Graduate Education

The Office of Graduate Education oversees and coordinates graduate programs within the College of Engineering. It administers College of Engineering fellowship programs, serves as a liaison within the Graduate School, coordinates efforts to improve the quality of life for graduate students in the College, and promotes programs to help graduate students develop skills necessary for leadership roles in the technical community. The office also supports the development of interdisciplinary programs and encourages graduate student participation in them.

Office of Graduate Programs
Purdue University
Armstrong Hall
701 W Stadium Avenue
West Lafayette, IN 47907

Phone: 765-494-4873
Fax: 765-496-1466

For more information, visit the Graduate Education web site.

Tamara Kinzer-Ursem
Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Education
Marta E. Gross Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering, Global Engineering Program
West Lafayette
Stefanie Porter
Lead Administrative Assistant
West Lafayette
Janet Beagle
Managing Director of Graduate Programs
West Lafayette
Ashlee Zink
Lead Administrative Assistant
West Lafayette
Jacqueline McDermott
Associate Director of Graduate Student Partnerships and Access
West Lafayette
Colleen Coulter
Assistant Director of Graduate Recruitment
West Lafayette
Wai Sei Lim Diemer
Senior Program Administration Specialist
Indianapolis
Eric VandeVoorde
Senior Director, Professional Master’s Programs in Engineering
West Lafayette
Karen Hull
Assistant Director, Master’s of Engineering Management
West Lafayette
Katherine Hutsell
Senior Career Advisor, Professional Master's Programs in Engineering
West Lafayette
Tyler West
Outreach Specialist, Master’s of Engineering Management
West Lafayette
Rendi Tharp
Senior Program Assistant
West Lafayette
Gerald Janecko
Assistant Director, Professional Master's Programs in Engineering
West Lafayette
John Howarter
Director of Engineering Undergraduate Research Office (EURO), Associate Professor of Materials Engineering/Environmental and Ecological Engineering
Materials Engineering, Environmental & Ecological Engineering, Global Engineering Program
West Lafayette
Kay Kobak
Associate Director of Engineering Undergraduate Research Office (EURO)
West Lafayette
Fahad Alqahtani
Graduate Assistant – Data Reporting
West Lafayette
Aishwarya Devi Akila Pandian
Graduate Assistant – Graduate Database Administrator
West Lafayette
Nia Keith
Graduate Assistant – Graduate Recruitment and Programming
West Lafayette
Ajinkya Nawarkar
Graduate Assistant – Graduate Database Administrator
West Lafayette
Roshan Mani Rao Ram
Research Assistant in Graduate Recruitment
West Lafayette