Biomedical Engineering
Heather E. Canavan, Director
Center for Biomedical Engineering
Centennial Engineering Center 2059
MSC01 1141
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
(505) 277-8026
Affiliated Faculty
Kateryna Artyushkova, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Plamen Atanassov, Chemical and Biological Engineering
C. Jeffrey Brinker, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Vince Calhoun, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Heather Canavan, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Thomas Caudell, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Eva Chi, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Alina Deshpande, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Elizabeth L. Dirk, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Jeremy Edwards, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Chemical and Biological Engineering
James P. Freyer, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Julia Fulghum, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Steven W. Graves, Chemical and Biological Engineering
David Grow, Mechanical Engineering
Sang M. Han, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Kerry Howe, Civil Engineering
Linnea Ista, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Rashi Iyer, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ravi Jain, Electrical Engineering
Zayd C. Leseman, Mechanical Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering
Gabriel P. Lopez, Biomedical Engineering; Chemical and Biological Engineering
Chad Melancon, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Diana Mercer, Orthopaedics
Meeko Oishi, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Marek Osinski, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Marios Pattichis, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dimiter Petsev, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Christina Salas, Orthopaedics
Andrew Schuler, Civil Engineering
Andrew Shreve, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Scott S. Sibbett, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Darko Stefanovic, Computer Science
Mahmoud Reda Taha, Civil Engineering
Michaelann Tartis, Chemical Engineering
Margaret Werner-Washburne, Biology
David Whitten, Chemical and Biological Engineering
John E. Wood, Mechanical Engineering
Steve A. Young, Pathology
Associated Departments
Graduate Program
Courses
BME 444 / 544 . Thermodynamics of Biological Systems. (3)
Principles of chemical thermodynamics will be considered and applied to the understanding of biological systems and to the development of biotechnological applications.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Spring}
BME 517. Applied Biology for Biomedical Engineers. (3)
(Also offered as CBE 517 / 417)
Emphasis on engineering principles and analysis of: (i) the cell as a complete system, including cellular subsystems, structures and functions; and (ii) select higher order systems of human physiology.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall}
BME 544 / 444. Thermodynamics of Biological Systems. (3)
Principles of chemical thermodynamics will be considered and applied to the understanding of biological systems and to the development of biotechnological applications.
Restriction: permission of instructor or BME graduate advisor.
{Spring}
BME 547. Biomedical Engineering Research Practices. (3)
(Also offered as CBE 547 / 447)
Students will develop research, presentation, and scientific writing skills for theses, proposals, invention disclosures and journal articles. The course includes oral presentations, case studies of research ethics, technology transfer and manuscript preparation.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall}
BME 556. Protein and Nucleic Acid Engineering. (3)
Students will learn the scientific principles and methods for engineering and manufacturing custom proteins, peptides, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates. The course will explicitly discuss methods and tools used in the production of engineered biomacromolecules.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall}
BME 558. Methods of Analysis in Bioengineering. (3)
Presents applied analytical and numerical mathematical methods in the context of biomedical engineering problems. Introduces statistical methods for the design of experiments and analysis of experimental data in research and development activities.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Spring}
BME 567. Biomedical Engineering Seminar. (1 to a maximum of 8)
Students will gain insight into scientific presentations and current biomedical engineering research by presenting their research and actively participating in an external research seminar, which will feature outstanding external and internal researchers as speakers.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall, Spring}
BME 572. Biomaterials Engineering. (3)
(Also offered as CBE 572 / 472)
Introduction to biomaterials currently in use, including commercial and research applications. Includes an understanding of a material's properties, biological responses to the materials, clinical context of their use, manufacturing processes, and regulatory issues.
Restriction: permission of instructor or BME graduate advisor.
{Fall, odd years}
BME 575. Biomechanics. (3)
Course covers biomechanical aspects of skeletal, biomaterial, energetic, muscle, neural, cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
BME 579. Tissue Engineering. (3)
(Also offered as CBE 579 / 479, NSMS 574)
A review of the current strategies involved in the design of engineered tissues and organs. The principles underlying the implementation of selected cells, biomaterial scaffolds, soluble regulators, and culture conditions will be addressed.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Spring, even years}
BME 598. Special Topics. (1-3, no limit Δ)
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Offered upon demand}
BME 599. Master's Thesis. (1-6, no limit Δ)
See Graduate Programs section for total credit requirements.
BME 699. Dissertation. (3-12, no limit Δ)
See Graduate Programs section for total credit requirements.
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
