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University of Florida Graduate School
Biomedical Engineering
College of Engineering
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Graduate Faculty
Chair: B. Wheeler. Graduate Coordinator: H. van Oostrom. Complete
faculty listing by department: Follow this link
The mission of the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of
Biomedical Engineering (BME) is to educate students with strong
engineering and science backgrounds for master's and/or Ph.D.
degrees in biomedical engineering. Graduates in BME typically apply
their skills and training directly to engineering solutions to clinical
problems in medicine. The BME mission is accomplished through a
core program of study that has strong collaborations with faculty in
the Colleges of Engineering and Medicine. The Biomedical
Engineering Department faculty includes joint, affiliate, and adjunct
appointments with other departments in the College of Engineering,
the College of Medicine, and local industry. This diversity ensures
students the highest-quality education and opportunity for research.
The BME Department currently focuses on six principal areas:
biomechanics, cellular and tissue engineering, biomedical imaging
and signal processing, cardiac engineering, neural engineering, and
bio-micro-electromechanical systems. The Department has major
ongoing research in areas such as biomaterials, medical imaging,
biomechanics, anesthesiology, neuroscience, tissue engineering,
transplantation, and cardiology. Although these programs
are usually centered in other departments, they provide strong
support for the academic dimensions of BME. A web page
(http://www.bme.ufl.edu) contains additional information on
admissions requirements, faculty, and research projects.