Dr. Rachel Surowiec is currently an Assistant Professor at the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering (Purdue University) and the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (Indiana University School of Medicine, Courtesy Appointment). Following her Master’s in Biomechanics, she was a Senior Research Scientist dually appointed within the Department of Imaging Research and Biomedical Engineering at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colorado. She returned to academia and received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering with a Biomedical Imaging Concentration at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her first Postdoctoral appointment was at the Center for Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology at the University of Michigan, followed by a postdoctoral appointment within the Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. She is passionate about research and mentorship. Her lab, the Quantitative Biomedical Imaging and Spectroscopy Lab, operates at the intersection of novel medical imaging, deep and machine learning, biomechanics, and musculoskeletal biology to solve complex problems with clear translational value. Beyond the lab, she loves hanging with her three amazing kids, running (slowly), and gardening (totally subpar).