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Ellen Garven (egarven)

Ellen Garven

Lecturer

Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Edwin A. Stevens Hall 201ANNEX

[email protected]

Education

PhD (2023) Drexel University (Biomedical Engineering)
MS (2018) Drexel University (Biomedical Engineering)
BS (2014) Tufts University (Physics)

General Information

Dr. Garven has experience in academia and industry using modeling and simulation to evaluate cardiovascular device design. Her doctoral research focused on building multiscale fluid dynamics models of the circulation following a congenital heart surgery and she continued using computational techniques during her postdoctoral research to work on the design of a lymphatic organ-on-a-chip device.

She is passionate about engineering education, and pursued pedagogical training for Undergraduate STEM Education as part of her doctoral program. In particular, she enjoys teaching mathematical modeling in biomedical applications.

Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University
Graduate Research Fellow, Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University
Algorithm Engineer, HeartWare Inc., Framingham MA
Bachelor of Science, Physics, Tufts University

Professional Societies

ASEE – American Society for Engineering Education Member

Courses

PRV203 Frontiers in Technology: Biotechnology
BME512 Engineering Physiology Laboratory I (2025F)
BME343 Biotransport (2026S)
BME344 Biotransport Laboratory (2026S)