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Industrial Roundtable activities are taking place September 11-13, 2017. We have outlined a timeline for some of the events taking place on campus as well as additional job postings and general information.

Drs. Audeen Fentiman, Robin Adams, and Karl Smith recently received an NSF EAGER grant for the project, "Impact of the emerging engineering education research and innovation community."

Dr. Muhsin Menekse and College of Education colleagues Dr. Lynn Bryan, Dr. Selcen Guzey (ENE Courtesy), and Dr. Jill Newton recently received a grant through the Indiana Commission for Higher Learning, titled, "Strengthening Indiana's Future through the 21st Century STEM Teachers Scholarship Program."

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Engineering education researchers have developed a method to assess the effectiveness of instructors who are using an innovative teaching approach that could play a role in boosting the number and quality of engineering graduates.

Muhsin Menekse and Selcen Guzey with colleagues Lynn Bryan (College of Education) and Kari Clase (Purdue Polytechnic, BIRS) were recently awarded an NSF DRK-12 Grant, "Integration of Engineering Design and Life Science: Investigating the Influence of an Intervention on Student Interest and Motivation in STEM Fields."

Panelists will disseminate initial findings from focus group interviews seeking to understand the mechanisms that support high levels of women’s engineering participation. While the conversation will feature focus group data from female undergraduate engineering students, faculty, and practicing engineers in Jordan, Tunisia, and Malaysia, panelists will also discuss aspects of international collaboration and data collection, including plans for study in Saudi Arabia and the United States. The panelists will draw from their different disciplinary backgrounds—sociology, engineering, engineering education—to make observations and solicit discussion.

Validity in educational assessment is a frequently used but misunderstood term. The fundamental meaning of validity is an evaluation of evidence to determine appropriate interpretation and use of an assessment’s findings. Whether or not an assessment’s results can be trusted as valid indicators for a given use case can be difficult to ascertain for those without technical training in assessment.

This Sunday, Dr. Phil Wankat will officially retire from the Purdue University College of Engineering. Together with Chemical Engineering, family, and friends, we celebrated last week his 47-year career.

In celebration of the 2017 IDE and MDE graduating seniors, this week we're proud to present these IDE/MDE Newest Alumni Spotlights. Congratulations to all the 2017 IDE and MDE graduating seniors!

In celebration of the 2017 IDE and MDE graduating seniors, this week we're proud to present these IDE/MDE Newest Alumni Spotlights. Congratulations to all the 2017 IDE and MDE graduating seniors!

In celebration of the 2017 IDE and MDE graduating seniors, this week we're proud to present these IDE/MDE Newest Alumni Spotlights. Congratulations to all the 2017 IDE and MDE graduating seniors!

In celebration of the 2017 IDE and MDE graduating seniors, this week we're proud to present these IDE/MDE Newest Alumni Spotlights. Congratulations to all the 2017 IDE and MDE graduating seniors!

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Three Purdue University faculty members in the College of Engineering won 2017 Faculty Early Career Development awards from the National Science Foundation, one of the most prestigious NSF honors for outstanding young researchers.

Last week, The Boeing Company announced a grant awarded to Drs. Krishna Madhavan and Kerrie Douglas for the project entitled, “Contrasting user behaviors in online learning environments.”