Dr. Greg J. Strimel is an associate professor of Technology Leadership & Innovation at Purdue University. Within this role he coordinates the Design & Innovation minor degree where he supports students in their pursuits of innovation through cross-disciplinary collaborations. Additionally, he educates pre-service engineering technology teachers on the processes of developing design-based curriculum and maintaining active learning environments. Strimel’s scholarly efforts are focused on increasing student design capabilities and helping to ensure that every student has the opportunity to act, think, and learn like an engineer/designer/innovator. More specifically, his research is focused on enhancing the appropriately scaffolded teaching of design and innovation across P-12 and post-secondary education by studying design-based instructional interventions and design cognition. Prior to his work in higher education, Strimel was a high school engineering technology teacher and served in the military as member of the army infantry.