Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering (Graduate)

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Website URL:

https://engineering.purdue.edu/BME/Academics/Graduate

Department/School Head:

Nan Kong, Interim Head

Academic Programs:

Masters and Ph.D. Programs:

The Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University is transforming the future of healthcare. Building on a rich history of engineering prowess, innovation and collaboration, we are persistently pursuing advances in medical technologies and healthcare delivery. By innovating at an accelerated pace, integrating perspectives to solve real-world challenges, and equipping and propelling the next generation of biomedical engineers, Purdue Biomedical Engineering is making giant leaps toward the future of healthcare.

Ph.D. Options

• Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. (post-BS or post-MS)
• Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Ph.D.(IBSC)
• Combined Clinical MD/Ph.D. (NIH/MSTP)
• Interdisciplinary Training Program in Auditory Neuroscience (TPAN)

MS Options:

• MS Biomedical Engineering (with thesis)
• Professional M.S. Biomedical Engineering (coursework only
  • Professional Concentrations Include:
    • Biomedical Device Development
    • Biomedical Device Development with Industry Immersion
• Concurrent non-thesis Professional M.S. Biomedical Engineering and MBA
• Combined thesis M.S. Biomedical Engineering and MD (for Indiana University School of Medicine students only)
• MS Biomedical Engineering (online, course work only)

Concentrations (Areas of Study):

• Engineered Biomaterials and Biomechanics
• Imaging
• Instrumentation 
• Computational Biomedicine
• Neuroengineering and Neurotechnology

Combined Degree Programs: (Undergraduate Degree / Master’s Degree)

• Fifth-Year Combined BS/MS in Biomedical Engineering (with Thesis)
• Fifth-Year Combined BS/MS in Biomedical Engineering (coursework only)

Certificate Options

• Regulatory Affairs and Regulatory Science for Medical Device
  • On Campus/Residential (Current Students)
  • Online

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor

Edward Bartlett
Charles A. Bouman
Andrew Brightman
David Cappelleri
Shelley Claridge
Jean Chmielewski
Eugenio Culurciello
Edward J. Delp
Bradley Duerstock
Craig Goergen
Hector Gomez
Bumsoo Han
Michael G. Heinz
Sherry L. Harbin
Young Kim
Klod Kokini
Nan Kong
Michael R. Ladisch
Chien-Chi Lin (PUI)
Georgia Malandraki
Kinam Park
Terry Powley
Jenna Rickus
J. Paul Robinson
Cagri Savran
Anne Sereno
Vladimir Shalaev
Riyi Shi
Preeti M. Sivasankar
Lia A. Stanciu-Gregory
Steven Steinhubl
Ramaswamy Subramanian
Daniel Suter
Matthew Tews
David H. Thompson
David Umulis
Pavlos Vlachos
Juan Wachs
Joseph Wallace (PUI)
George R. Wodicka
Yoon Yeo
Hiroki Yokota (PUI)
Ken Yoshida (PUI)
Babak Ziaie

Associate Professor

Adrian Buganza-Tepole
Meng Deng
Joaquín Goñi
Steven Higbee (PUI)
Fang Huang
Afshin Izadian (PUI)
Julie Ji (PUI)
Taeyoon Kim
Tamara Kinzer-Ursem
Chi Hwan Lee
Hyowon Lee
Jacqueline Linnes
Dianne Little
Julie C. Liu
Aaron Lottes
Ramses Martinez
Sharon Miller
Sungsoo Na (PUI)
Vitaliy Rayz
Joseph Rispoli
Shreyas Sen
Luis Solorio
Yunjie Tong
Mohit Verma
Diane Wagner
Dong Xie (PUI)

Assistant Professor

Doug Brubaker (Adjunct)
Deva Chan
Maria Dadarlat
Uzay Emir
Leopold (Leo) Green
Krishna Jayant
Adam Kimbrough
Kim Kolbinger
Andrew Otte
Sunghee Estelle Park
Elsje Pienaar
Taimoor Hasan Qazi
Natalia Rodriguez
Matthew Scarpelli
Rachel Surowiec
Alexandria Volkening
Xiaoqian (Joy) Wang
Matthew Ward
Yi Xuan

Professor Emeritus

Robert E. Hannemann

Continuing Lecturer

Charles Babbs
Jennifer Hatch (PUI)

Programs

• Biomedical Engineering Program, PHD

• Biomedical Engineering Program, MS
• Biomedical Engineering Program, MSBME
• Biomedical Engineering Program, MSBME (Modality: Residential & Online)

• Regulatory Affairs and Regulatory Science in Medical Devices, Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Modality: Residential, Hybrid & Online)

Courses

• BME 50000 - Biomedical Engineering Graduate Seminar
• BME 50100 - Multivariate Analyses In Biostatistics
• BME 51000 - Neural Mechanisms In Health And Disease
• BME 51100 - Biomedical Signal Processing
• BME 51500 - Practical MRI And Applications
• BME 52100 - Biosensors: Fundamentals And Applications
• BME 52500 - Neural Engineering
• BME 52600 - Cardiac Electrophysiology
• BME 52700 - Implantable Systems
• BME 52800 - Measurement And Stimulation Of The Nervous System
• BME 53000 - Imaging Diagnostic Technologies For Medical And Biological Applications
• BME 53700 - Experimental Methods In Biomedical Engineering
• BME 54000 - Biomechanics
• BME 54200 - Cell & Tissue Mechanics
• BME 54400 - Musculoskeletal Biology And Mechanics
• BME 54500 - Orthopaedic Tissue Mechanics
• BME 55100 - Tissue Engineering
• BME 55300 - Biomedical Optics
• BME 55600 - Introduction To Clinical Medicine For Engineering Solutions
• BME 56100 - Preclinical And Clinical Study Design
• BME 56200 - Regulatory Issues Surrounding Approval Of Biomedical Devices
• BME 56300 - Quality Systems For Regulatory Compliance
• BME 56400 - Ethical Engineering Of Medical Technologies
• BME 57100 - Drug Delivery
• BME 58100 - Bio-Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (BioMEMS) & Biomedical Microsystems
• BME 58200 - Advanced Biomedical Polymers
• BME 58300 - Biomaterials
• BME 59500 - Selected Topics In Biomedical Engineering
• BME 60000 - Mentoring For Combined Degree (MD/PhD) Students In BME
• BME 64600 - Deep Learning - Theory And Practice Of Deep Neural Networks
• BME 68300 - Polymers In Biomedical And Pharmaceutical Systems
• BME 69000 - Seminar In Biomedical Engineering
• BME 69500 - Advanced Topics In Biomedical Engineering
• BME 69600 - Advanced Biomedical Engineering Projects
• BME 69699 - Biomedical Engineering Professional Practice Graduate Internship
• BME 69700 - Directed Reading In Biomedical Engineering
• BME 69800 - Research MS Thesis
• BME 69900 - Research PhD Thesis

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