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 2013
Vascular Reactivity of Immature Arterialized Capillaries, Sara Hellstrom
The Collapsible Trailer: Design and Manufacture, Robert Hobson
Guidance System, Kayaking for the Visually Impaired, D. Ryan Kirtland, Ryan Phife, William Gardner, and Amy Johnson
Effect of Oral Lipids on Blood Glucose, Tyler R. Knisley
Finite Element Analysis of the Nerve Cuff to Determine Usability and Stress Analysis During Regular Use, Vivek Machhi
Analysis of Acetabular Cup Orientation Effects on Stress Shielding in Total Hip Replacements Using Finite Element Methods, Brogan McGuire, Jennifer Gemkow, Brad Gausewitz, and Alex Georges
Kase, The Laptop Cooling Case, Jana Morrison and Tyler Ries
A Mouse Model of Aortic Endothelial Denudation and Neointimal Formation, Ashkon C. Nehzati
Design and Optimization of a Keycard Encoding Machine, Elliott Oberg
Mechanoadaptation of Feed Artery Smooth Muscle Cells in the Stem of the Collateral Circulation, Allison Peck
Biomedical Advancements in Injury Recovery, Performance Enhancement, and Mechanical Assistance Applied to Athletics, Matthew Russell
deDion Axle Senior Project, Nick Schraan, Mark Shushnar, William Swenson, and Ramy Tall
Evaluation of the Anterior Talofibular and Calcaneofibular Ligament in Relation to Supination Ankle Sprains, Peter Tran
Heat Transfer Experiment: Energy Conservation, Ben Ward, Brett Wallace, and Ryan Waltman
Shelf Life Study of Electrospun PLGA Copolymers, Sean Youra and Nick Hudson
Senior Projects from 2012
Short-term Estrogen-depletion-related Changes in Anatomic Variation of Time-dependent Material Properties, and Evidence of Secondary Remodeling of Ovine Compact Bone, Ryan Allen and Kathleen De Guzman
MODERNIZATION OF HOUSE #3: Improving greenhouse cut flower production and students' experience by modernizing house #3, Kristina Anton
Hydraulically Driven Mechanical Representation of a Biological System, Andrea Argouarch, Michael McEachern, and Brandon Parham
Evaluation of Decellularization Procedures for Porcine Arteries, Charles Clapp
Design, Construction, and Test of a Miniature Parabolic Trough Solar Concentrator, Donald Jeremy Gaitan
Development and Characterization of PLGA and ePTFE Blood Vessel Mimics Using Gene Expression Analysis, Michael Gibbons and Sarah Ur
Development of a Blood Flow Measurement Protocol Using Particle Image Velocimetry, Jennifer Chi-Ying Go
QL+ Body Temperature Regulating Vest, Melissa Goss, Brittnee Cubero, Dillon Lynch, Greg Olsen, and Julian Jazayeri
Testing and Validation of an Autostainer, Nicholas Hanne
HandiTrike - Recumbent Tricycle, Sean Higginson, Kevin Howie, and Vinay Patel