Scott F. Lempka, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan with a secondary appointment in the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Lempka is the Director of Neuromodulation in the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center and the Principal Investigator of the Neuromodulation Laboratory. His research group utilizes engineering approaches, such as computational modeling, to study the mechanisms of action of clinical neuromodulation therapies for chronic pain management and other neurological disorders. Prior to joining the University of Michigan in 2017, Dr. Lempka earned a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Saint Louis University in 2004 and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 2008 and 2010. His dissertation work focused on the use of computational and experimental techniques to characterize the interface between neural stimulation and recording electrodes and the surrounding tissue. He performed his postdoctoral training at the Cleveland Clinic and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in the area of neurostimulation for chronic pain management.