Employment Opportunity: Biocompatibility Specialist 

2008 Davies Medal for Engineering Achievement: Dr. Sheldon Weinbaum '59 on April 18, 2008 at 3pm at the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies Auditorium

Engineering Team Wins $50K Tech Valley Collegiate Business Plan Competition

Rensselaer’s junior biotech faculty tackle everything from back pain to biophotonics

Alumnus Endows a Quarter-Million Dollar Fellowship: First Preference to Biomedical Engineering

Degrees offered:

Biomedical Engineering:
B.S., M.S., D.Eng., Ph.D.
Minor in Management

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The Biomedical Engineering Department at Rensselaer is one of the oldest in the United States—one of only 42 undergraduate programs in the US accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Since our beginning in the 1970's, we have educated thousands of undergraduate and graduate students, preparing them for the challenges and demands of industry, government agencies and academia.

Undergraduate curriculum

In response to a rapidly changing technology and frequent advances in science and medicine, our new curriculum is designed to poise students for successful professional careers.

Our cross-disciplinary education, numerous excellent undergraduate research opportunities, and strong alliances with industries offering internships and co-ops constitute an integrated approach to our undergraduate education.

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Unparalleled opportunities for graduate students

Adding to the success of our graduate program are the recent addition of new faculty, increased grant support, and the completion of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies.

Our dedicated faculty is renowned in their respective areas of research, and collaborations with

• Albany Medical College,
• Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute,
• the NY State Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center and the
• Genomics Institute serve to strengthen and advance research pursuits.

Welcome to Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer!

Dr. Natacha DePaola,
Professor and Department Head, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles and technologies to medicine, healthcare and biology. The Biomedical Engineering Department at Rensselaer is one of the oldest in the United States. Since its formation in the early 1970s, we have educated thousands of undergraduate and graduate students, preparing them for the challenges and demands of industry, healthcare, government agencies and academia.

The BME undergraduate curriculum is one of the oldest to be accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and one of only 42 undergraduate programs in the US with accreditation today. Recent curriculum changes were aimed to expand the breadth and depth of our course offerings. In response to a rapidly changing technology and frequent advances in science and medicine, our new curriculum is designed to better poise students for successful professional careers. Our cross-disciplinary education, numerous excellent undergraduate research opportunities, and strong alliances with industries offering internships and co-ops constitute an integrated approach to our undergraduate education.

Our graduate program offers the Masters and Doctoral degrees. Our dedicated faculty is renowned in their respective areas of research, and collaborations with regional institutions including Albany Medical College, the NY State Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center, the Genomics Institute, and key institutions in the New York State Tech Valley serve to strengthen and advance our research pursuits. Adding to the success of our graduate program are the recent addition of new faculty, increased federal and industrial-sponsored research support, and the completion of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies.

A smaller-sized residential campus, occupied by a mix of both historic and recent architecture, Rensselaer offers its campus community the services to make them feel at home. These include a wide number of recreational facilities, social organizations, a Student Health Center, Student Union, on and off-campus apartments and transportation. The City of Troy is ideally located close to a number of outdoor and four-season recreational areas and the community enjoys the many cultural amenities offered through nearby Albany, the Capital of New York State. Our “Welcome Package” illustrates even more of the services and activities you’ll find in our area.

We hope that you will take this opportunity to further explore our website and to learn more about the exciting possibilities the Biomedical Engineering Department at Rensselaer has to offer you!