Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of Biomedical Engineering is to:

  • advance human understanding, health, and quality of life through internationally recognized research, discovery, and invention in the area of biomedical engineering.
  • educate world-class Ph.D. scientists and engineers for accomplishment in research, academics, medicine, and industry.
  • educate nationally-recognized B.S. and M.S. graduates for success and leadership in industry and preparation for future study in medicine, science, and engineering.
  • transfer scientific discoveries and biomedical technology to the private sector nationwide.
  • train students throughout the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering in biobased solutions to traditional engineering problems and the application of their specialty to biological and biomedical science.

Department at a Glance

Nestled in the Wasatch mountain range 20 minutes from Salt Lake International Airport, the Department of Biomedical Engineering offers clinically immersive and industrially relevant training at the BS, MS, and Ph.D. levels. We are creating leaders in biomedical research, industry, education, and entrepreneurship..

Additional Information

The Department was the 15th largest BME department nationally according to ASEE for 2017. And we are moving up. We have:

6 Distinguished Professors;

21 AIMBE Fellows;

2 Biomaterials Clemson Award Winners;

2 Members of the National Academy of Engineering;

2 Members of the National Academy of Inventors;

2 National Science Foundation CAREER Awardees

1 NIH Director’s Awardees

1 NIH Council member (NIBIB)

Hallpike-Nylén Prize, Biomaterials International Award, Daniels Prize; Fulbright Scholars, van Mow Medal, Dream Chemistry Award; Excellence in Surface Science Award; and other international award recognitions;

Several BME faculty have started at least one medtech company.

Last year, across all Biomedical Engineering Core Faculty:

Avg. number of peer-reviewed journal publications: 4

Avg. number of invited talks: 5

Avg. number of other professional conferences attended: 4

Avg. number of PhD students in lab: 3

Avg. number of undergrad projects supervised: 2

Avg. number of issued patents: 1

Average ~ $15.8 million per year over the last 5 years

Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine;

Biomedical Device Design and Development;

Biomechanics;

Biomedical Imaging, Computing, Modeling, and Visualization;

Cardiovascular Engineering;

Data Science;

Neural Engineering and Neuroprosthetics;

Molecular Bioengineering;

Synthetic Biology;

Drug Delivery.

Video: Clinical Immersion

BS in Biomedical Engineering

MS in Biomedical Engineering (both thesis and course options available)

Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering; and

MS/MBA and MD/Ph.D. dual degrees

High Impact Research

Professor Richard Normann describes the UEA, which was designed for a variety of clinical applications and is used to study parallel processing by the central and the peripheral nervous system.

Video of Prof. Normann describing the Utah Electrode Array


Prof. Normann describes the Utah Electrode Array

Students

Video detailing the BME student experience from the perspective of a student

The BME student experience (video)

Student ranking out of high school: Top 5%
Undergraduate BME GPA at Graduation: 3.7

Student Talks

Student's View of BME at the U (video)

Student’s View of BME at the U (video)

Mark El Khoury and Jennifer Bauer share their expectations, experiences, and observations about a Biomedical Engineering degree and their experiences in the department.

Student Placement

33% Industry

36% Graduate School

22% Medical-Dental School

5% Other Professional School; and

5% Other

49% Industry

24% Academics

19% Medicine; and

9% Entrepreneur