Small and personal without compromising opportunities
Graduate students work in world-class facilities while enjoying the camaraderie and personal contact with faculty. Below, Assistant Professor Jan Stegemann with fellow students at one of Troy's waterfront restaurants. As technology continues to advance, so do the opportunities within Biomedical Engineering (BME). BME's relatively small size allows for a unique one-on-one interaction between our faculty and students.
Today, our expanded research areas include:
- Cellular and Tissue Engineering
- Tissue-Implant Interfaces
- Biophotonics
- Biophysical Regulation of Cell Function
- Musculoskeletal Mechanics
- Computational Biomechanics
Plus, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been awarded a grant by the National Institutes of Health for training doctoral students in Biomolecular Science and Engineering.
Research Network
BME research at Rensselaer involves three schools within the Institute and interactions with many local, regional, national and international institutions. These include Albany Medical College, the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Universite de Montreal, Johns Hopkins, Stanford University, Union College and many other academic and clinical institutions.
A Family Environment
BME graduate students support each other. In fact, the Biomedical Engineering Department Graduate Student Council compiles a Welcome/Survival Guide (pdf 5mb) written by students for students—an insider's guide to living, school, driving, shopping, dining and enjoying life as a BMED graduate student. It is just one example of how the students and faculty support each other.
