student Paper Contest. The Johnson Space Center appoints Brouwer Award from AAS as well as School’s students took first in one of Purdue alumni . 13 the School’s Elmer F. Bruhn AIAA’s most prestigious undergraduate Excellence in Teaching Award as well as graduate competitions! Also, Industrial Advisory Council 2003 - 2004 . 14 • Ivana Hrbud was named to the NRC as I am writing this in July, Kevin Miller Dr. John McMasters receives award . 15 National Research Council Panel for is receiving the 2005 Liquid Propulsion Prestigious national fellowhips awarded . 15 High-Energy Power and Propulsion Student Award from AIAA. The School of Aeronautics & Astronautics and In-Space Transportation celebrates 60 years . 16 • James Longuski received the AA Highlights of the year included the Potter Best Teacher in Engineering 6th William E. Boeing Lecture given Purdue Family Day 2004 . 17 Award by Dr. Paul MacCready, Chairman Purdue Scholars Day 2004 . 17 • Tasos Lyrintzis was named University of AeroVironment Inc. The School Terri Moore Celebrates 25 Years at Purdue . 17 Faculty Scholar also celebrated the 6th Outstanding Dr. H. Mike Hua . 18 • Mario Rotea became Program Aerospace Engineers Celebration. These events along with Homecoming Center for Advanced Manufacturing . 18 Director of NSF’s Control Systems Program and Gala Week are wonderful times Rube Goldberg winners appear • John Sullivan was named Director for you to return to campus. on Jimmy Kimmel Live . 19 of the Center for Advanced Outstanding Aerospace Engineers Award . 20 Manufacturing in Purdue’s We always welcome you back to Faculty News . 22 Discovery Park campus so that we might show you • CT Sun was the inaugural recipient up-close the educational opportunities Purdue Team to float high-altitude airship . 26 of the CT Sun School of Aeronautics that your support provides our stu- Earhart Papers, collections database and Astronautics Excellence in dents. Having you back on campus available online . 27 Research Award gives us the chance to say thank Purdue Students Honored . 27 • Terry Weisshaar received the you for your support and, more Purdue airport selected as historic site . 27 Structures, Structural Dynamics, importantly, connects you with our and Materials Award from AIAA present students so that you too Commencement 2004-2005 . 27 • Marc Williams received the School’s can know why we make educating Student Awards . 30 Gustafson Outstanding Teacher Award Purdue Aeronautical and Astronautical IAESTE United States . 32 Engineers our life’s work. We strive to The David L. Filmer scholarship . 32 Many of these awards listed below are make the Purdue education live up to Golden Taps Honor Purdue Students . 32 detailed elsewhere in Aerogram. Any the standards that you remember so error or omission in the above is mine. well and remind you that we cannot Study Abroad Opportunities . 33 do so without your support. Thanks ENvision 2005 . 33 Student interest in the School again for your part in making times Educational Outreach . 33 remained strong with an undergraduate at Purdue so exciting. Donor Honor Roll . 34 Keep in Touch . 40 Purdue, Rolls-Royce forge agreement to advance state’s technology businesses Purdue University and Rolls-Royce state to build upon that base.” There is panies in Indiana as part of our global Corporation signed an agreement on no shortage of such opportunities in supply base. “This would be a boost to April 7, 2005 to cooperate with state Indiana. In addition of being more than this business while also helping the businesses in developing basic and 100 businesses in the state currently state’s economy.” Al Novick, Rolls-Royce’s applied manufacturing processes and engaged in aerospace manufacturing, vice president of marketing intelligence, technologies. The Indiana Advanced the state also boasts institutions such added, “We’ve encountered a high level Aerospace Manufacturing Alliance as Crane Division Naval Surface Warfare of interest and excitement for this initia- Voluntary Collaboration agreement Center, and Grissom Air Force Base. tive that will translate to a win-win-win between Rolls-Royce and Purdue’s Center When combined with a major aerospace for Purdue, Rolls-Royce and manufactur- for Advanced Manufacturing establishes manufacturer, such as Rolls-Royce, and ers in Indiana.” an initiative to work with existing and Purdue’s world-class researchers, there “aerospace-capable” Indiana manufactur- is a solid base upon which to grow the Purdue has been building public-private ing and repair companies. state’s aerospace industry. partnerships with the state’s manufactur- ers in advanced manufacturing summits John Sullivan, director of Purdue’s “We’re initially targeting 10 to 12 major on campus in the three years leading Center for Advanced Manufacturing and businesses in the state,” said Steve up to the formation of the Center for a professor of aeronautical and astronau- Dwyer, Rolls-Royce’s chief operating Advanced Manufacturing in 2004.
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