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Faculty and Staff

Directors

Peter Bermel

SCALE Co-Director
Elmore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Purdue University

pbermel@purdue.edu

Kerrie Douglas

SCALE Co-Director
Associate Professor of Engineering Education
Purdue University

douglask@purdue.edu

Thomas Mckinley

Managing Director
Purdue University

mckinltl@purdue.edu

Lead Team Members

Melissa Dyehouse

Research Associate Professor
Purdue University

mdyehous@purdue.edu

Tamara Moore

Professor of Engineering Education and University Faculty Scholar
Purdue University

tamara@purdue.edu

Ale Strachan

Reilly Professor of Materials Engineering
Purdue University

strachan@purdue.edu

Operations

Jill Folkerts

Senior Curriculum Development Specialist
Purdue University

jfolkert@purdue.edu

Brandis Hosler

Research Administration Specialist
Purdue University

bhosler@purdue.edu

Laura Maynard

Research Account Specialist
Purdue University

lkmaynar@purdue.edu

Christopher Sowers

SCALE Work Experience Leader
Purdue University

csowers@purdue.edu

Rena Sterrett

SCALE K-12 Senior Project Manager
Purdue University

rsterret@purdue.edu

Gabriella Torres

SCALE Student Experiences Leader
Purdue University

gmtorres@purdue.edu

Margaret ‘Marge’ Wu

MEST Evaluation Coordinator
Senior Research Analyst
Purdue University

margewu@purdue.edu

Administration

Mignon Evans

Lead Administrative Assistant
Purdue University

mvevans@purdue.edu

Faculty/Principal Investigators

Mike Alles

PI/Co-Lead
Vanderbilt University

Vertical: RH

mike.alles@vanderbilt.edu

Joerg Appenzeller

Co-Lead
Purdue University

Vertical: SOC

appenzeller@purdue.edu

Sammakia Baghat

Distinguished Professor
SUNY - Binghampton

Vertical:

baghat@binghamton.edu

Muhannad Bakir

Fielder Professor
Georgia Tech

Vertical: HI/AP

mbakir@ece.gatech.edu

Shubhra Bansal

Associate Professor
Purdue University

Vertical: HI/AP

bansal91@purdue.edu

Hugh Barnaby

PI
Arizona State University

Vertical: RH

hbarnaby@asu.edu

Dhruv Bhate

Associate Professor
Arizona State University

Vertical: HI/AP

dpbhate@asu.edu

Steve Bibyk

PI/Lead
The Ohio State University

Vertical: SOC

bibyk.1@osu.edu

David Crandall

PI/Lead
Indiana University

Vertical: ESS/AI

djcran@indiana.edu

John Cressler

PI
Georgia Tech

Vertical: RH

cressler@ece.gatech.edu

Will Ebel

PI
St. Louis University

Vertical: RH

ebelwj@slu.edu

Duane Embree

PI
Draper

Vertical: RH

dembree@draper.com

Ayman Fayed

Professor
Ohio State University

Vertical:

fayed.1@osu.edu

McCluskey Francis Patrick

Professor
University of Maryland

Vertical:

mcclupa@umd.edu

Ganesh Subbarayan

Former Co-Lead
Purdue University

Vertical: HI/AP

gss@purdue.edu

Allen Garner

Tech Lead
Purdue University

Vertical:

algarner@purdue.edu

Carol Handwerker

Former Co-Lead
Purdue University

Vertical: HI/AP

handwerker@purdue.edu

Mark Johnson

Senior Lecturer
Purdue University

Vertical:

mcjohnso@purdue.edu

Kevin Kornegay

Professor
Morgan State University

Vertical:

Kevin.Kornegay@morgan.edu

Daniel Loveless

PI
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Vertical: RH

daniel-loveless@utc.edu

Andrew Lukefahr

PI
Indiana University

Vertical: RH

lukefahr@iu.edu

Hongmei Luo

PI
New Mexico State University

Vertical: RH

hluo@nmsu.edu

Amy Marconnet

Co-Lead and Associate Professor Of Mechanical Engr

Vertical: HI/AP

marconnet@purdue.edu

John McClory

PI
Air Force Institute of Technology

Vertical: RH

John.McClory@afit.edu

Tamara Moore

Professor of Engineering Education and University Faculty Scholar
Purdue University

Vertical: K-12

tamara@purdue.edu

Borivoje Nikolic

Tech Lead
University of California - Berkeley

Vertical:

bora@eecs.berkeley.edu

Zoya Popovic

Professor
University of Colorado - Boulder

Vertical:

zoya.popovic@colorado.edu

Anand Raghunathan

Co-Lead
Purdue University

Vertical: SOC

raghunathan@purdue.edu

Don Reising

Associate Professor
University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Vertical:

donald-reising@utc.edu

Bahgat Sammakia

PI
SUNY Binghamton

Vertical: HI/AP

bahgat@binghamton.edu

Scott Schiffres

Associate Professor

Vertical: HI/AP

sschiffr@binghamton.edu

Sujeet Shenoi

Professor

Vertical:

sujeet@utulsa.edu

Ale Strachan

Reilly Professor of Materials Engineering
Purdue University

Vertical:

strachan@purdue.edu

Christopher Sweet

PI
University of Notre Dame

Vertical: ESS/AI

chris.sweet@nd.edu

Ebel Will

Assistant Professor
St. Louis University

Vertical:

ebelwjslu@gmail.com

Mike Wirthlin

PI
Brigham Young University

Vertical: RH

wirthlin@byu.edu

Shimeng Yu

Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology

Vertical:

shimeng.yu@ece.gatech.edu