Category: Women in STEM

Purdue student Abigail Mizzi poses for a photo at the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering

article | Experience

Grad student grateful for mentors’ role in her all-Purdue spaceflight

Graduate student Abigail Mizzi is preparing to make history on the Purdue 1 spaceflight.
Emily Spreen riding in a helicopter.

article | Experience

Achieving dreams, from three Purdue degrees to NASA missions

Emily Spreen doesn’t have one of the most interesting roles in aerospace — she has two.

podcast | Education

Podcast Ep. 147: The Science Behind Modern Fashion: Engineering, Fabrics and Sustainability

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Lauren Bright (BS multidisciplinary engineering ’11), founder and principal consultant of Torus, an innovative textile consulting firm based in Portland, Oregon.  As a Purdue alumna and leader at the intersection...

podcast | Education

Podcast Ep. 146: True Crime, Cold Cases and the ‘CSI’ Effect: A Forensic Science Deep Dive

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Krystal Hans, director of forensic science and assistant professor of forensic entomology at Purdue University.   As the only board-certified forensic entomologist in the Midwest, Krystal is a well-known expert in...
Megan Casey holding a snake.

article | Experience

At Purdue, she dreamed of a healthier planet — now she’s creating it

Before Megan Casey was studying post-wildfire flooding, she was a teenager at camp.

podcast | Education

Podcast Ep. 140: AI Expert Discusses Best Practices for Maintaining Your Authentic Voice

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Kasie Roberson, clinical associate professor in the Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Department in Purdue University’s Mitch Daniels School of Business and head of the Leadership Coaching Institute in...
Purdue alumna Jeremi London smiling.

article | Experience

Purdue alumna contributes to new PBS KIDS show ‘Weather Hunters’

Jeremi London has earned her degrees from Purdue — again and again and again.

podcast | Education

Podcast Ep. 130: Purdue Daniels School of Business Professor and Bestselling Author Cara Putman on Leadership, Guiding Students and Ethics

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Cara Putman, clinical associate professor at Purdue University and director of the Daniels School of Business’ Brock-Wilson Center for Women in Business.  Cara is a visionary Boilermaker and leader in...
Dayle and Claire Alexander pose in front of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket

article | Experience

Identical twin alumnae help Blue Origin, New Glenn shoot for the stars

The thrill of the New Glenn launch was nothing new for sisters Dayle and Claire Alexander.

podcast | Research

Podcast Ep. 125: Purdue Professors Brandon Boor and Nusrat Jung on Their Groundbreaking Indoor Air Quality Research in First-of-Its-Kind Tiny House Lab

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Brandon Boor, the Dr. Margery E. Hoffman Associate Professor in Civil Engineering, and Nusrat Jung, assistant professor of civil engineering.  What’s in the air we breathe indoors? That’s what Brandon...
A photo illustration of children wearing astronaut uniforms

article | Experience

‘Space is for everyone’

Sharon Hagle wants kids to think differently about what it means to be a space explorer.

podcast | Research

Podcast Ep. 121: Purdue Research Series | A Look Into Innovative and Collaborative Boilermaker Research With Karen Plaut 

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Karen Plaut, Purdue University’s executive vice president for research.  Karen oversees Purdue’s expanding $600 million research enterprise, and under her leadership, researchers from across the university are working together to...