Dr. Katherine M. Steele is the Peterson Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington. She earned her BS in Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. Her research focuses on using novel computational and experimental tools to enable human movement and improve treatment quality for individuals with cerebral palsy, stroke, and other neurological disorders. Her team strives to connect engineering, medicine, and accessible design to create solutions that can advance our understanding of human mobility and translate research results to the clinic and daily life. She has previously worked as an engineer in multiple hospitals including the Cleveland Clinic, The Children's Hospital of Colorado, and Lucille Packard Children's Hospital. For her research and innovations, she has been awarded a Career Development Award in Rehabilitation Engineering from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation CAREER Early Faculty Development Award, and the American Society of Biomechanics Young Scientist Award.