Dr. Pratim Sengupta (he/him)

Dr. Pratim Sengupta is a Full Professor of Learning Sciences at Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary where he has also served as Research Chair of STEM Education. He completed his PhD in Learning Sciences at Northwestern University (2009). Prior to coming to the University of Calgary, Dr. Sengupta was a professor at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, where he co-founded and chaired the Learning Sciences PhD program. He is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award (2012) for his research on developing agent-based programming languages and integrating computational modeling in K-12 science and math classrooms, a Paul D. Fleck Award from the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity for his work on public computing, and a Fellow of the International Society for Design and Development in Education. He moved to the University of Calgary in Fall 2015 as one half of a dual-career hire along with his partner, Dr. Pallavi Banerjee, who is a professor in the Sociology department. Prior to his career in the Learning Sciences, Dr. Sengupta attended Presidency College, Kolkata (India), the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (India) and Northwestern University (USA), where he received his underdauate and graduate degrees in Physics.

Dr. Sengupta serves as an Executive Editor of Cognition and Instruction and a Senior Editor (STEM Education) for the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. He is a Visiting and Adjunct Professor at Tata Institute for Fundamental Research - Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education in Mumbai, India. He is a year-round cyclist and an advocate for active mobilities, having led the Infrastructure Group at Bike Calgary until recently.