BIOENGINEERING School of Engineering DEPARTMENT of BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING and Science

Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. BIOENGINEERING School of Engineering DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING and Science

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Develop materials and devices at the intersection of life science and engineering with an in-demand CAREER OPPORTUNITIES degree. Research Scientist The bioengineering master’s program is tailored for students Research Associate who have a strong science background. Stevens also offers this Clinical Scientist program to current medical professionals who have a vested Science/Medical Writer interest in biomaterials and tissue engineering research. Quality Control Analyst The bioengineering master’s program prepares students to enter the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device or life Process Development science industries. It will also prepare them for a Ph.D. in Engineer biology, bioengineering or related fields as well as other professional health careers. TOP HIRING ORGANIZATIONS This interdisciplinary program focuses on tissue engineering, Merck biomaterials and regenerative medicine methods to improve Celgene healthcare. The bioengineering master’s program builds on a Bristole-Myers Squibb foundation of molecular biology and chemistry while also Hospital for Special adding elements of bioengineering design. Graduates of this Surgery program will be positioned to succeed with careers in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies Sloan Kettering Institute in addition to biomedical research and regulatory institutions. Integra LifeSciences THE STEVENS ADVANTAGE Regeneron Stevens is strategically located in northern New Jersey directly Weill Cornell Medicine across the river from New York City, giving students easy access to professional societies, groups, meetups and one of the nation’s RESEARCH AREAS largest hubs for the biotechnology industry. Tissue Engineering Physiology PROGRAM FEATURES Biomaterials Part-time or full-time enrollment Biochemistry/Chemical Interdisciplinary program Biology Focus on research and laboratory experience Cell Biology Mixture of engineering and life sciences Molecular Biology Thesis and non-thesis options Evening courses available

stevens.edu/ses BIOENGINEERING MASTER'S DEGREE REQUIREMENTS CURRICULUM OVERVIEW Core Courses - 15 Credits Molecular Biology Molecular Biology Laboratory MASTER OF SCIENCE -BIOENGINEERING Biomaterials Principles of Tissue The M.S. in Bioengineering is tailored for students Engineering with a strong science background who would like Cellular Signal Transduction the skills needed to develop materials and devices Technical Elective Courses at the intersection of life science and engineering. 9 Credits (Non-Thesis), 6-9 (Thesis) Physiology This interdisciplinary program focuses on tissue Computational Biology engineering and regenerative medicine methods Immunology Cellular Biology Lab to improve healthcare. Our program builds on a Techniques foundation of molecular biology and chemistry Introduction to Systems Biology while also adding elements of bioengineering Organelles design. For the Master of Science degree, students Physiology for Engineers I/II Advanced Biomaterials must successfully complete thirty graduate Pathophysiology credits including 15 credits of core courses listed Professional Ethics in Science & Chemistry below. Students may elect to choose thesis (six-nine Introduction to Pharmaceutical credits) or non-thesis options, depending on their Manufacturing Bioethics professional goals. Students pursuing a thesis Special Problems should make arrangements with an advisor within Unrestricted Electives the first year at Stevens. Graduates of this 6 Credits for Non-Thesis Option program will be well positioned to obtain careers in Additional courses are chosen with an advisor’s guidance and pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical will depend on the student’s device companies in addition to biomedical interests and background. The Program Director must approve research and regulatory institutions. all elective courses.

Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering & Science 1.888.STEVENS or Howe Center | 11th Floor 1.201.216.5319 1 Castle Point Terrace [email protected] Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 stevens.edu/ses Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING School of Engineering DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING and Science

MASTER OF ENGINEERING

Push the possibilities of biomedical solutions with a degree designed to propel your career. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES In the biomedical engineering graduate program at Stevens, you’ll Clinical Engineer work with recognized leaders in the field, conduct high-impact research and design life-enhancing technology. Our biomedical Quality Control Analyst engineering master’s program graduates thrive in academia, industry, medicine and a range of expanding opportunities in biomedical Design Engineer innovation. Regulatory Specialist Stevens’ multidisciplinary biomedical engineering program blends Project Engineer advanced study in engineering, biology, life sciences, medicine, clinical applications and bioethics. We give you the flexibility to Research Scientist pursue the areas of biomedical engineering that interest you most. You’ll investigate emerging areas alongside our actively patenting faculty, test and model new devices in world-class laboratories, and TOP HIRING ORGANIZATIONS discover how far you can go in an entrepreneurial environment that Becton Dickinson rewards your scientific rigor and vision. Johnson & Johnson Our program is design-oriented to help you pursue new technologies from concept through commercialization. And since ideas are only as Philips Healthcare good as their implementation, we also give you multiple opportunities to work with faculty and industry partners so you leave the program Stryker better positioned for success. Whether you’re advancing a current Regeneron career in biomedical engineering or moving into the field, we’ve structured the program to help you meet your professional goals. After Medtronic completing our program, students typically find careers in industry, Integra LifeSciences research institutions and clinical institutions. Additionally, students can use our program as a gateway to professional schools like U.S. Veterans Affairs medical, dental, veterinarian and physical therapy. Merck THE STEVENS ADVANTAGE Our Manhattan-adjacent location allows you to build your professional FOCUS AREAS network in New York, a global hub for pharmaceutical, medical research Biomechanics & and technology, while exploring nearby biomedical device companies in Biomaterials New Jersey's booming medical and pharmaceutical industries for career opportunities. Bioinstrumentation & PROGRAM FEATURES Neural Engineering Flexible curriculum Tissue Engineering & Part-time or full-time enrollment Drug Delivery Optional research or clinical thesis Credit for on-the-jobprojects with your current employer Extensive hands-on laboratory experience Reasearch with clinical collaborators Evening and online courses available

stevens.edu/ses BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING MASTER'S REQUIREMENTS DEGREE CURRICULUM OVERVIEW Core Courses Include Strategies and Principles of Biomedical Design MASTER OF ENGINEERING -BIOMEDICAL Advanced Biomedical Engineering Lab Stevens is a leader in the field of biomedical engineering, engaging in visionary research and collaboration with Elective Courses Include researchers in medical centers, the biotech industry and Physiology Systems for government. Our graduates are leaders in a number of Engineers industries related to medicine, medical devices, and Medical Instrumentation and Imaging newly emerging biotech fields as well as academia and Biomaterials government institutions. Biomechanics Cardiopulmonary Mechanics Advanced Biomechanics The Biomedical Engineering graduate program is Intro to Brain-Machine designed to foster independent scholarly work while Interfaces Principles of Tissue Engineering providing flexibility to accommodate each student’s Advanced Biomaterials interests and career goals. Each full time master's student Pathophysiology Nanomedicine is required to complete 30 credits of graduate work that Nanobiotechnology includes six required credits of core course work. The additional 24 graduate credits of course work can be tailored to aid the students’ research project or their professional development goals and may include a nine credit thesis.

In lieu of the nine-credit advisory, students can elect to do a six-credit research or design project, plus three credits of additional graduate course work. The project must be approved by the BME program director and have the official support of the students company. Wherever possible, research and design projects will include an outside member of the thesis committee from the medical or biotech industry.

PH.D.

Learn the skills you need to engineer solutions to medical problems through advanced scientific research and technological innovations RESEARCH AREAS in the biomedical engineering Ph.D. program. Pulmonary The biomedical engineering Ph.D. program fosters a community of scholars Biomechanics dedicated to scientific research and technology-based discoveries. Through advanced research opportunities in the five cluster areas listed below, Ph.D. Movement students will gain an in-depth understanding of the challenges within medical Biomechanics and and clinical environments and leave the program with the ability to apply a Control Systems deep knowledge of engineering principles to create life-saving tools and Neural Engineering technologies. This program is excellent preparation for those who want to Tissue Engineering pursue careers as faculty in academia or research scientists in industry. Biomedical Imaging THE STEVENS ADVANTAGE The Stevens campus is located within a global hub of pharmaceutical and medical research and technology companies. Our faculty are active collaborators with many of New York’s leading medical centers and universities. Many of our students have sought and found career opportunities within New Jersey’s burgeoning medical and pharmaceutical industries. PROGRAM FEATURES Interdisciplinary curriculum comprised of engineering and medical science Advanced research opportunities involving application of engineering analysis tools to address medical problems Doctoral thesis research with mentoring from highly regarded faculty Publication of an original research article based on thesis project

stevens.edu/ses RESEARCH IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SHARED FACILITIES BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SES Machine and Electronic Shop: Enables design ideas The biomedial engineering department's (BME) and engineering solutions. entrepreneurial environment encourages the pursuit of new High Performance Computing technologies from concept to commercialization with a Cluster: Provides advanced focus on advancing biomedical technology and healthcare computing infrastructure and delivery, as well as on nanotechnology application. services for research. RESEARCH PILLARS Laboratory for Multiscale Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare & Life Sciences Imaging: Provides imaging capabilities to study both RESEARCH LABORATORIES synthetic and biological materials from macroscopic Biophotonic Imaging and Manipulation Lab: Develops novel to microscopic length scale. optical imaging and manipulation techniques to address biomedical questions that have been difficult or impossible to MicroDevice Laboratory: approach with traditional methods. Explores military systems Laboratory for NeuroInnovation: Investigates neural applications of emerging stimulation therapies to treat neurological and psychiatric nanotechnologies. diseases. Mass Spectrometry Lung Mechanics Laboratory: Develops new mechanical and Laboratory: Utilizes six mass pharmacological means of reducing ventilation injury of analyzers that incorporate edematous lungs. time-of-flight and Movement Control Rehabilitation: investigates the quadrupolar techniques, and optimization of functional rehabilitation through visually a variety of inlets such as guided training and cognitive agency while performing electrospray, MALDI, ApCI, movement tasks. EI and CI. Musculoskeletal Control and Dynamics Lab: Focuses on understanding and improving movement mechanics used Prototype Object Fabrication during athletic and everyday maneuvers. Laboratory: Enables rapid prototyping of ideas and Sensorimotor Control Laboratory: Studies Brain-Machine Interfaces (BMIs) that control upper-limb prostheses. provides know-how for creating parts, assemblies, Tissue Reconstruction Lab: Attempts to understand cell/ mechatronic and IOT enabled matrix and cell/cell interaction and design multiscale biomaterials. systems, and programming for devices/robots. Translational Lung Bioengineering Lab: Develops innovative bioengineering technologies that can provide practical solutions to some of unmet clinical needs, with an initial emphasis on the lung disease diagnosis and treatment. Translational Research in Medicine: Focuses on prevention of injury or disease, and the improvement of procedure or therapeutic outcome efficacies.

Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering & Science 1.888.STEVENS or Howe Center | 11th Floor 1.201.216.5319 1 Castle Point Terrace [email protected] Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 stevens.edu/ses