ENE Research Seminars

During the fall and spring semesters, the Purdue School of Engineering Education (ENE) hosts a weekly research seminar from 3:30-4:20 p.m. most Thursdays. These seminars provide the engineering education community a chance to get together to talk about new ideas, share successes and new research, and support developing research. Please join us! We welcome graduate and undergraduate students, staff, and faculty from across the university with an interest in educating engineers.

Please contact Şenay Purzer, Associate Head of ENE Graduate Programs and Professor of Engineering Education, with any questions or to recommend future speakers.


Upcoming Events

February 5, 2026

ENE Research Seminar: Translating Between Teaching Undergrads and Teaching in Industry

Drawing on experience as an industry instructor and time spent shadowing a First-Year Engineering course, PhD Candidate Sage Maul's ENE 590 Presentation will explore key contrasts, challenges, and strategies for tailoring instruction to diverse learning contexts. Then first-year PhD student Aadithan Anbuvanan will discuss a collaborative learning framework that integrates reverse engineering with generative AI and a large-language model.
February 12, 2026

ENE Research Seminar: Rethinking Intelligence in the Age of AI

As artificial intelligence (AI) takes on cognitive and creative tasks once considered uniquely human, Clinical Assistant Professor for Purdue's Gifted, Creative, and Talented Studies Benna Haas invites educators and scholars to reconsider what intelligence means today. Grounded in gifted, creative, and talented studies and drawing from research in human–AI interaction, her talk explores how human and AI intelligences intersect, diverge, and co-evolve.
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Past Events

January 29, 2026

ENE Research Seminar: Reframing Technology Adoption in Engineering Education

In this ENE-hosted, student-exchange research seminar, UGA PhD Candidate Deborah Moyaki discusses emerging technologies in engineering education, arguing that the associated research focuses too much on adoption metrics and not enough on how the metrics support learning and career development. She presents a new, human-centered framework that looks at how faculty meaningfully use technology in real educational contexts.
January 22, 2026

ENE Research Seminar: Engineering Wellness: Changing a Cultural Narrative from Surviving to Thriving

UMich Assistant Professor and Engineering Education Research Chair Karin Jensen, PhD, examines how the culture of normalized stress in engineering undermines student well-being and thriving, and how these norms shape help-seeking and peer interactions. She presents new tools and interventions that use longitudinal data and integrated curricula to promote a culture of wellness alongside technical learning.
November 13, 2025

ENE Research Seminar: Research with Scite AI

Associate Professor in the Purdue University Libraries & School of Information Studies David Zwicky will share his expertise on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) in Engineering Education with particular emphasis on the Scite research tool.
October 16, 2025

ENE Research Seminar: Q&A Panel on Pathways to Becoming an Engineering Educator

Curious about what it takes to become an engineering educator? Join us for this open Q&A panel featuring faculty, staff, and students from Purdue ENE. Hear candid stories from across career stages and gain insights into the many ways a PhD can shape your future. Whether you’re considering graduate study or simply exploring your next step, this conversation offers inspiration, advice, and connection within the ENE community.
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