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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Biomedical Engineering WHY BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING? Biomedical engineering encompasses a broad range of topics that focus on the interface between biology and engineering. Biomedical engineers design devices and develop methods that benefit society. ey work in exciting new areas that directly affect the lives of many people. e predicted job growth is currently greater than in any other engineering field. WHAT DO BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERS DO? Biomedical engineers work at the cutting- edge of research and industry, and frequently address clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic applications of engineering. For example, they may be involved in diagnostic imaging of tissues, in engineering surfaces to ensure compatibility of implants with the body, or in creating sensors for monitoring the repair of biological systems. ey also work on the design of artificial organs, the development of new methods to detect and treat cancer, the production of devices to measure biological agents, and the creation of ways to obtain the controlled release of drugs. HOW DO I BECOME A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER? UMaine’s biomedical engineering B.S. curriculum provides thorough training in the fundamentals of engineering and biological sciences. Students learn instrumentation and techniques employed to analyze biological systems and processes. ey are introduced to the challenges and methodologies associated with manipulating biological systems and are exposed to current and future applications of biomedical engineering. Utilizing this knowledge base, students develop the skills to engineer solutions to real-world problems. UMaine students are actively involved in engineering projects mentored by individual faculty. e size of UMaine’s biomedical engineering program allows students to receive individual attention, with many opportunities for direct interaction and discussion with faculty members. UMaine also offers a master’s degree in biomedical engineering. Additionally, UMaine’s College of Engineering offers a biomedical engineering minor, a five-year B.S.-M.B.A. degree with the Maine Business School, and a minor in engineering leadership and management. WHAT CAN I DO WITH A DEGREE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING? e B.S. degree is suitable for entry-level engineering careers and as preparation for graduate-level study in engineering or scientific disciplines. e degree also serves as an excellent foundation for admission to medical school. RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Professors in UMaine’s biomedical engineering program are all highly active and accomplished researchers. Current research projects include the development of nanoprobes for detection and imaging of cancer; creation of model cellular membranes for the study of membrane-protein interactions; detection of pathogens and toxins using molecular biosensors; and improvement of tissue-implant compatibility. Undergraduates are encouraged to participate in projects such as these to gain hands-on experience in the field, either for course credit or as paid employees. CO-OPS AND INTERNSHIPS UMaine faculty members help place students in summer internships in leading research and diagnostics development laboratories throughout New England. Placement with these companies and research institutions typically takes place in the junior and senior years of the program. Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering 5737 Jenness Hall, Room 117 University of Maine Orono, ME 04469-5737 207.581.2290 umaine.edu.chb To apply: umaine.edu UMaine’s ADVANTAGE • Hands-on experience in engineering projects mentored by UMaine faculty • Summer internships in leading laboratories throughout New England • Serves as an excellent foundation for admission to medical school • Job growth is greater than in any other engineering field

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Biomedical EngineeringWHY BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING?

Biomedical engineering encompasses a broadrange of topics that focus on the interfacebetween biology and engineering. Biomedicalengineers design devices and develop methodsthat benefit society. ey work in excitingnew areas that directly affect the lives of manypeople. e predicted job growth is currentlygreater than in any other engineering field.

WHAT DO BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERS DO?

Biomedical engineers work at the cutting-edge of research and industry, and frequentlyaddress clinical, diagnostic and therapeuticapplications of engineering. For example, theymay be involved in diagnostic imaging oftissues, in engineering surfaces to ensurecompatibility of implants with the body, or increating sensors for monitoring the repair ofbiological systems. ey also work on thedesign of artificial organs, the development ofnew methods to detect and treat cancer, theproduction of devices to measure biologicalagents, and the creation of ways to obtain thecontrolled release of drugs.

HOW DO I BECOME A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER?

UMaine’s biomedical engineering B.S.curriculum provides thorough training in thefundamentals of engineering and biologicalsciences. Students learn instrumentation andtechniques employed to analyze biologicalsystems and processes. ey are introduced tothe challenges and methodologies associatedwith manipulating biological systems and areexposed to current and future applications ofbiomedical engineering. Utilizing thisknowledge base, students develop the skills toengineer solutions to real-world problems.UMaine students are actively involved inengineering projects mentored by individualfaculty. e size of UMaine’s biomedicalengineering program allows students to

receive individual attention, with manyopportunities for direct interaction anddiscussion with faculty members. UMainealso offers a master’s degree in biomedicalengineering. Additionally, UMaine’s Collegeof Engineering offers a biomedicalengineering minor, a five-year B.S.-M.B.A.degree with the Maine Business School, and aminor in engineering leadership andmanagement.

WHAT CAN I DO WITH A DEGREE INBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING?

e B.S. degree is suitable for entry-levelengineering careers and as preparation forgraduate-level study in engineering orscientific disciplines. e degree also serves as an excellent foundation for admission tomedical school.

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

Professors in UMaine’s biomedicalengineering program are all highly active andaccomplished researchers. Current researchprojects include the development ofnanoprobes for detection and imaging ofcancer; creation of model cellular membranesfor the study of membrane-proteininteractions; detection of pathogens andtoxins using molecular biosensors; andimprovement of tissue-implant compatibility.Undergraduates are encouraged to participatein projects such as these to gain hands-onexperience in the field, either for course creditor as paid employees.

CO-OPS AND INTERNSHIPS

UMaine faculty members help place studentsin summer internships in leading research anddiagnostics development laboratoriesthroughout New England. Placement withthese companies and research institutionstypically takes place in the junior and senioryears of the program.

Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

5737 Jenness Hall, Room 117University of MaineOrono, ME 04469-5737 207.581.2290

umaine.edu.chbTo apply: umaine.edu

UMaine’s ADVANTAGE

• Hands-on experience in engineeringprojects mentored by UMainefaculty

• Summer internships in leadinglaboratories throughout NewEngland

• Serves as an excellent foundation foradmission to medical school

• Job growth is greater than in anyother engineering field

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ASSOCIATED HONOR SOCIETIES AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Majors are encouraged to join the Biomedicalengineering Student Group. UMaine also haschapters of the Society of Women Engineersand Tau Beta Pi, the national engineeringhonor society.

NEBHE PROGRAM

Applicants to this program who reside in Connecticut, Massachusetts, NewHampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont are

eligible for reduced tuition (in-state plus 50 percent) under the New England RegionalStudent Program, administered through theNew England Board of Higher Education(nebhe.org).

HOW DO I APPLY?

Visit umaine.edu for an application, as well as information about academics and life at UMaine.

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Biomedical Engineering

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Engineering Leadership andManagement

Master of Science in

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Ph.D. in

Biomedical Engineeringthrough Graduate School of BiomedicalScience and Engineering (GSBSE)

Joan Malcolm, biomedical engineer at The Jackson Laboratory

The University of Maine does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, including transgender status and gender expression, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, geneticinformation or veteran status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. Contact the Director, Equal Opportunity, 5754 North Stevens Hall, Room 101, Orono, ME 04469-5754 at 207.581.1226 (voice), TTY711 (Maine Relay System), [email protected] with questions or concerns.

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“The ever-evolving field of bioengineering is diverse and fascinating. Byexposing me to a variety of different fields within bioengineering, UMaineopened my eyes to what I was truly passionate about. The faculty and staffwere devoted to my success and worked with me to tailor my education tomeet my interests, helping me find a niche that has allowed me to excel inmy career.”— Joan Malcolm, Class of ’07, Biomedical Engineering major

ABOUT UMAINE

The University of Maine, founded in Orono

in 1865, is the state’s premier public

university. It is among the most

comprehensive higher education

institutions in the Northeast and attracts

students from across the U.S. and more

than 60 countries. It currently enrolls

more than 11,000 total undergraduate and

graduate students. UMaine students

directly participate in groundbreaking

research working with world-class

scholars. The University of Maine offers

doctoral degrees in 30 fields,

representing the humanities, sciences,

engineering and education; master’s

degrees in 85 disciplines; 90

undergraduate majors and academic

programs; and one of the oldest and most

prestigious honors programs in the U.S.

The university promotes environmental

stewardship on its campus, with

substantial efforts aimed

at conserving energy, recycling and

adhering to green building standards in

new construction. For more information

about UMaine, visit umaine.edu.