Biography

Dr. Brittany Newell is an associate professor at Purdue University in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute School of Engineering Technology. Brittany received her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Purdue University. She then worked in industry as a Quality Manager for a contract manufacturing company before joining the Purdue faculty. Brittany completed her Ph.D. in the field of electroactive polymers for industrial applications. Her current research interests are focused on adaptive structures, energy transduction, and methods of manufacturing these materials. She focuses on additive manufacturing techniques for material sensors and actuators and their characterization and production.

Education

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

B.S. in Biomedical Engineering,  May 2009

M.S. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, December 2010

PhD in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, December 2012