Office Hours: A Conversation with AAE Professor Dan DeLaurentis

Daniel DeLaurentis is the first College of Engineering professor to be featured in the "Office Hours" series.
The series offers a look into the lives of Purdue Engineering faculty, focusing on how they spend time away from the University's West Lafayette campus, what motivates them in life and much more.
DeLaurentis joined the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics faculty in 2004. His love for the field began well before that.
"As a young boy, I was hooked on Star Trek reruns of the original series," said DeLaurentis, whose favorite Star Trek captain is James T. Kirk. "Something about just that episode and other science fiction movies, especially after that, really got me hooked. So when I was seemingly attracted to #engineering for my college degree, aerospace was my choice and the rest is history."
The series publishes once per month and features professors from across the College.
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