Sandia National Labs Academic Alliance Collaboration Report 2020-2021

GOING HYPERSONIC WITH PURDUE COLLABORATIONS

The hypersonic collaborations between Purdue and Sandia make perfect sense.

Purdue’s capabilities: Purdue continues to establish itself as a hub of hypersonic

capabilities research. They recently announced the receipt of a $5.9 million contract from the Air

Force Research Lab to develop a multipurpose hypersonics R&D facility featuring the first-ever Mach 8 quiet

flow wind tunnel that can flow air at eight times the speed of sound, or more

Pictured: Sandia manager, Dennis

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Helmich, speaks to a group at the

Purdue Capstone

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