Department of Biomedical Engineering
Facts & Figures
The biomedical engineering department’s growth in the Samueli School has been rapid. The department merges UCI’s strengths in medicine, biological sciences and engineering. BME faculty are competitive in garnering extramural grants, with expenditures topping $30M on an annual basis. Strong ties with many of Orange County’s more than 300 biomedical device and biotech companies provide students and faculty with distinct opportunities to solve contemporary medical challenges.
Founded
- 2002
Student Population
- 556 Undergraduate Students (Fall 2020)
- B.S. degrees:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering: Premedical
- B.S. degrees:
- 138 Graduate Students (Fall 2020)
- M.S. and Ph.D. degrees:
- Biomedical Engineering
- M.S. and Ph.D. degrees:
Faculty
- 33 Full-time
- 63 Affiliated
Recognition
- 1 National Academy of Medicine
- 7 NIH New Innovator Awards
- 3 NSF CAREER Awards
- 1 DARPA Young Faculty Award
- 4 National Academy of Inventors
- 3 Distinguished Professors
- 4 Endowed Chairs
- 1 Royal Society of Medicine Fellow
Research & Expenditures
- 11 World-class centers
- 7 Research thrusts:
- Biomedical Computational Technologies
- Biomedical Nanoscale Systems
- Biomolecular/Genetic Engineering
- Biophotonics
- Cardiovascular
- Neuroengineering
- Tissue Engineering
- 2020-21 Research expenditures: $47.3M
