Yağmur Önder

Who am I?

I am a third-year undergraduate majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Global Engineering Studies. My motivation in my studies is to understand the world both mechanically and socially. I have a social and cultural anthropology background from high school, where I studied language, identity, and conflict. My work in Engineering Education has involved understanding women’s experiences in engineering through intersectionality and studying engineering curriculum development across different cultural contexts. My most recent role involves working to understand how 3D modeling can be taught to diverse learners in the Localized Engineering Displacement project.

Research Interests

Identity development in engineers/engineering students 

• Intersectionality theory 

• 2nd-generation immigrants and their relationship with ethnic identity and language 

• Dynamic modeling

Professional Experience 

• Purdue Global Engineering Alliance for Research and Education (GEARE)

Education 

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University (expected 2024)

Hobbies

• Lifting/Tennis/Running 

• Reading