The department of biomedical engineering offers research-based programs leading to Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees, as well as an instructional-based graduate certificate in biomaterials and tissue engineering. Graduate students participate with faculty in their research, where departmental faculty have developed research activities in the following areas of specialization:
- Biomaterials, surface modification of biometallic alloys, biodegradable metallic implants, 3D-printing and additive manufacturing;
- Musculoskeletal biomechanics, human movement computer simulation, rehabilitation engineering and technology, human movement coordination;
- Cardiovascular mechanobiology, cell-tissue biophysics, instrumentation/devices to understand cell and tissue mechanobiology, identifying novel surrogate markers of diseases, gene regulation, cell and tissue engineering;
- Brain-machine interface, neural signal processing, prosthesis, cognitive neuroscience, biomechantronics, rehabilitation robotics;
- Biosensors, Raman spectral analysis, peripheral artery disease muscle imaging, hyperspectral imaging, biomedical instrumentation design; and
- Flexible/Stretchable electronics for human health monitoring, human-machine interfaces via wearable electronics, fabrication of micro/nano-structures, and nano-biosensors for disease diagnostics.
Graduate students in the MS and PhD programs have access, through instruction and research activities, to the department’s research and instructional facilities, which include:
- Biomaterials lab;
- Multidisciplinary human biomechanics and design lab;
- Biomedical sensors, imaging and modeling lab;
- Mechanobiology and biomedicine lab; and
- Bio-integrated electronics and systems lab.