Engineering movement: Inside Mitchell Steele’s hands-on path to biomedical innovation

Mitchell Steele standing in the Chiefs football field

For many students, time spent with doctors and physical therapists comes after an injury. For Mitchell Steele, however, it’s an opportunity that has become a part of his everyday life. 

Steele is majoring in biomedical engineering with an emphasis in biomechanics and mechanobiology, along with a minor in mathematics. In addition to his coursework, he serves as lab coordinator at WSU’s Motion Assessment Lab, where he studies human movement and injury and further develops his skills through the university’s applied learning initiative.