Dana Weinstein
Former Associate Dean for Graduate Education, College of Engineering; Professor, Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Senior Research Fellow, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy; Women in Engineering Chair; IEEE Society for Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control; General Co-Chair, IEEE MEMS 2024; Eema (Hebrew for “mom”), Sophia (age 8) and Tess (age 6)
| Campus: | West Lafayette |
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| Email: | danaw@purdue.edu |
Bio
Graduate Degree and Field: Ph.D. in Applied Physics
Previous academic institutions: B.A. Physics, Astrophysics, UC Berkeley; Ph.D., Applied Physics, Cornell University; Assistant/Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Associate/Full Professor, Purdue University
Best piece of advice given/received for graduate school: With regard to graduate research: pick your advisor well. Make sure their advising style meshes well with your learning/working style. Make sure they foster a positive culture in their lab and have your best interests (career and well being) at heart. Once you've found that, dive in and embrace the challenges of discovering and inventing new things!
What I love about GradTrack: I love the community and networking that GradTrack offers to both undergraduate participants and graduate mentors. This, coupled with the plethora of insights and preparation, really sets everyone up for success.