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 2019
Automated Microscope Stage, Corin Nishimoto, Alison Flesch, and Theo Anastos
Heat Stress Identification, Nathanial Nyberg, Christina Santini, and Zachary Miller
Concussion Indication Device, Taylor O'Donoghue, Isabel Jellen, and Eric Shechter
CEJ Ankle Support Report, Christine Prothe, James Baldwin, and Erik Espinoza
Fluid Delivery System for a Cell Culture on a Microfluidic Chip, Austin J. Roeder, Colleen A. Richards, and Emily A. Matteson
Ideomotion Gait Training Thigh Prompt, Kristin Schmidt, Elizabeth Peterson, and Dalton Jennings
Left Atrial Model, Borna Sobati, Sarah Porello, and Tess Pate
PLGA Scaffold Device, Tyler D. Tackabery, Bryce Powada, and Tate Morell
Flash-Mold Machine for Manufacturing Drug Implants, Conor Vache, Sonja Daebelliehn, and Ryan Thomson
Marine Chemistry Control System, Natalie Weisenburger, Kathryn Turk, and Julio Sierra
Senior Projects from 2018
Virtual Stethoscope/Otoscope Duo, Camila P. Monchini, Paige R. Mazur, and Christian Navarro
Senior Projects from 2017
Redesign of the Medtronic Kyphon Bone Cement Mixer for Vertebral Compression Fractures, Mollie Benson, Sarah Freesemann, AJ Konnath, and Benjamin Murray
Self-Powered Ankle Prosthetic, Corina M. Espelien, Kelsey Pietzsch, and Anna Sullivan
Yeager Multi-Function Tool QL+, Osiel Flores-Hernandez, Carter Wilson, David Wright, and Mitchell Jackson
WheelieKing Trainer Project Report, Harold Hall III, Nathaniel Fox, and Thomas Niemisto
Azelia's Walker, Jordan C. Ramsey, Kathleen C. Balfour, Jayne K. Benedict, and Gabrielle Merkin
Influence of Fibroblasts on Functional Arteriogenesis in a Murine Chronic Hindlimb Ischemia Model, Ashli A. Santos
Isolation and Culture of Myofiber-Derived Cells from the Extensor Digitorum Longus Muscle, Ethan M. Tietze
Senior Projects from 2016
Custom Mold Manufacturing Solution for Electroloom, Christian Bundschu, Ryan David, Kyle DeVlugt, and Brian Hardoin
Portable Sensory Room for the West Orange County Consortium for Special Education, Lindsey Chase, Emma Eskildsen, Alex Fox, Claire Francis, Nate Hoffman, Kaylee Keck, and Sarah Sullivan
Low-Cost Prosthetic Transfemoral Socket, Emelie Deans, Joshua Ledgerwood, Leah Moore, Shaina Jung, and Kristen Temnyk
Prosthetic Leg Kit for Deployment in Developing Countries, Brian Murphy, Dominique Porcincula, Derek Morgan, Kendall Ruggles, and Christian Aguayo
Functional Vasodilation and Vascular Reactivity in Arteriolar Collaterals in the Spinotrapezius of Males and Females, Britta C. Nelson
Final Project Report: Motorized "Hover Board", Gabriele Pregadio
User to Exoskeleton Sensing, Amanda Toan, Brian Fiumara, Carolyn King, Ryan Takatsuka, and Taylor Downey