The Biomedical Engineering Department formally began in 2005 and evolved from a previous specialization in Biomedical Engineering in the General Engineering Program which had operated for about 15 years. The logical transition from a specialization occurred when compelling interest from our industrial partners, the increased job opportunities, and student demand combined with the needs of the CSU to develop new multidisciplinary programs to increase growth.
The philosophy of the BMED program is to provide an undergraduate degree that is largely a general approach to biomedical engineering, emphasizing hands-on learning experiences and core competencies that can serve a wide variety of industries.
Modified from bmed.calpoly.edu
Senior Projects from 2026
Total Knee Arthroplasty Antibiotic Spacer Augment Tool, Joseph Artiles, Summer Yumiko Yokota, and Carson Ingalls
BabyCheck, Ayla V. Campbell and Eleanor M. Tweedy
CPAP Belly PreVent, Alek Corpuz, Emma Hoffman, and Danielle Tran
Retained Placenta Removal Device (Womb-a), Savannah Fujimoto, Ciana Villar, and Edward Barba
Newborn Spinal Needle, Allison Inouye, Kyle Morton, and Evan Russell
RestoreBand: An Electromyography Band for Tracking Forearm Muscle Action and Activation in Post-Stroke Adults, Mairin T. Mullen, Melody Nwagwu, Kosuke Nishimura, and Benjamin Miramon
Tourniquet Tester, Tyler Offerman, Thuy Nguyen, Ryan Ly, and Cody Hoeptner
JaundEase Phototherapy Vest Test Plan, Sujay Panthulu, Jasdev Banwait, Gwynn Moss, and Solomon M. Fernandez
Orthopedic Bone Drill, Logan G. Schmid, Matthew T. Wold, and May Geng
IUD Insertion Pain Management, Sandhya Sridhar, Olivia Armas, and Lucy Campochiaro
The Impact of Human Myoblasts on Macrophage Polarization in a Coculture Model, Elisabeth Ann Stodola
Senior Projects from 2025
Semen Separation Device, Otto Bahr, Lucas Taliaferro, and Rex Walker
Peripheral Vagus Nerve Stimulation (PVNS) Device for Epilepsy, Logan P. Beckstrand, Alexander P. Crary, and Grace E. Heller
Force Mapping Wand for Individuals with Upper-Limb Amputations, Max Bosse, Cole Capitani, and Eddie Grassini
Establishing Procedures for Primary Human Myoblast Cell Culture, Erica Duffy
Investigating the Effects of Hepatocyte Growth Factor on Primary Myoblast Proliferation, Grace Heller
Biostride - Prosthetic Charging Stand, Abigael Howard, Brett Matich, Allie McAuliffe, and Liam Harwood
Sprinter Start Block Training Aid, Kayla Lovejoy and Kevin Almontes
Tiny Temp Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Infant Temperature Monitor, Alexandria Lukacsffi and Sydney Dedrick
Electroporation Protocol Development for Cal Poly Cell Therapy Laboratory Courses, Gabrielle Melamed
Treating Ground Water for Agricultural and Individual Consumption, Gabby Miller, Bronson Scott, and Michael Clawson
Cruising on the Beach (COB), Juan Diego Molina II and Ashley Kianna Burga
Pre-Vent CPAP Belly Device, Brandon D. Nguyen, Cameron A. Zipper, and Eugina Lee
Operating Room Forcing Function, Olivia Rankin, Makena Moragne, and Sasha Rovinsky