Miller Theater
Thursday June 12, 2025
12:30 PM ET

Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Stacy Klein-Gardner

Dr. Stacy Klein-Gardner received a BSE in biomedical and electrical engineering from Duke University in 1991. She then earned her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Drexel University in 1993 and her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1996. She currently serves on the Drexel School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems' Executive Advisory Council.
Stacy Klein-Gardner's career focuses on growing the engineering workforce, giving all students an engineering literacy, and developing high quality teacher professional development in engineering. She is the founding Executive Director of Engineering for US All (e4usa), the non-profit company, having served as the co-PI and co-Director of the NSF-funded Engineering for US All (e4usa) project. Dr. Klein-Gardner is also an Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University where she provides educational evaluation for the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering’s NIH-funded T32 training grant. She is very active in the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), formerly serving as the chair of the ASEE P12 Commission and the PCEE division. She is a Fellow of ASEE and AIMBE.

Elisabeth Papazoglou Inspired Leadership Award:

The Elisabeth Papazoglou Inspired Leadership Award is given in annual memory of her. The award is given in recognition of an individual who demonstrates exceptional abilities to lead, serve, collaborate, and inspire with broad impact and special distinction.

Winner: Dr. Stacy Klein-Gardner

Undergraduate Speaker:
Eva Kraus

BS/MS in Biomedical Engineering

Graduate Student Speaker:
Ashkan Bigdeli

Bioinformatics Specialist at Penn Medicine