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Nicholas Lux

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2010Rising activity
Engineering Education and PedagogyEducation and Technology IntegrationIndigenous and Place-Based EducationEngineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentGeography Education and Pedagogy

Publications

36

Citations

141

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

17

Publishing since 2010

Research summary
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Nicholas Lux's work focuses on engineering and STEM education, particularly how technology and games (such as Minecraft) can help students develop spatial reasoning skills. He also studies teacher preparation and educational engagement in rural communities, including how preservice teachers use digital tools to connect with rural settings.

STEM and engineering educationSpatial reasoning and game-based learningRural education and community engagementTeacher preparation and technology integrationInformal and outdoor science learning

Publication output has been uneven but shows an overall increase in recent years, with a notable spike in 2020 and again in 2024 after periods of little to no output.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.4/year recently
2017: 1 publication1718192020: 6 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 3 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 8 publications8242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings×3
  • Theory & Practice in Rural Education×2
  • Education Sciences×2
  • 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings×2
  • Science and Children×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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