Alisha Sarang-Sieminski, Ph.D.
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 professor of engineering 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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