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 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
Development of a Protocol to Measure Gene Expression in the Mouse Tibia, Daniel Hoover
Intelligent Airbag Deployment, Alan Kenyon, Dominic Nicoletti, Lindsay Mosbrucker, Hiram Lew, and Steven Arms
A Novel In-House design of a Bioreactor for the Modeling of an in vitro Blood Brain Barrier Model, Ian Mahaffey
ESEM Analysis of Mice Femurs with Varying SOST Levels, Patrick K. McClay
Determining Cell Markers for the Evaluation of HUVEC and HUVSMC Phenotypes on Formalin Fixed, Paraffin Embedded Blood Vessel Mimics, Christopher Michael Miracle
Scanning Electron Microscopy and Histology Imaging and Analysis of Decellularized Porcine Vessel, Evans Moc and Jimmy Thai
RFID for Inventory of Medical Records, Johny Wu
Senior Projects from 2011
Access|Closure Balloon Catheter Redesign Project, Keenan Bamburg, Yvette Castillo, and Elizabeth Eskildsen
Effect of Size Reduction Parameters in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process, Brian Breneman
Approximation of Anterolateral Curvature of Lumbar Vertebra, Ben A. Friesem
Improved Manufacturing Methods of Bovine Femur Samples for Ultrasonic Testing and Assessment of Materials Through Contract Angle Measurement, Kevin Mathew Lopez Galang
Nitrogen Mass Balance in a High Rate Algal Pond, Kevin Jones
Impaired Resistance Artery Reactivity Following Arteriogenesis, Michael (Mike) Machado
An Inexpensive Method for Creating Paste to be Used in Paper-Based Microfluidic Devices, Kirra Marie Sankey
Characterization of Bioreactor System for Tissue Engineered Blood Vessels, Kasim Shah