Karen Marie Haberstroh
Assistant Professor of Engineering (Research):
Engineering
Phone: +1 401 863 2858
Karen_Marie_Haberstroh@brown.edu
Biography
Karen M. Haberstroh is the Director of STEM Outreach and an Assistant Professor of Research (Engineering) at Brown University. Prior to joining Brown, she served as an assistant professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University. Her degrees are in biomedical engineering from Brown University (Sc.B., 1995) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (M.S., 1996; Ph.D., 2000). Prof. Haberstroh's research addresses the use of novel nano-structured polymeric materials in soft tissue engineering applications. In addition to her research accomplishments, Dr. Haberstroh is dedicated to engineering and science education, and especially focuses on novel methods of education geared towards increasing the percentages of females and minorities in various physical science fields. Finally, she has worked to build connections between the Providence Public School system and Brown University, so that students in the rising generation might consider futures in science.
Awards
1995-1996: Graduate School Fellowship. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
1996-1997: General Electric "Faculty for the Future" Graduate Fellowship. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
1997: Founders Award of Excellence. Awarded to less than 1% of the graduate student body. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
Inducted 1998: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
1998: Paul B. Daitch Travel Award. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
1998: Graduate Student Travel Award. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH.
1998-1999: General Electric "Faculty for the Future - Topper" Graduate Fellowship. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
1999: General Electric "Faculty for the Future – Junior Faculty Coupon". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
1999: Paul B. Daitch Travel Award. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
1999: Graduate Student Travel Award. BMES/EMBS Joint Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
2000: Karen and Lester Gerhardt Prize. Awarded in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and promise for a successful career. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
2001: The New Clinical Investigator Award. Awarded in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the field of biomedical research, The Society for Physical Regulation in Biology and Medicine.
2001: Purdue Research Foundation International Travel Award. Awarded for participation in the 5th International Conference on Cellular Engineering, Aachen, Germany. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Inducted 2001: Kappa Delta Pi, The Education National Honors Society. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
2001: Outstanding Faculty Award. Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
2003: Purdue Research Foundation International Travel Award. Awarded for participation in the THERMEC '2003 Meeting, Madrid, Spain. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
2003: Outstanding Faculty Award. Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Affiliations
1991-1995: Society of Women Engineers. Brown University, Providence, RI.
1995-2000 (President 1995-1996): IEEE/Engineers in Medicine and Biology Society. Student Chapter Member, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
1995-2000: Biomedical Engineering Society. Student Chapter Member, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
1998-Present: Biomedical Engineering Society. National Chapter Member.
2001-Present: American Society for Engineering Education. National Chapter Member.
2001-Present: Society for Biomaterials. National Chapter Member.
2001-Present: Kappa Delta Pi, National Chapter Member.
2003-Present: American Heart Association and the Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, National Chapter Member.
Teaching
Courses Developed and Taught
1. Physics/Technology; Summer Enrichment Program. Office of Minority Student Affairs, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. Number of Students: 15
2. Molecular Biology; Summer Enrichment Program. Office of Minority Student Affairs, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. Number of Students: 6
3. Introduction to Engineering Analysis – Laptop/Studio Format; Aided in the development, and also the instruction, of the pilot studio/laptop program. Core Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. Number of Students: 54
4. Cellular Biomechanics; Principles of Biomedical Engineering I (BME 601) Module II; Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Number of Students: 19 (in 2000), 22 (in 2001), 21 (in 2002), and 22 (in 2003).
5. Biomechanics (BME 595O); Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Number of Students: 12 (in 2001), 21 (in 2002), 14 (in 2003), and 14 (in 2004).
6. Biomedical Engineering Graduate Seminar (BME 595S); Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Number of Students: 19 (in 2004).
7. Biomechanics of Soft and Hard Tissues (BME 204); Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Number of Students: 38 (in 2005).
8. BME Laboratory II (BME 206); Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Number of Students: 38 (in 2005).
9. EN2: Transforming Society- Technology and Choices for the Future; Division of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI. Number of Students: 42 (in 2006) and 95 (currently pre-registered for spring 2007).
10. EN3: Introduction to Engineering Advanced Section; Division of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI. Number of Students: 46 (in 2006).
Curriculum Vitae
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