Biomedical Engineering
(BMEG)
Professors: James W. Baish, William E. King Jr. Associate Professor: Daniel P. Cavanagh (Chair) Assistant Professors : Donna M. Ebenstein, Eric A. Kennedy, Joseph V. Tranquillo Affiliated Faculty: Professors: Mitchell I. Chernin (biology), Beth A. Cunningham (physics) Associate Professors: Arthur G. Shapiro (psychology), Margot A. S. Vigeant (chemical engineering) 205. Bioinstrumentation I (I; 3, 2)
Introduction to analog and digital circuits with applications to medicine and biology. Prerequisite: MATH 202. Open to biomedical engineering majors only. 210. Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering (I; 3, 2)
Introduction to the application of fluid mechanics, mass transfer, instrumentation, mechanics, and societal issues to biomedical problems. Hands-on laboratory experiences integrated with lecture. Prerequisites: MATH 202, PHYS 212, CHEM 221. Open to biomedical engineering majors only. 220. Introduction to Engineering Computing (I; 2, 1) Half course.
Introduction to numerical methods and programming fundamentals. Problems drawn from mathematics, engineering, and biomedical engineering. Prerequisite: MATH 212. Not open to students who have taken ENGR 211, 212, 214. 300. Biotransport I (II; 3, 2)
First biotransport course focusing on the application of fluid mechanics principles to biological systems and medical devices. Properties of biological fluids, energy and momentum balances, frictional losses, pumps, porous media flows, computational modeling. Prerequisite: MATH 212. Not open to students who have taken CHEG 300, ENGR 222, 233, 235. 350. Fundamentals of Biomedical Signals and Systems (II; 3, 2)
Time and frequency analysis, filter design and feedback, control as applied to biomedical signals and systems. Corequisite: BMEG 205. Prerequisite: MATH 212. Open to biomedical engineering majors, others by permission of the instructor. 400. Biotransport II (I; 3, 2)
Second biotransport course focusing on the application of fundamental heat and mass transport concepts to biological systems and medical devices. Conduction, convection, thermal properties of materials, thermal regulation, mass diffusion, compartmental modeling. Prerequisite: BMEG 300 or permission of the instructor. 401. Biomedical Engineering Capstone I (I; 2, 2)
Senior design course emphasizing the biomedical engineering design process including problem identification and medical motivation, background research, medical regulations and ethics, design and project proposal presentation. Prerequisite: BMEG 300 or permission of the instructor. 402. Biomedical Engineering Capstone II (II; 2, 2)
Second semester of the biomedical engineering design sequence emphasizing fabrication, instrumentation, testing and evaluation, and final presentation of projects. Prerequisite: BMEG 401. 408. Medical Device Assessment and Development (II; 2, 0) Half course.
Emphasizes fundamental biomedical engineering research and design skills including medical device benchmarking, technical literature searching and reviewing, intellectual property, regulatory and professional issues, project planning and management, and individual and group work. Corequisite: BMEG 300 or permission of the instructor. 409. Fabrication and Experimental Design (I; 2, 0) Half course.
Second research methods course for focusing on experimental design, fabrication, formal technical documentation and report writing, and individual and team work. Prerequisite: BMEG 408. Corequisite: BMEG 401. 421. Light-activated Therapy (I or II; 4, 0)
Introduction of biophotonics or the use of light to treat both oncologic and non-oncologic diseases. Analysis of critical transport phenomena related to drug distribution, laser-tissue interactions, and oxygen supply. Investigation of mechanisms of photodynamic action. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
431. Biomimetic Materials (I or II; 4, 0)
Introduction to topics in biomimetics, studying nature as an inspiration for engineering design. Topics include relationships between microstructure and physical properties of natural materials and tissue engineering approaches to biomaterials design. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. 441. Neural Signals and Systems (I or II; 4, 0)
Introduction to neural systems and signaling. Topics include neural physiology, models of action potential generation and synapse dynamics, neural networks and techniques of neural waveform analysis.. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ELEC 411. 451. Biomechanics and Injury Prevention (I or II; 4, 0)
Introduction to the fields of musculoskeletal biomechanics and injury biomechanics. The overall goals of the class will be understanding the mechanical forces used for locomotion and determining the injury tolerance for events such as car crashes and sports injuries. Class will be a mixture of lectures and hands-on exercises. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
471 and 472. Advanced Topics in Biomedical Engineering (I and II; R; 4, 0)
Advanced in-depth courses developed from areas of biomedical engineering. Topics will vary. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. 480 and 481. Biomedical Engineering Project (I and II; R; 1, 5) Half course
Individual work with a faculty adviser on development, design, or research project beginning with a written plan and culminating with a written or oral presentation. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. 490 and 491. Biomedical Engineering Research (I and II; R; 1, 10)
Independent study with a faculty adviser on a research or design project. Submit a project proposal for group review, conduct the work, and culminate with a written and an oral presentation before a faculty group. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. For degree requirements go to The Curricula, College of Engineering.
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