His currently researching robotic scenery and interactive technologies for live performance. His research in instructional design and applications of studio models of instruction for technology students has been presented at conferences worldwide. He has been a Faculty Fellow of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute for three years, working with other Fellows on the development of a competency-based, transdisciplinary degree program focusing on lifelong and whole-student learning and the integration of technology and the humanities. Guest Rich Dionne