Graduate Field of Biomedical Engineering

Degrees offered: Ph.D., M.S., M.Eng.

The field of provides rich, interdisciplinary opportunities in research and education leading to the Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering. It integrates engineering and the life sciences to prepare students for diverse careers in academe, industry, and government.

The field focuses on both the molecular and macroscopic aspects of biomedical engineering and comprises five research areas: biomedical instrumentation; drug delivery, design and metabolism; biomaterials; computational and systems biology; and medical biomechanics. Facilities commonly used include the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility, the NSF STC in Nanobiotechnology, the Cornell High-Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), the Cornell Theory Center, the Cornell Center for Advanced Technology in Biotechnology, and the programs in the Department of Biomechanics and Biomaterials at the Hospital for Special Surgery, the Orthopedic Affiliate of the Cornell Medical College.

Students obtain thorough training in biomedical engineering research. They also master the Ph.D. course work for a minor in a traditional engineering discipline and another minor in an area of the life sciences. Formal course work in the major includes a two-semester course in the Foundations of Biomedical Engineering, advanced BME analysis of biological systems, at least one other advanced course in bioengineering, and required seminars. Further, PhD students are expected to complete a six week immersion experience in medical research and clinical practice at Weill Medical College, as well as completing a graduate student teaching experience. M.S. students complete the Foundations in Biomedical Engineering course, two semesters of seminars, and typically four to five additional courses in engineering and the life sciences. These requirements are subject to revision.

Apply Now Deadline: Fall, Jan. 15 (without aid: May 1)

Meet the Faculty

Aneshansley, Daniel Joseph Professor
Baeumner, Antje J Professor
Batt, Carl A Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor
Bonassar, Lawrence Associate Professor
Boskey, Adele Ludin Professor of Biochemistry
Butcher, Jonathan T. Assistant Professor
Christini, David J. Associate Professor of Computational Biomedicine / Associate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics / Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering in Medicine
Chu, Chih-Chang Rebecca Q Morgan '60 Professor
Craighead, Harold G
Charles W. Lake, Jr. Professor of Engineering, Professor of Applied and Engineering Physics; Director, Nanobiotechnology Center
Delisa, Matthew Associate Professor
Doerschuk, Peter Professor
Erickson, David Assistant Professor
Fischbach, Claudia Assistant Professor
Freed, Jack H Frank and Robert Laughlin Professor of Physical Chemistry
Gilmour Jr, Robert F Associate Dean
Grubb, David Thomas Associate Professor
Henschke, Claudia Ingrid Professor of Radiology / Professor of Radiology in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Jenkins, James Thomas Professor
Jin, Moonsoo Assistant Professor
King, Cynthia A. Assistant Professor
King, Michael R. Associate Professor
Kirby, Brian Assistant Professor
Lal, Amit Associate Professor
Lindau, Manfred Professor of Applied and Engineering Physics and Coordinator of the Engineering Physics Cooperative Program
Linster, Christiane Associate Professor
Luo, Dan Associate Professor
Maxfield, Frederick Rowland Vladimir Horowitz and Wanda Toscanini Horowitz Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience / Professor of Biochemistry
Olbricht, William Lee Professor
Putnam, David A. Associate Professor
Reeves, Anthony P Professor
Schaffer, Chris Assistant Professor
Shuler, Michael Louis Professor
Skorton, David J. President
Stroock, Abraham Duncan Associate Professor
Tan, Jian Senior Research Associate
Varner, Jeffrey D. Assistant Professor
Victor, Jonathan David Fred Plum Professor of Neurology / Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
Volpe, Bruce T. Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
Wang, Yi Professor
Webb, Watt W Samuel B. Eckert Professor in Engineering; Professor of Applied Physics
Weinstein, Alan Mark Professor of Medicine / Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Xu, Chunhui Associate Professor of Applied and Engineering Physics and Director of Graduate Studies
Zabih, Ramin Prof.
Zipfel, Warren R. Professor and Director of DRBIO
van der Meulen, Marjolein Dean Assoc