Dr. Ann Saterbak

Biography

Ann Saterbak is the Director of the Duke Engineering First-Year Experience and a Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. She is a nationally recognized engineering educator focused on creating undergraduate programs that enhance students' problem-solving skills using real-world problems and inquiry-based learning. In Fall 2017, Saterbak launched a hands-on design course for first-year Pratt students. Before joining Duke, she served as the Associate Dean of Engineering Education and a full teaching professor of bioengineering at the George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice University, where she implemented a successful first-year engineering design course. Her exceptional teaching at Rice earned her four university-wide teaching awards. Saterbak is the lead author of the textbook 'Bioengineering Fundamentals' and has significantly contributed to educational practices in biomedical engineering, gaining recognition as a fellow of both the Biomedical Engineering Society and the American Society for Engineering Education. Additionally, she is a frequent presenter of educational materials at ASEE and BMES conferences. Saterbak has also been involved in developing an undergraduate bioengineering laboratory at Rice, drawing on four years of industry experience with Shell Development Company.

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