Karl A. Smith is Emeritus Cooperative Learning Professor of Engineering Education, School of Engineering Education, at Purdue University. He is also Emeritus Professor of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, Morse-Alumni Distinguished University Teaching Professor, and Faculty Member, Technological Leadership Institute at the University of Minnesota. He joined the University of Minnesota in 1972 and started his academic career as a materials processing engineering researcher. In 1991 he changed careers to focus on engineering education research and in 2006 he accepted a part time position as Cooperative Learning Professor, School of Engineering Education, Purdue University to help start the engineering education PhD program in the College of Engineering. His research and development interests include building research and innovation capabilities in engineering education; faculty and graduate student professional development; and the role of cooperation in learning and design. Karl has over 40 years of experience working with faculty to redesign their courses and programs to improve student learning. He adapted the cooperative learning model to engineering education and has helped many faculty and graduate students with implementation. He wrote or co-wrote eight books including How to model it: Problem solving for the computer age, Cooperative learning: Increasing college faculty instructional productivity, New paradigms for college teaching, Strategies for energizing large classes: From small groups to learning communities, Active learning: Cooperation in the college classroom, and Teamwork and project management. His bachelor’s and master’s degrees are in metallurgical engineering from Michigan Technological University and his Ph.D. is in educational psychology from the University of Minnesota.