Alisha Sarang-Sieminski, Ph.D.

Associate Dean
Associate Professor of Bioengineering
Milas Hall 256
Education
Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of PennsylvaniaB.S., Chemical Engineering, MIT
Select Courses Taught
Senior Capstone in Engineering (SCOPE)Biomedical Device Design
Topics in Bioengineering
Research
Human-centered designAccessibility
Cell mechanics
Biography
Dr. Alisha Sarang-Sieminski is an associate dean and an associate professor of bioengineering at Olin College. They have a BS in chemical engineering from MIT, a PhD in bioengineering from University of Pennsylvania, and did their postdoctoral work in the Biological Engineering Division at MIT. Their work has been funded through a predoctoral fellowship from the Whitaker foundation, a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award post-doctoral fellowship from the NSF, and research funding for work at Olin from both the NSF and the NIH.
Dr. Sarang-Sieminski is passionate about undergraduate education and using design to make a difference in people’s lives. Since coming to Olin, they have enjoyed developing a number of new Bioengineering courses including Topics in Bioengineering and Biomedical Device Design. Their research interests involve using low-tech approaches to improving accessibility for people.
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