Our undergraduate program is ABET accredited and features a unique Engineering First sequence that introduces undergraduates to the design and communication aspects of engineering in their freshman year. B.S. program - 48 courses. Electronic Instrumentation, Mechanics, Transport Processes, Biotechnology, Biomedical Signals and Images. The BMES chapter helps to promote independent thought about the current challenges and advancements in the field by inviting experts to speak about their contributions to Biomedical Engineering. BMES social events allow BME students to become better acquainted with the many Biomedical Engineers and Biomedical Engineering students within Northwestern Univeristy.
Research is focused in several areas that overlap and interrelate.
Our faculty and students use a wide range of techniques to study problems at levels of analysis ranging from systems to molecular. Much of this work takes place in the nation's most highly rated rehabilitation hospital, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Researchers in this area study kinetics of antibody and DNA binding reactions, polymers and methods of drug delivery, three-dimensional structures of macromolecules, surface modification of biomedical implants and development of vein grafts. Imaging and Signal Analysis. Current research focuses on the micro-environment and microcirculation of the retina, information processing in the mammalian visual system, and mechanisms of glaucoma.