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Purdue astronaut Loral O’Hara
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How Purdue astronaut Loral O’Hara fulfilled her childhood space dreams

Since completing astronaut training in 2020, Loral O’Hara has been waiting for her flight to space. It’s finally coming.
Zachary Nelson smiling.
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An exclusive IndyCar partnership: Behind the scenes of Purdue’s work with Juncos Hollinger Racing

Not every internship showcases your work at 200 mph on national television. Purdue’s exclusive internship with Juncos does.
Marika Santagata, associate professor of civil engineering.
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Professor’s passion inspires civil engineers to build a better world

Marika Santagata has received the Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award for her approach to educating civil engineers.
Destiny Walter, the first Black woman to complete a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering at Purdue
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Blazing a trail in nuclear engineering

Destiny White didn’t set out to become Purdue’s first Black female nuclear engineering graduate, but she did just that.
Audrey Powers at Purdue’s Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering
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Audrey Powers ‘overwhelmed’ to join Purdue’s Cradle of Astronauts

By performing vital engineering work during Blue Origin’s New Shepard flight, Audrey Powers qualified as Purdue’s third commercial astronaut and 27th member of the Cradle of Astronauts.