Tirupalavanam Ganesh

Professional Bio:

Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, PhD., is assistant dean for Engineering Education in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and associate research professor at the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy. He serves as the program coordinator for the Engineering Education concentration in the PhD in Curriculum and Instruction (see http://engineeringed.asu.edu/). Ganesh’s research is largely focused on studying k-12 curricula, integrating engineering in k-12 education, and teaching-learning processes in both the formal and informal settings. He is principal investigator of the National Science Foundation sponsored project (2007-2011) Learning through Engineering Design and Practice aimed at designing, implementing, and systematically studying the impact of an informal middle-school engineering education program.