WILLIAM WALLS

William Walls is a Design & Technology Coach at Purdue Polytechnic High School – Broad Ripple, where he teaches engineering, manufacturing, and design courses while leading the development of an industry-aligned makerspace program. With a background spanning engineering education, digital fabrication, ceramics, woodworking, robotics, and computer-integrated manufacturing, his work centers on creating authentic, hands-on learning experiences that mirror real engineering practice. 

Walls holds a Bachelor of Science from Purdue University and a Master of Science in Leadership in STEM Education, and he is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Technology through Purdue’s Polytechnic Institute. His professional focus lies at the intersection of curriculum design, emerging technologies, and workforce readiness, with a particular emphasis on integrating microelectronics concepts into secondary engineering pathways. Through project-based learning, students in his classes engage with electronics, sensors, fabrication workflows, and system-level thinking that reflect modern microelectronics and advanced manufacturing industries. 

Beyond the classroom, Walls collaborates with industry partners, higher education institutions, and community organizations to expand access to cutting-edge STEM opportunities. As a Microelectronics Master Teacher Fellow through the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, he is committed to strengthening teacher capacity, broadening participation in microelectronics education, and preparing students to navigate and shape the technologies that increasingly define the modern world.