The research and teaching expertise of the faculty cover a wide range of modern biomedical engineering, with emphasis on the study and design of implantable devices ranging from electronic to tissue-engineered. The Purdue Biomedical Engineering Student Club is an active organization that serves as a local resource for biomedical engineering. The Club organizes presentations in emerging biomedical engineering areas by industrial and academic leaders, tours of medical device companies, and transportation to regional and national biomedical engineering conferences. Research and training in the Department of Biomedical Engineering focuses broadly on the design and development of implantable medical devices and includes strengths in biomaterials, biomechanics, drug-delivery, molecular and cellular imaging, nanobiotechnology, paralysis research, biomedical acoustics, and biological signal processing. Each foci integrates life science, clinical, and engineering expertise and resources from both campuses to solve important biomedical engineering problems that extend beyond any one traditional area.
Fellowships are available for outstanding students along numerous instructional and research lines.