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
Foot Support Taping Device for Off-Loading Wounds, Andres Fojaco Gomez, Mikaela Williams, and Josh Pelegrin
Accelerated Wear Reactor Testing, Tristan Frisella, Daniel Alanis, and Kian Ashoubi
Sand Foot: A Prosthesis for Walking on Sand, Samantha A. Galicinao, John Dewing, Daniel Dugan Dotson, and Christopher Urasaki
Hands-Free Ultrasound Transducer Attachment, Christina Harrison, Glenn Farina, and Harshveer Dhaliwal
Mechanisms of Reduced Vascular Tone Following Arteriogenesis Induced by Femoral Artery Ligation, Christopher Hatch
Slit Lamp Ophthalmoscope Redesign, Michael Hostetler, Austin Mattmiller, and Alexis Brewer
Esophageal Mapping and Temperature Regulation for Catheter Ablation, Madison J. Keith, Morgan A. Jawitz, and Sarah L. Sanders
House Calls Mobile Virtual Stethoscope, Abigail Lindquist, Abigael Donohue, and Trey Nahhas
Modern Functional Reach Test Kit, Julia Y. List
Cooking Hand Multi-Tool, Amanda D. Meares, Amy H. Wilson, Ethan G. Littlejohn, and Duania A. Evans
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