Karen Alfrey
Professor of Engineering Practice
Professor of Engineering Practice, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Email: alfreyk@purdue.edu
Phone: 765-495-7738
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Location: Indianapolis
ET 215 723 W Michigan St. Indianapolis, IN 46202
Education
- BS, Electrical Engineering, Cornell University,
- MS, Electrical Engineering, Rice University
- PhD Electrical Engineering, Rice University
Biography
Expertise
Undergraduate teaching and assessment; computational modeling of biological systems
Interests
Undergraduate teaching and assessment; autonomic control of heart rate, computational modeling of dynamic biological systems
Awards
- Outstanding Teacher Award, Purdue University, Fall 2024
- Teaching Academy, Purdue University, 2024-Present
- Faculty Advisor of the year Honorable Mention (student-nominated),IUPUI, 2015
- Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching (FACET) Member, IUPUI, 2014-2024
- Wisner-Stoelk Outstanding Faculty Award, IUPUI, 2008-2009 Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award, IUPUI, 2009, & 2010 Service Grant ($11,325), IUPUI, Funds used to establish an IUPUI Student Chapter of Engineering World Health, 2008
- IUPUI "Favorite Professor" Award, IUPUI, 2007-2010, 2016-2017 Predoctoral Fellow, W.M. Keck Center for Computational Biology, Rice University, 1997-2000