Ibrahim H. Yeter, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Natural Science and Science Education Academic Group in the National Institute of Education at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Prior joining NIE/NTU, he was appointed as a Postdoctoral Fellow at both the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University and the School of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering at Purdue University.

He has national and international teaching experience and is a certified and licensed educator both in his native country and the US. He also actively collaborates with various distinguished scholars from Europe and the US as an advisory board member for research and grant programs. He is currently an affiliated faculty member of the Centre for Research and Development in Learning (CRADLE) at NTU. In addition, he is currently the director of the World MOON (More Observation Of Nature) Project, which has enabled several thousand students and their teachers worldwide to collaborate on aerospace engineering and STEM education focused activities.

Throughout his academic career he has worked with several international and national projects and grants related to computational thinking & pedagogy, STEM/engineering education and learning analytics in a diverse urban context with over 28M USD in funding within K-16 grade levels. The funded projects were supported by, but not limited to, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation.

His current research focuses on Computational Thinking & Pedagogy, Engineering Education & Psychology, Artificial Intelligence in Education, Machine Learning Education, Design Thinking, and Learning Analytics.

Academic Background
PhD, Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Texas Tech University
MS, Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas Tech University
MEd, Teaching and Learning, College of Education, Clemson University
Language Institute, Georgia Tech Professional Education, Georgia Institute of Technology

Professional Organisations
National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

Awards
2019 Best Paper Award, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference and Exhibition, Tampa, Florida, USA
2016 Best Paper Award, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
2016 National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Award for ESERA Summer PhD School, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
2014 Jhumki Basu Scholar, National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Courses
Understanding the Physics Curriculum
Computing and Information Technology
Global STEM Education
Curriculum Theory: Design and Development
Introduction to Educational Research

Research Interests
Computational Thinking & Pedagogy
Engineering Education & Psychology
Artificial Intelligence in Education
Machine Learning Education
Design Thinking
Learning Analytics

Professional Activities
Publication Advisory Committee, National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), (2019-Present)

Editorial Review Board
Journal of Science Teacher Education (2017-2020)
Innovations in Science Teacher Education (2017-2020)
Electronic Journal of Science Education (2016-2020)

Reviewer
European Journal of Engineering Education (2018-Present)
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education – Science (2017-2018)

Invited Reviewer
Indiana Space Grant Consortium, Purdue University, USA (2019)
National Selection Committee (NSC) for the U.S. Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) (2018)

Conference Planning Committee
Equity and Ethics Pre-Conference Planning Committee, National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Conference, USA (2014-2015)
Texas Education Intervention Research Collaborative (TEIRC) Conference, USA (2013)
Southwest Association for Science Teacher Education (SW-ASTE) Conference, USA (2011)

Invited Speaker
Yeter, I.H. (February, 2021). Computational thinking competencies and its application in Singapore setting. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Yeter, I.H. (August, 2020). Bringing computational thinking and engineering education in an integrated STEM+C education: A Proposed Agenda for Turkey. Sakarya University, Turkey.
Yeter, I.H. (May, 2020). Emerging computational thinking and engineering education in the context of Turkey: An overview. The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Ankara, Turkey.
Yeter, I.H. & Diordieva, C. (April, 2020). Application of computational thinking and engineering education in the US educational setting. The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Ankara, Turkey.
Yeter, I.H. & Diordieva, C. (April, 2019). Empowering elementary pre-service teachers’ engineering and computational thinking competencies. Escola Superior de Educação, Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Santarem, Portugal.
Yeter, I.H. (February, 2019). Evidence-based computational thinking and engineering practices. Department of Computer and Information Technology, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Yeter, I.H. (November, 2018). Be a competitive candidate: Getting a post-doc position. Future Engineering Faculty and Professional Development Series, College of Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Yeter, I.H. (November, 2018). Time to rethink: Advantages of being a postdoctoral researcher in engineering education fields. College of Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Yeter, I.H. (June, 2018). The incorporation of bioenergy in STEM curricula. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Yeter, I.H. (June, 2016). A pathway to engineering education: Opportunities, challenges, and success. Panelist. Action on Diversity. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA