Category: CATALYST

Grand Universe planning liftoff in Hamilton County

Inside Indiana Business discusses future Grand Universe, “the most magnificent planetarium in the country," which will use educational programs, summer camps and after-school programs developed by Purdue University’s Center for Advancing the Teaching and Learning of STEM (CATALYST).

Lynn Bryan, executive director of CATALYST, and a student seated at a table and smiling for a photo. On the table in front of them is a wooden wind turbine model.

ICHE awards STEM Teacher Recruitment Grant for 4th time to College’s CATALYST

For the fourth time, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) awarded a STEM Teacher Recruitment Grant to the Center for Advancing the Teaching and Learning of STEM (CATALYST) for innovative programming in the Purdue University College of Education. The...

Asunda named as 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Kenya

Paul Asunda has been named as a 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholar and will partner on a project in Kenya.

Encouraging girls to see themselves as STEM problem-solvers who make a difference

A Boilermaker Educator founded Girls Excelling in Math and Science (GEMS) to inspire her daughter – and all girls – to take higher-level math and science classes in high school and beyond.

U.S. Embassy-Kazakhstan funds Asunda’s international STEM instruction proposal

The Embassy of the United States of America in Kazakhstan - American Councils for International Education will fund Paul A. Asunda’s proposal, “Leading Academic Transformation: Enhancing STEM Instructional Methods”. The project was selected as it fulfills the goals of the...

STEM educators converge on Purdue campus for annual conference

The 8th annual Indiana STEM Education Conference took place on January 12 at Purdue University, sponsored by Purdue’s Center for Advancing the Teaching and Learning of STEM (CATALYST), the College of Education, 1st Maker Space, Amplify, Comcast, Get More Math, LEGO Education, Keep Indiana Learning, STEM Synergy, NearSpace Education, Purdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, STEM Education Works, Tallo, and TinkRworks.