Broadening participation in engineering is a central part of my academic mission. I view outreach as an extension of teaching and mentorship — creating early, welcoming entry points into robotics for students from diverse and historically underrepresented backgrounds.

Blue Sky Summer Scholars Program — MARS Lab

Jun 2025

Hosted an interactive lab tour for Ivy Tech Community College students — robot demonstrations, perception-based manipulation examples, and discussions on pathways into engineering and research. Purdue MEP Program →

Lab tour & demos

Hands-on activity

Group Q&A

MITE — Multiethnic Introduction to Engineering

Jul 2025

Interactive robotics demonstrations and mentoring for pre-college students. Focused on relating foundational math and physics to real robotic systems, fostering curiosity and early engineering confidence. Purdue MEP →

Robotics demo (GIF)

Hands-on exploration

Lab tour

Purdue FIRST Robotics

Sep 2025

Outreach through FIRST Robotics, introducing students to how mechanical design, sensing, and programming work together in real robotic systems. FIRST Robotics →

Outreach session

Hands-on demo

Lab visit & Q&A

PREFACE Summer Program

Jun 2025

Engaged incoming engineering students during university transition — mentoring, academic preparedness, and hands-on introduction to robotics and intelligent systems. PREFACE →

Robot intro (GIF)

Mentoring session

Lab demo

PREFACE Summer Program

Jun 2024

Guided lab tours and interactive demonstrations for first-generation and underrepresented engineering students.

Guided lab tour

Interactive demo

Building confidence

MITE — Multiethnic Introduction to Engineering

Jun 2024

Robotics demonstrations, lab tours, and informal mentoring for pre-college students — emphasizing STEM identity, engineering pathways, and hands-on discovery.

Robotics demo

System walkthrough

Engineering pathways