Our biomechanics concentration will give students a competitive advantage in the biomedical industry. Available to both undergraduate and graduate engineering students, this five-course concentration covers topics in tissue engineering, the strength and structural behavior of biocompatible materials, and the application of solid and fluid mechanics to biological systems in health and disease.
What Will You Learn?
The concentration prepares graduates for careers in research, design, and manufacturing in the areas of prosthetics, artificial organs, and rehabilitation devices. Examples of recent biomechanical projects done in senior design, undergraduate research, and graduate research have covered such topics as prosthetics, drug delivery systems, sports injury technologies, and traumatic brain injury prevention. All of these projects require students to generate posters, reports, and presentations, thereby providing them with a realistic professional experience. In addition, several biomechanical or related professional societies have student branches within the department. Several of these projects have appeared in internationally recognized conferences and journals.
The presentations are given as in-house lectures or as talks at conferences. They also provide the students with the opportunity to disseminate their work to a wider audience. Two of the more recent projects addressed the issues of positional asphyxia in very young children, and walking frame design. Both projects are undergraduate research.
