Greg Strimel
ARMSTRONG HALL
701 WEST STADIUM AVENUE
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47907-2045
Biography
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.
Education
M.Ed. Technology Education, California University of Pennsylvania
B.S. Technology Education, California University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests
Design Cognition
Design-Based Pedagogy & Assessment
STEM Career Perceptions
Selected Publications
Walls, W. H., Strimel, G. J., Bartholomew, S. R., Otto, J., & Serban, S. (2023). STEM learning labs in industry settings: A novel application in manufacturing and its influence on student career perceptions. International Journal of Design & Technology Education
Strimel, G. J., Bartholomew, S. R., Purzer, S., Zhang, L., & Yoshikawa, E. (2020). Informing engineering design through adaptive comparative judgment. European Journal of Engineering Education.
Strimel, G. J., Huffman, T. J., Grubbs, M. E., Kim, E. G, & Gurganus, J. (2020). Establishing a taxonomy for the coherent study of engineering in secondary schools. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 10(1), 23-59.
Strimel, G. J., Krause, L., Bosman, L., Serban, S., & Harrell, S. (2020). The next generation for manufacturing competitiveness? Investigating the influence of industry-driven outreach on children career perceptions. Journal of STEM Education Research, 1-27
Strimel, G. J., Kim, E. G, & Bosman, L. (2019). Informed design through the integration of entrepreneurial thinking in secondary engineering programs. Journal of STEM Education: Innovations & Research, 19(5), 42-49.
Strimel, G. J., Bartholomew, S. R., Kim, E. G, & Zhang, L. G (2018). An investigation of engineering design cognition and achievement in primary school. Journal of STEM Education Research, 1(1-2), 173-201.
Strimel, G. J., & Grubbs, M. E. (2016). Positioning technology and engineering education as a key force in STEM education. Journal of Technology Education, 27(2), 21-36.
Awards & Honors
- 2023 Purdue University's Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
- 2022 Distinguished Technology & Engineering Educator Designation, International Technology & Engineering Educators Association
- 2021 Purdue University's Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award
- 2021 Outstanding Advisor Award, International Technology & Engineering Educators Association
- 2021 Council of Technology & Engineering Teacher Education Outstanding Research Award
- 2020 Purdue Student Activities/Organizations Outstanding Advisor of the Year
- 2020 Council of Technology & Engineering Teacher Education Silvius-Wolansky Outstanding Publication Award