Mission

The fundamental mission of the Department of Biomedical Engineering is to foster breakthroughs in engineering that benefits human health, by advancing the paradigm of inter-disciplinary research and education.  The Department leads a campus-wide research and educational enterprise that applies science and technology to improve human health.  Leveraging the collaborative culture of Carnegie Mellon University, its research not only establishes specific areas of excellence but also integrates scattered components into a coherent network.  Its educational programs also draw on courses and mentors throughout Carnegie Mellon University and in the neighboring medical centers, to encompass basic science, medical translations, and business entrepreneurship. 

Research

• To benefit human health by combining cutting-edge technologies with deep knowledge in physiological functions
• To establish a portfolio of biomedical engineering research that balances basic principles, technological developments, and clinical applications in an interactive manner
• To build a model structure of biomedical engineering research that weaves multiple science and engineering fields into a seamless network

Education

• To help students develop the skills for exploring, modeling, understanding, and improving human life as a complex engineering system
• To establish an innovative undergraduate program in biomedical engineering that breaks the barrier of traditional departments to provide the most exciting and efficient pathways of learning  
• To offer graduate programs that balance between breadth and depth, basic science and technology, and rigor and flexibility, to accommodate the diversity of ambitions in biomedical engineering career
• To create a proactive training environment that emphasizes creativity and entrepreneurship, and fosters the ability to meld conventional disciplines into new disciplines

Service

• To promote growth in regional research, education, and economy related to biomedical engineering, through partnerships with regional health care, educational, and engineering stakeholders 
• To reach out to the broader regional community to raise the awareness of biomedical engineering
• To contribute to future directions of research and education in the international biomedical engineering community

(Updated 07/11/2011)

Campus Office for Student Affairs and Graduate Admissions
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Doherty Hall 2100
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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Administrative Office
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
PTC 4105
700 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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