Caleb Kruse

Trine University - Allen School of Engineering & Computing
Instructor
B.S. - Trine University
M.S. - Purdue University
Fawick 253
260.665.4359 | krusec@trine.edu

I'm a proud Trine alum who's excited to return to the place that shaped so much of who I am—this time as a faculty member. As a student, I was deeply involved across campus with numerous organizations. Those experiences gave me a strong foundation not only in leadership and collaboration, but also in the kind of community I now look forward to fostering with my own students.

That passion took me to Purdue, where I worked with hypergolic propellants and spent a good chunk of time around high-pressure systems, catalysts and vacuum chambers that mimicked the edge of space.

Now I teach mechanical engineering with a focus on aerospace topics. I'm beyond excited to be back at Trine, helping students explore the same fields that sparked my interests.