Santa Clara University

School of Engineering - Bioengineering Program

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The fastest growing segment of engineering today, bioengineering holds the promise of improving the lives of all people in very direct and diverse ways.


Bioengineering is the application of electrical, chemical, mechanical, and other engineering principles to understand, modify, or control biological systems. Examples of bioengineering advances include: artificial knee and hip joints, cardiac pacemakers, kidney dialysis machines, arthroscopic surgical tools, MRI and CAT Scanning systems, inhaleable insulin systems, automated defibrillators, genomics, and proteomics.

 
 
For further information, contact:


Dr. Sally Wood, Prof. & Chair
Bioengineering Program
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
408-554-4058; swood@scu.edu

Dr. Tim Hight, Assoc. Prof. & Chair
Mechanical Engineering Department
Bioengineering Program Advisor
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
(408) 554-6870; thight@scu.edu

Dr. Brian J McNelis, Assoc. Prof.
Chemistry Department
Bioengineering Program Advisor
Daly Science Center, 122
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
408-554-4797; bmcnelis@scu.edu

Dr. Craig Stephens, Assoc. Prof. & Chair
Biology Department
Bioengineering Program Advisor
Alumni Science Hall, 358
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
408-554-4937; cstephens@scu.edu

 

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