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.
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Senior Projects from 2012
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
Investigation of PMMA Cement Penetration in Prepared Femoral Heads with a Longitudinal Slot for Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty, Scott Snyder
Development of an In-Vitro Hyperglycemic Tissue Engineered Blood Vessel Mimic, Brian C. Wong
Senior Projects from 2010
Immunohistochemical Mapping of Hypoxia in Ischemic Mouse Hindlimb Skeletal Muscle, Emily Deckert
Enhancing Student Usability of the Osmette, Mitchell Foutz
Motorcycle Data Acquisition System, Jonathan Luke Harmse
Heated Platform with Nose Cone Clamp for Mouse Surgery, Amanda Elyse Harwell
A Sustainable Business Proposition for Selling Irrigation Pumps in Ndola, Zambia, Robert Hosbach
Can SPR be used to Interrogate the Double Layer of NaCl, Brandon Kawula
Impaired Vascular Reactivity Following Chronic Ischemia in the Arteries of the Mouse Hindlimb, Thomas (Tom) Kesler
Development Towards a Protocol to Test for the Creation of a “Diabetic” Environment in a Blood Vessel Mimic, Kaitlyn Kirk and development towards a protocol to test for the creation of a “diabetic” environment in a blood vessel mimic