How can being an artist and a poet impact one’s life as a researcher? What are the common threads between seemingly disparate communities of practice? Chanel Beebe, artist, writer, social entrepreneur, engineer, and doctoral candidate in the School Engineering Education at Purdue shares her experience and thoughts about these questions.

The Teaching Academy and the Office of the Provost at Purdue congratulate 25 individuals and teams of faculty, instructors, staff and graduate students who have been selected for special recognition in Round 2 of the Award for Exceptional Teaching and Instructional Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

In the world of motorsports, chasing a dream never ends. There is always another race, another track, and the hope for another win. And as a Boilermaker, Alex Offenbach knows the drill that every race means he keeps going again and again and again until the checkered flag waves. On Sunday at the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500, Alex will be working alongside his teammates on Andretti Autosport for a third year as their damper specialist. Last year at our annual Interdisciplinary Engineering Colloquium, "Bumper to Bumper Engineering," Alex talked about his dream working at the Indy 500, his preparation in Purdue Engineering and the Multidisciplinary Engineering undergraduate degree program, and the payoffs for the hard work and long hours.

Now Accepting Applications for Professor of Engineering Education

The School of Engineering Education at Purdue University invites applications at the rank of Professor. Purdue University seeks to attract exceptional candidates with interests and expertise in any area of interest to engineering education.

Chanel Beebe is an artist, writer, social entrepreneur, engineer, and Doctoral Candidate in the School Engineering Education at Purdue. Join host Dr. Ruth Streveler as Chanel shares her journey existing and thriving in various areas of expertise and how she uncovers her contributions to Engineering Education and beyond!

Acoustical Engineer Rob St. Claire has taken a couple of giants leaps since graduating from Purdue (’16 MDE Acoustical and ’18 MS ME) leaving his mark on two high profile projects for the Ford Motor Company – the Lincoln Aviator and the all-new Mustang MACH E.

Congratulations to our graduate students and faculty who received 2020-21 Graduate Education Program awards from Purdue Engineering!

David Evenhouse - Outstanding Research Award
Justin Major - Outstanding Service Scholarship
Yi-Chieh Sun, Andrew Robert Roginski - Magoon Excellence in Teaching Award
Dr. Kerrie Douglas - Outstanding Faculty Mentor

Today, we would like to acknowledge the faculty who received the most “shout outs” for their efforts to provide a superior learning environment in engineering, and help our students develop into that “precisely right” Purple Squirrel!

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is celebrating female engineers throughout history for Women's History Month and featuring our own Dr. Donna Riley, Kamyar Haghighi Head of the School of Engineering Education. Learn more about Dr. Riley and all five female engineers, each on her own persistent pursuit to shatter glass ceilings in engineering.

Dr. Kerrie Douglas, Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue shares research that has helped her answer the question, "how can we support all students, during and after the pandemic?"

William Oakes, engineering education professor and director of the EPICS program, has received the 2020 GEDC (Global Engineering Deans Council) Diversity Award.

Alumna Dr. Jeremi London is the recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award.

Assistant Professor Kerrie Douglas is a recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award.

Dr. Kirsten Davis, Assistant Professor of Engineering Education, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to reimagine international research for students in a virtual world.

Lexy Ackerman, 2018 MDE Visual Design Engineering, is a mechanical engineer for BorgWarner, Inc. She is working with a team on inverters for all-electric and hybrid vehicles. It’s Lexy’s new venture, alongside her career as a practicing engineer, that led us to this conversation.