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Biomedical Engineering

Graduate Program Summary

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Graduate Degrees Offered

Ph.D.*

*Ph.D. is available through the Unified Ph.D. Program in Engineering with a specialization in Biomedical Engineering



  

Biomedical Engineering

  • On the Web
    Department Website
  • Graduate Field Chair
    Professor Shane Farritor
  • Assistant to the Chair
    Ms. Rose Engstrom
    megrad@unl.edu
    402-472-2376
  • Department Address
    N104 Walter Scott Engineering Center
    Lincoln NE 68588-0656

Application Checklist and Deadlines

Required by the Office of Graduate Studies


  

Required by Biomedical Engineering

  • Entrance exam(s): GRE (International applicants only)
  • Minimum TOEFL:  Paper-550  Internet-79
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Personal statement of research interests
  • Resume
  • Use GAMES for online submission of materials

Application Deadline

FOR FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION
   Fall: February 15   Spring: October 15   Summer: February 15
OTHERWISE
   Rolling admissions, contact the department for more information.

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Description of Program

Although housed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, biomedical engineering at Nebraska is highly interdisciplinary, integrating engineering, biology, and medicine. Collaboration occurs among students and faculty from several of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineering departments and between those in industry at local hospitals and medical centers. Major emphasis is placed on employing engineering techniques to improve human health by understanding both the engineering and medical needs of a situation.

Careers in medical research and medical practice including applications in tissue engineering, biomaterials, biomechanics, biosensors, bioinstrumentation, nanobiology, medical imaging, robotics, and ergonomics, as well as clinical, orthopedic and rehabilitation engineering are all possible through biomedical engineering. The rewards are great when using the problem-solving skills learned in engineering to find solutions to healthcare issues.



  

Graduate Bulletin

The Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more:

Faculty and Research

Eveline Baesu Electromechanical Effects; Fiber Networks; Biomechanics
Ezekiel Bahar Electromagnetic and Acoustic Wave Propagation; Scattering Depolarization
Gregory Bashford Biomedical Imaging; Noninvasive Blood Flow Velocity Measurement; DNA Sequencing Instrumentation
Mark BeattyDentistry; Development of Maxillofacial Prosthetic Materials; Cartilage Tissue Engineering
     University of Nebraska Medical Center
Ram Bishu Ergonomics; Quality Control; Information Processing; Statistics; Design of Experiments
Florin Bobaru Meshless Methods; Shape and Material Optimization of Solids; Functionally Graded Materials
Jennifer Brand Supercritical Processing; Boron Carbide Devices; Polymers for Harsh Environments
Ward ChambersCardiovascular Disease; International Medical Education
     University of Nebraska Medical Center
Song Ci  Wireless Data Networks; Intelligent Network Management; Multimodal Sensor Networks
David Cochran Occupational Safety and Health; Musculoskeletal Disorders; Cumulative Trauma Disorders
Yuris Dzenis Nanomaterials; Nanomanufacturing
Shane Farritor Robotic Highway Safety Markers; Real-Time Measurement of Track Stiffness; Miniature Surgical Robotics
E. Terence Foster Structural Engineering; Materials Science; Biomedical Engineering; Engineering Mechanics; Computer Applications
George Gogos Transport Phenomena in Vaporizing and Combusting Sprays; Thermal Processes in DNA Multiplication; Laser and Materials Interactions
M. Susan Hallbeck Laparoscopic Surgical Tools; Evaluation of a 7/8 Piano Keyboard; Ergonomics
Michael Hoffman Digital Signal Processing; Joint-Source and Channel Coding; Data Compression
Jerry Hudgins Power Electronic Device Characterization; Silicon and Wide Bandgap Materials
Uday KompellaDrug Delivery Systems; Implants; Nanoparticles; Microparticles; Liposomes; Situ-forming Gels
     University of Nebraska Medical Center
Jung Yul Lim Cell Responses to Biomaterials and Biophysical Signals; Biomaterial Surface Engineering and Patterning Tools; Biomechanics and Biomaterials; Cell Mechanotransduction; Nano-Materials and Nano-Structures; Fibers and Nano-Fibers
David Lou Thermodynamics; Heat Transfer and Conduction; Solar Thermal Energy Conversion; Biomechanics
Michael Meagher Recombinant Protein Production; Down Steam and Membrane Processing
George Meyer Sensors and Machine Vision
Carl Nelson Robotics and Mechanical Systems
Dmitry OleynikovLaparoscopic and Esophageal Surgery; Esophageal Motility; Robotic Surgery
     University of Nebraska Medical Center
Shadi Othman Biomedical Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Elastography; Soft Tissue Mechanobiology
Angela Pannier Biomaterials; Nonviral Gene Delivery; Tissue Engineering
Lance Perez Communications; Information Theory; Error Control Coding
Ashok Samal Computer Vision; Geographic Information Science; Document Analysis; Parallel and Distributed Computing
Khalid Sayood Patterns in Data; Data Compression; Joint-Source and Channel Coding; Bioinformatics
Dennis Schulte Air Pollution; Nonpoint Source Pollution Control; Animal Waste Management
Terry Stentz Construction Ergonomics; Construction Productivity; Human Factors
Nick StergiouBiomechanics; Human Movement Variability and Injury Prevention
     University of Nebraska at Omaha
Wayne StubergVirtual Reality Training for Balance Control; Effect of Serial Casting in Children with Cerebral Palsy
     University of Nebraska Medical Center
Anuradha Subramanian Bioseparations; Tissue Engineering
C. W. Solomon To Sound and Vibration Studies; Solid and Computational Mechanics; System Dynamics and Controls
Joseph Turner Multiscale Characterization; Elastic and Stochastic Wave Propagation; Experimental Ultrasonics; Linear and Nonlinear Vibrations; Structural Acoustics
Jerald Varner Digital Signal Processing
William Velander Plasma-Derived Medicines; Hemophilia Treatment; Transgenetics
Wayne Woldt Groundwater Engineering and Management; Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment; Odor Management
John Woollam Thin Films; Interfacial and Environmental Effects on Materials
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