Honors and Awards

Faculty and Staff
Honors and Awards

The Purdue Polytechnic Institute celebrates the honors and awards that recognize the dedication of our faculty and staff.

Yingjie Chen

Seed for Success Acorn Award (Nov '24)

Purdue University

Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. degree in the areas of human-computer interaction, information visualization, and visual analytics from the School of Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Canada. He earned Bachelor degree of Engineering from the Tsinghua University (China), and a Master of Science degree in Information Technology from SFU.

Chad Laux

Outstanding Faculty in Engagement Award (May '24)

Purdue Polytechnic

Dr. Laux is currently Associate Professor of Computer & Information Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette and has developed a concentrated area in Lean Six Sigma where he teaches Lean Six Sigma Systems at the Undergraduate and Graduate levels in Computer & Information Technology. His teaching attracts a wide variety of student majors including Computer & Information Technology, Industrial Engineering Technology, Supply Chain Management Technology, and Healthcare Policy and Management.

Alejandra Magana

Outstanding Leadership in Globalization Award (May '24)

Purdue Polytechnic

Learning in STEM fields can be difficult because of complex and abstract concepts. Dr. Magana investigates how educators can leverage the senses of sight and touch to help students better understand abstract STEM concepts as well as computational model-based reasoning to support skills like problem solving. Dr. Magana pairs cyberlearning technologies with traditional instruction to better understand how students learn and help deepen understanding of complex STEM topics.

Greg Strimel

Seed for Success Acorn Award (Nov '24)

Purdue University

To increase a student's design capabilities and help ensure that every student has the opportunity to act, think, and learn like an engineer, Dr. Strimel studies how engineering and technology instructional interventions affect design cognition and performance. To empower the workers of the future, Dr. Strimel promotes problem-solving and other 21st century skills by investigating how to best teach engineering design to P-12 students.

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