Biomedical Engineering
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Biomedical Engineering Center
270 Bevis Hall
1080 Carmack Road
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1002
614-292-7152
http://bmew.bme.ohio-state.edu/bmeweb3/
Degrees offered
- Master of Science
- Doctor of Philosophy
Through the Biomedical Engineering Center, Ohio State offers advanced degrees in biomedical engineering with participation from over 30 departments in the colleges of Biological Sciences, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Medicine, Optometry, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine. The programs include master's and doctor of philosophy graduate programs in biomedical engineering and combined programs with the College of Medicine that include the MD degree. All programs emphasize the direct interaction of the life science and engineering fields and provide for clinical or research experience in the many departments and clinical areas. Opportunities are also available at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, with which the university is affiliated. Undergraduate work the technical elective content in most undergraduate curricula in the College of Engineering may include courses from outside the student's department. Undergraduate students wishing to include particular areas of biomedical engineering in their program can elect such courses through this medium. This is particularly desirable if graduate work is anticipated. Life science courses may also be taken in anticipation of graduate work in biomedical engineering. The specific number of elective hours and the courses acceptable are specified by each department.
Undergraduate Minor in Biomedical Engineering
The Ohio State University Biomedical Engineering (BME) Center is proud to announce a new curriculum for the Undergraduate Minor in Biomedical Engineering.
The BME Minor is a set of core courses integrating both biomedical and life sciences and engineering. It requires a minimum of 20 credit hours and consists of two required courses and at least four additional BME courses. Students will take an introductory survey of biomedical engineering technology, as well as courses in biomechanics, bioinstrumentation, bioethics, and physiology.
The BME Minor can take up to two full years to earn, and usually is initiated during the sophomore year. Please plan in advance!
Step 1 - Learn about BME Minor:
Take 2 required courses:
EEOB 232 Introductory Physiology or PhysioCB 311 Principles of Human Phys.
BME 500 Survey of Biomedical Engineering
Select 4 more courses:
BME 631 Fundamentals of Biomaterials
BME 701 Survey of Cardiovascular Bioengineering
BME 721 Biological Transport
BME 732 Soft-Tissue Biomaterials
BME 733 Hard-Tissue Biomaterials
BME 739 Biopolymer Structure and Function
BME 741 Tissue Mechanics
BME 761 Biomedical Nanotechnology
BME 762 Biomedical Microdevices
BME 771 Biomedical Instrumentation
For successful completion of the BME Minor, all courses in the minor must be taken for a letter grade with a PHR of 2.00 or higher. No grade below C- will be permitted in courses comprising the BME Minor.
Step 2 - Enroll in the BME Minor Program:
Get form signed by Major Advisor from undergraduate enrollment unit. Submit signed form to BME Education Coordinator, 260 Bevis Hall, 1080 Carmack Rd, where it will be processed, and a BME Minor Advisor assigned. Be sure to file form with College along with application to graduate, per College specifications. To change a program of study after it has been submitted, a newly signed Minor Program Form must be re-filed with all parties.
Kettering Undergraduate Scholarship for Biomedical EngineeringThe next round of applications for the Kettering Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Scholarship are DUE July 1, 2006.
If you are enrolling in the Biomedical Engineering Minor, you may be eligible to apply for the Kettering Undergraduate Scholarship for Biomedical Engineering!
This merit-based scholarship of up to $6000 will be awarded to top applicants enrolling in the BME Minor. Half of the awards are designated for Ohio residents.
Scholarship recipients must achieve grades of B or better in all graded BME Minor courses while maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
To apply, please download and submit the following forms:
Step 1 - Complete Minor Program Form (also available at college office)
Step 2 - Complete Kettering Scholarship Application Form (also available at BME Center)
Both must be submitted to BME Education Coordinator, 260 Bevis Hall, 1080 Carmack Rd
Thanks to The Kettering Fund - a $1.5 million endowment earmarked specifically for undergraduate education in biomedical engineering - over 35 Ohio State students have gained exposure to the field of biomedical engineering, with the added bonus of reimbursement when grades of B or better were achieved. Our newly revised minor curriculum should accommodate an even greater number of students.
This year, there were five scholarship winners!
The Ohio State University Biomedical Engineering Center is proud to offer students such incentives to explore a growing and exciting field.
For more information on the minor, contact:
Melanie Senitko, Graduate Studies Coordinator260b Bevis Hall
1080 Carmack Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-7152
gradsec@bme.ohio-state.edu
Graduate work
Graduate programs in biomedical engineering for the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees may be pursued through the Biomedical Engineering Center. The objective of the graduate degree program in biomedical engineering is to provide the opportunity for (primarily) engineering graduates to learn to apply engineering techniques to problems in the basic biological sciences, medicine and allied fields, and health care delivery. Individual programs may be oriented toward careers in basic research, industry, or clinical settings.
Advanced degrees in biomedical engineering can be earned by students with degrees in life science and/or medicine. Additional course work will be necessary to obtain the required engineering background.
Research
The combined academic and clinical facilities of Ohio State and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation provide extensive resources for biomedical engineering research. Research activities involve the direct interaction of engineering with the life and clinical sciences and are supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and other federal, state, and private sources. Our core faculty and graduate students are currently performing research in atheroscleorosis, biofluid mechanics, bioinformatics, biomaterials, biomedical microdevices (bioMEMS), biomedical nanotechnology, biomedical product design, biosensors, cardiovascular image processing, cell transplantation, diagnostic imaging, drug delivery with applications to oncology and cardiology, laser/optical applications, mass transport, medical physics, ophthalmology, orthopedics and orthopedic biomechanics, pathophysiology of heart failure, tissue engineering, and vascular physiology. The research interests of the faculty affiliated with BME through the Biomedical Engineering Program also include artificial intelligence, biomolecular spectroscopy, boron neutron capture theory, cardiovascular modeling, cognitive modeling, Doppler electrocardiography, educational robotics, electrocardiography, electrogastrography, electromyography, expert/intelligent systems, functional muscle stimulation, gait analysis, human-computer interactions, human movement, instrumentation, magnetic cell separation, magnetic resonance applications, motion biomechanics, neural networks, neurosciences, occupational biomechanics, psychophysiology, pulmonary mechanics, sensory systems and rehabilitation, signal processing, tongue biomechanics and prosthesis, visual information systems for the blind, visual psychophysics, and visualization and volume rendering.
For more information
Information about the biomedical engineering program may be obtained by writing the graduate studies chair at the address at the beginning of this section; or visit the web site at http://bmew.bme.ohio-state.edu/bmeweb3/
revised '04