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Quick Facts
The Department
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Four decades of research and education in biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon, as a non-departmental, degree granting program (see History)
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Youngest department of Carnegie Institute of Technology.
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Major effort in strengthening its research and education in 2008 including the recruitment of a new Head, continuous expansion of its faculty, enhancements of teaching facilities, and enhanced synergistic interactions with partner Departments (see Partners).
Faculty and Supporting Staff
- Forty faculty members, 15 in the core, which manages training programs and coordinates synergistic interactions (see Faculty).
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Faculty members affiliated with 19 Departments, Institutes, and Interdisciplinary Centers, covering a wide range of expertise from basic biological sciences to robotics (see Partners).
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Seven full-time administrative and clerical staff members
(see Supporting Staff).
Research
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Balance between basic engineering principles and applications in biotechnology and medicine (see Research Overview ).
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Balance between research methodologies and knowledge/product development.
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Emphasis on synergistic interactions that cross departmental borders.
Degree Programs
Student Body
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Over 150 undergraduate students with double major in BME and a traditional engineering science.
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Over 30 undergraduate students with a minor in BME.
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Over 40 graduate students pursuing the Ph.D. degree (see Graduate Students).
Administrative, Teaching and Research Facilities
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Office for Student Affairs located in campus in Doherty Hall 2100.
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Administrative office located temporarily in PTC building.
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Teaching laboratories located in Smith Hall and Wean Hall.
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Core research spaces located in PTC building, Doherty Hall, Hamerschlag Hall, and Mellon Institute.
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Major portion of administrative and research operations to be relocated to a new building within 5 years.
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