Phil Sands

Phil Sands is a dedicated computer science educator who served as the K-12 Outreach Coordinator for Computer Science at Purdue University from 2013 to 2020. His diverse career spans software engineering and education, including 6 years as a software engineer and 7 years teaching computer programming and statistics at high schools in Washington D.C. and Michigan. After completing his undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan in 2001, he pursued teacher certification at Eastern Michigan University and later earned his Ph.D. from Michigan State University. Currently, he serves as a Professor of Instruction in Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University, where he continues his commitment to computer science education and outreach.