Welcome to Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer

Welcome to BME at Rensselaer — home to one of the oldest and most reputable biomedical engineering departments in the United States. We combine a strong engineering tradition of problem solving with a high level of scholarship and research. For over 40 years, we have produced outstanding academics, industry leaders and research scientists. As part of the Bio-revolution at Rensselaer we are undergoing large expansion and creating a new face of BME.

Under the auspices of a newly established 218,000-sq- feet Center of Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, our faculty and students work closely with other Rensselaer faculty to pursue interdisciplinary research. Additional collaborations are in place with the Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovation, Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging, Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering, and several Boston, Connecticut, New York, and Rochester area hospitals and medical centers.

At the undergraduate level, we use Rensselaer’s studio model to deliver biomedical engineering content with hands-on experiences. Our “Surgery in the Classroom” initiative allows live video and audio feed between operating surgeons at Albany Medical College and biomedical engineering students in classroom at Rensselaer. Plans are underway to globalize the capstone design experience and provide projects and live contact between students at Rensselaer and their counterparts in developing countries. Study abroad experiences are also becoming a popular choice as we prepare students for a global marketplace.

We are taking ambitious steps to move our Department forward, and we would like to invite you to learn more about us.

Deepak Vashishth, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Head