Coursework

Discussed principles of electrical circuit theory and analysis methods for understanding and designing biomedical devices and biological sensors. Covered basic circuit components, network analysis methods, RC and RL circuits, AC circuit analysis, equivalent circuits, biopotential amplifiers, and biopotential electrodes. Introduced biosensing, biosignal processing, and operating principles of electrically active cells and tissues.

Bioelectricity

Grade: A

Discussed concepts of stress, strain, and constitutive laws as applied to problems in biomechanics, as well as rigid body and deformable body mechanics. Focused on basic foundations of solid mechanics using vectors and tensors. Key concepts included statics, internal loading, stress and strain, beam bending, particle dynamics, and rigid body dynamics.

Biomechanics

Grade: A

Focused on quantitative analysis of human physiological systems. Topics included the physical and chemical foundations of physiology; coupled forces and flows; electrical, mechanical, and chemical potentials and their conjugated fluxes; and the physiology of excitable tissue. Examined cell structure, function, and homeostasis with a particular focus on membrane transport, osmotic pressure, cell signaling, and cellular energetics.

Quantitative Physiology

Grade: A-

Introduced the fundamentals of biomedical data acquisition and statistical analysis. Engineering statistics topics included descriptive statistics, probability distributions, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, and experiment design. Applied these statistical topics by analyzing data obtained from laboratory exercises, where topics included cell culture, mechanical testing, modeling medical imaging data, 3D printing, and bioprinting. Emphasized using MATLAB software to analyze data on the computer.

Bioengineering Measurement, Experimentation, and Statistics

Grade: A-

Topics included SolidWorks design, AutoCAD drawings, MATLAB, C++, Excel data analytics, programmable microcontrollers as well as various electronic components (Arduino Sparkfun), and 3-D printing. Developed an original design solution to a technical problem as a final term project, including bringing that design from conception to final prototype with detailed project documentation.

Cornerstone of Engineering I-II

Grade: A

Other Core and Elective Courses

Physics I-II, Calculus I-III, Differential Equations and Linear Algebra, Biology I-II and lab, Chemistry

Anthropology, Communications, Philosophical Ethics, Psychology, US Government and Politics, US History, Greek Architecture, English Writing

70 %

Degree Completion: 96/135 credits attained (Senior Standing)