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Research Opportunities

To align with the Biomedical Engineering department’s research strengths, students should consider specializing in one of the following areas:

Biomechanics: Mechanics of biological systems and living organisms. Studied on multiple levels, from nano-scale molecular interactions between proteins all the way up to whole body (organism) dynamics.
Biomedical Acoustics: The interaction of sound energy with the body has many important roles and applications. topics include biomedical acoustics fields, ultrasound imaging, interactions of ultrasound energy and tissue, ultrasound-based therapies, and studies of hearing.
Biomedical Nanotechnology: Development of new materials with dimensions on the order of tens to a few hundreds of nanometers. Bigger than what we normally consider molecules and smaller than bulk materials, nanomaterials have emergent properties that are a direct result of their size.
Biomedical Optics: Design and application of advanced optical techniques to solve pressing problems in medicine and biology.
Cell & Tissue Engineering: Generation of living tissue ex vivo for replacement or therapeutic applications through materials development, biochemical manipulations, cell culture, and genetic engineering.
Medical Imaging: Covering a broad scope of hardware and software development including Ultrasound, MRI, and PET-CT.
Neuroengineering: The combination of quantitative method, the physical sciences, and the biological sciences has provided remarkable contributions to our understanding of biomedical phenomena, including pathologic processes.

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