In this episode, we’ll have a conversation with Dr. Donna Riley, the Kamyar Haghighi Head of Engineering Education and discuss the origin of the first School of Engineering Education in the world, the transformation of our First-Year Engineering program, and how we adapted to the Covid-19 pandemic.  Dr. Riley shares about the founder of Purdue's School of Engineering Education, Kamyar Haghighi and his vision for the first School of Engineering Education in the world.  She also discusses the research based approach used to transform the First-Year Engineering program to increase student engagement and retention.  Prior to becoming Head of the Purdue’s School of Engineering Education Dr. Riley was Professor and Interim Head in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. From 2013 to 2015, she served as Program Director for Engineering Education at the National Science Foundation (NSF). Riley spent thirteen years as a founding faculty member of the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College, the first engineering program at a U.S. women’s college.  Riley earned a B.S.E. in chemical engineering from Princeton University and a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in Engineering and Public Policy. She is a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education.  See full bio.

Eric Nauman, a professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University discusses his work to reduce head injuries in sports.

Nina Mahmoudian, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University shares about her work with controlling individual and multiple autonomous vehicles in harsh dynamic environments, addressing challenges that currently limit the use of autonomous vehicles in unknown complex situations.

Greg Shaver, a mechanical engineering professor at Purdue University discusses his work with connected Class 8 trucks and autonomous truck platooning.

Ran Dai, associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics discusses her research on controlling autonomous systems in unmanned ground/aerial vehicles

Carson Slabaugh, assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Purdue University, discusses his advanced propulsion and combustion research at Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories.

In this episode, we meet Dr. Mohit Verma, an assistant professor in Agriculture and Biological Engineering at Purdue University and learn more about his work to develop a rapid diagnostic tool for Covid-19.

In this episode we meet Dr. Dennis Buckmaster, a professor in Agriculture and Biological Engineering and Dean’s Fellow for Digital Agriculture in the College of Agriculture and learn more about his many projects involving digital agriculture.

Maria Dadarlat, an assistant professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University, discusses her work in neuroscience and neural engineering. Her research is aimed at developing artificial sensation for brain-machine interfaces, which could ultimately help restore motor control to people who have lost the ability to move due to paralysis or injury.

Krishna Jayant, an assistant professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University, discusses his research on the application of technology to neuroscience.