Biomedical Engineering

Professors Hangartner, He, Narayanan (Chair), Phillips, Rowley
Associate Professor Reynolds
Assistant Professors Lippert, Skipper
Lecturer Kender

The Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering offers an undergraduate program in biomedical engineering leading to the Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering. The biomedical engineering program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Biomedical engineering is concerned with solving and understanding problems in biology and medicine by using principles, methods, and approaches drawn from engineering science and technology. Biomedical engineering students, work in modern teaching laboratories structured around computer-based engineering workstations, receive intensive academic training in engineering design and analysis principles as well as life science concepts. The senior design course integrates learning in previous engineering courses to solve actual biomedical engineering problems that help prepare students for employment or graduate study. The curriculum provides a solid foundation of courses in physical, life, and engineering sciences, as well as mathematics. Courses in biomedical engineering advance and apply the engineering science to medical devices and living systems.

Current efforts in biomedical engineering at Wright State University include developing medical and surgical instrumentation, designing rehabilitative assistive and intelligent prosthetic/orthotic devices, medical imaging (including computed tomography and ultrasound, biomimetics), and biomedical microdevices. Many of these areas require interfacing complex systems with computer data acquisition and subsequent modeling and analysis with modern engineering software.

Two separate curricula are available. Curriculum A is the traditional ABET accredited degree program. Curriculum B, in addition to being ABET accredited, prepares students to apply for medical school. Students who transfer between curricula must complete the final curriculum in total.

The undergraduate honors thesis track provides talented, highly motivated students the opportunity to develop their interests and professional skills by pursuing carefully structured programs of independent study, which culminates in completion of the undergraduate honors thesis.

Biomedical engineers are employed in industry, hospitals, research facilities, government laboratories, and universities in areas such as artificial organs, biomechanics, drug delivery systems, automated patient monitoring, artificial joints, prosthetics, and medical imaging technologies. Graduates may also pursue graduate studies in engineering or life sciences.

Degree Requirements - Biomedical Engineering