Undergraduate Research Opportunities

As part of a top-tier research institution, the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) is committed to providing undergraduates with meaningful exposure to the research process.

Research in the Curriculum

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We believe that research should be a core component of biomedical engineering education. That’s why several of the BME core courses provide a guided approach to the research process through course projects.

  • BME 101: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
  • BME 201P: MATLAB for Biomedical Engineering
  • BME 201: Fundamentals of Biomechanics
  • BME 221: Biomedical Computation and Statistics
  • BME 245: Biomaterials
  • BME 260: Quantitative Physiology

Our program then culminates in a full-year senior project, where students work with real organizations to develop prototypes of medical devices or research instruments. Students can also choose to add an independent study course where they work on their own biomedical engineering research project.

Contribute to World-Changing Research

In addition to research in the classroom, many of our students also participate in professional research done by faculty and researchers.

Getting Started in Research

Interested students can contact faculty members directly, or work with the , the or Taimi Marple, the undergraduate program coordinator, to identify opportunities.