Smead Aerospace Faculty/Staff News - Aerospace Fac/Staff Newsletter - Dec. 5

Delores Knipp is quoted in new pieces in both Newsweek and the Washington Post. The Newsweek spotlight is on current risks to Earth from coronal mass ejections. The Washington Post feature discusses a new journal publication about an significant 1872 solar storm and how such events may not be as rare as once believed. Dan Baker from LASP is also quoted in the WaPo article.

• Newsweek - 'Cannibal' Sun Eruption to Hit Earth Friday, May Affect Satellites, Radio
• Washington Post - A super solar storm rocked Earth in 1872. They’re more common than you think.

The School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University invites applications for multiple tenure track positions at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor from candidates whose interests and expertise from any area of aerospace engineering align with the School’s themes of (i) safe, sustainable air transportation; (ii) access to, working in, and exploring space; (iii) maintaining national defense and security; and (iv) enabling new opportunities through aerospace.