Biomedical Engineering

Can we detect tumors earlier than CAT scans or mammograms?

Can we develop new biomaterials to encourage bone growth around prosthetic devices?

How can we model, simulate, and "rehearse" every surgery before lifting a scalpel?

Biomedical engineering (BMED) has helped produce many devices that society now takes for granted, such as noninvasive imaging systems for the body, critical-care monitoring instruments in intensive care units, and a wide spectrum of implants.

At Rensselaer you'll have hands-on experience with biomedical equipment and computing. Your coursework will include specialization in engineering solutions to medical problems with in-depth project design experience.

Rensselaer graduates do medical research. They occupy positions in various aspects of health care, biomaterials, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology industries. They are in product development, rehabilitation design, government, and academia.

Quick facts about Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer

:: Emphasis

Application of materials and mechanical technologies to biological systems and medicine.

:: Career Options

Biomedical engineers, clinical engineers, physicians, and dentists.

:: Curriculum

All biomedical students take courses in human physiology. In your junior year, you can choose a biomedical concentration in Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Biochemical, Biomedical Imaging, or Bioinformatics.

You'll gain hands-on experience with biomedical equipment and computing, with in-depth project design experience. The curriculum offers specialization in engineering solutions of medical problems.

:: Concentrations

• Biomechanics
• Biomaterials
• Biochemical
• Biomedical Imaging
• Bioinformatics

For more about Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer, go to the Biomedical Engineering Home Page.