Biomedical Engineering (MEng)

We are passionate learners here, so if you want to hone in on a specialty in the Biomedical Engineering industry, our Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering program gives you that flexibility. With a course-based curriculum that appeals to entrepreneurial engineers of all disciplines, you’ll find the program gives you the biomedical engineering expertise to advance in your industry.

Whether you want to help inventors of new medical instruments through patent law, or you'd like to design or develop new products—or you’re simply interested in how technology pushes the envelope in biomedical engineering—you’ll find a way to make that happen here.

The degree prepares you to consider the big picture as you understand the ethical implications of biomedical engineering developments and the roles of physicians, patients, and the marketplace in new products and innovations.

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Curriculum

The Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering program helps all types of engineers focus their specialty in the biomedical industry. The flexible program is especially suited for anyone going to school and working full-time.

Through course work that includes a multidisciplinary mix of biomedical engineering, advanced mathematics, life sciences, and various electives, students tailor their degree to their interests. Students work alongside renowned faculty to learn cutting-edge approaches in areas like tissue engineering, biomedical instrumentation, and biofluids.

A thesis is not required in this program, but you may choose to conduct a smaller research project as part of your degree.

Graduate Catalog

This degree is also offered online.

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Research

Students in this program learn through extensive project work that allows them to build collaborative skills, new approaches, and the broad perspective needed to solve real-world problems.

Because students in this degree program plan to specialize in one industry area of biomedical engineering and not follow a research path, the curriculum is not research intensive. If you prefer, you may create a small, independent research project.

Some recent BME research topics:

Mobile dialysis treatment
Noninvasive bone strength measurement
Creation of a microfluidic device to separate metastatic and nonmetastatic cancer cells

Whether students perform their own research projects or not, WPI’s state-of-the-art research facilities play a big part in the biomedical engineering program. Faculty members teach and conduct research projects in the dedicated Life Sciences & Biomedical Engineering Center in Gateway Park. A four-story center, the building offers research space and a modern core equipment facility.

Research & Facilities

Faculty Profiles

Amanda Zoe Reidinger

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Assistant Teaching Professor

Biomedical Engineering

My areas of interest and enthusiasm lie in biomaterial fabrication and tissue engineering. Bringing this enthusiasm to the classroom is easy with WPIâ€™s focus on undergraduate education and project-based learning. My goal as an instructor is to lead students to higher levels of thinking and understanding by slowly increasing the depth of the course to engage more complex learning behaviors.

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Yitzhak Mendelson

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Professor

Biomedical Engineering

As an educator, I enjoy teaching and mentoring students. At the undergraduate level, I teach advanced biomedical instrumentation and laboratory-based courses that relate fundamental science and engineering concepts to biomedical applications. In addition to classroom teaching, I also enjoy interacting with students less formally in a teaching laboratory setting and mentoring students in capstone design projects.

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Getting Involved

Graduate students may join biomedical organizations like the campus chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society or fine-tune their intramural soccer moves during their spare time. An active Graduate Student Government encourages a close-knit community through gatherings or by giving voice to grad student concerns and matters.

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After Graduation

A Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering from WPI leads to varied and increasing job prospects. Employers know WPI’s project-based study produces workers with authentic, problem-solving skills and advanced technical and scientific understanding of the biomedical field. Graduates are positioned to become leaders in the field as entrepreneurs, patent law attorneys, or heads of medical simulation labs.

Career Outlook

Biomedical Engineering Department