Sarah D. Olson is the William Steur Professor and Department Head of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Department of Mathematical Sciences, with joint appointments in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology and Biomedical Engineering. She holds a BA from Providence College (2003), an MS from the University of Rhode Island (2005), and a PhD from North Carolina State University (2008). BA, Providence College (2003) MS, University of Rhode Island (2005) PhD, North Carolina State University (2008) Dr. Olson’s research focuses on mathematical biology , particularly computational biofluids and scientific computing . Her work explores micro-swimmer models , centrosome movement in mitosis , and agent-based models in heterogeneous environments . She develops methodologies for Bayesian parameter estimation and hydrodynamic interaction analysis , with applications to sperm motility , cell division , and biomedical micro-swimmers . Her recent 15 articles (2011–2023) span topics including centrosome clustering , Brinkman fluid dynamics , flagellar waveforms , and viscoelastic micro-swimmers . These studies employ regularized Stokeslets , Bayesian uncertainty quantification , and agent-based simulations to advance understanding of biological fluid-structure interactions and parameter estimation in biological systems . Dr. Olson collaborates with institutions such as Brown University’s Center for Computation and Visualization , supported by NSF grants (DMS-1455270, DMS-1521266, DMS-1552903). Her work bridges applied mathematics , biophysics , and computational biology .









