(331a) Engineering Opportunities for the Next Generation through Technical Innovations and Academic Leadership

Elise Morgan is the Maysarah K. Sukkar Professor of Engineering Design and Innovation at Boston University. In July 2023, Dr. Morgan assumed the position of interim dean of Boston University’s College of Engineering. Prior to serving as dean, she was the Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development and the founding director of the Center for Multiscale and Translational Mechanobiology at Boston University.

Dr. Morgan received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California Berkeley and was a postdoctoral fellow in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Surgery at Stanford University.

Dr. Morgan’s research group focuses on the mechanical behavior and mechanobiology of skeletal tissues. Her research has been continuously funded from federal and foundation-sponsored awards since 2005. She is the recipient of several research awards, including the 2013 Kappa Delta Young Investigator Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. She is also a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Through her teaching, mentoring, and leadership, Dr. Morgan is strongly committed to expanding access, opportunity, equity, and inclusion for all individuals in science and engineering. She is passionate about the power of engineering to create opportunities for individuals, communities, and entire nations, through technological innovation and upward mobility.