  {"id":48,"date":"2021-02-03T13:30:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T19:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?post_type=department&#038;p=48"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:15:14","slug":"biomedical-engineering","status":"publish","type":"department","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/biomedical-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Biomedical Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\">\n\t<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t\t\n\n<section id=\"department-intro\" class=\"uwm-u-py-80\">\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"intro-main\" class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<header class=\"page-header\">\n    <h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n        Biomedical Engineering    <\/h1>\n<\/header>\n  \n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Biomedical engineering thrives at the intersection of biological sciences, engineering and computer science\u2014and 51ÁÔÆæ is the ideal place for tenacious and determined students who want to solve real-world health challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the field is so interdisciplinary, our faculty and their research span a wide variety of health-related specialties such as improving medical devices and diagnostics to advancing rehabilitation, imaging and intelligent health systems, giving you the opportunity to explore multiple directions and discover your passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Importantly, you\u2019ll gain hands-on experience in advanced labs and engage in meaningful, real-world biomedical engineering research at Wisconsin\u2019s only urban R1 university. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-c-button--grid uwm-l-grid-row--30 uwm-l-grid-column--30 uwm-l-grid--3 uwm-l-grid--equal-y\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/biomedical-engineering\/undergraduate-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Undergraduate<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/biomedical-engineering\/masters-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Master&#8217;s<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/biomedical-engineering\/phd-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PhD<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/biomedical-engineering\/people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/biomedical-engineering\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students\/scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scholarships<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"intro-sidebar\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">    <div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-u-mt-40\">\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Contact<\/div>\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n                <strong>Contact Info:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ceas-bme@uwm.edu\">ceas-bme@uwm.edu<\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Street Address<\/strong><br>College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science<br>3200 North Cramer Street<br>Milwaukee, WI 53211<br \/><br \/><strong>Mailing Address<\/strong><br>College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science<br>P.O. Box 784<br>Milwaukee, WI 53201-0784<br \/><br \/>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\"><hr class=\"uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-m-0\" \/><\/div>\n  \n\n\n\n<section id=\"department-details\" class=\"uwm-u-py-80\">\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"details-main\" class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-27493\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Make an Impact with Biomedical Engineering at 51ÁÔÆæ\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oZ3CTtiKezQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-biomedical-engineering-news\">Biomedical Engineering News<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-27427\"><ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/premnath-wins-shaw-early-career-research-award-to-study-a-dual-approach-to-bone-cancer-treatment-and-recovery\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/Premnath.portrait.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A woman with dark hair and wearing a white lab coat, smiles at the camera.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/Premnath.portrait.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/Premnath.portrait-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/premnath-wins-shaw-early-career-research-award-to-study-a-dual-approach-to-bone-cancer-treatment-and-recovery\/\">Premnath wins Shaw Early Career Research Award to study a dual approach to bone cancer treatment and recovery<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">There\u2019s no drug that reliably helps fractured or damaged bones &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/tmj4-news-featured-two-robotic-arm-projects-from-the-rahman-lab\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/Rahman.tmj_.hi_.res_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two men, one with glasses with his back showing, are talking to each other with a camera on a stand in between them. The man seen from the front is wearing a blue shirt and navy jacket.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/Rahman.tmj_.hi_.res_.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/03\/Rahman.tmj_.hi_.res_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/tmj4-news-featured-two-robotic-arm-projects-from-the-rahman-lab\/\">TMJ4 news featured two robotic arm projects from the Rahman lab<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Professor Habib Rahman, mechanical and biomedical engineering, and members of &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/slavens-goal-to-protect-hand-health-of-manual-wheelchair-users-with-new-grant\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/03\/Slavens.20250131_TCF_CEAS_7473.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"woman sitting next to a wheelchair\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/03\/Slavens.20250131_TCF_CEAS_7473.jpg 700w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/03\/Slavens.20250131_TCF_CEAS_7473-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/slavens-goal-to-protect-hand-health-of-manual-wheelchair-users-with-new-grant\/\">Slavens&#8217; goal to protect hand health of manual wheelchair users with new grant<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">For people who use manual wheelchairs, pushing the wheels is &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/from-pixels-to-predictions-students-can-uncover-ai-uses-in-the-lab\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Dabagh.AI_.Miles-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mahsa Dabagh, professor of biomedical engineering, helps a male student as he sits in front of a computer looking at medical scans.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Dabagh.AI_.Miles-copy.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Dabagh.AI_.Miles-copy-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/from-pixels-to-predictions-students-can-uncover-ai-uses-in-the-lab\/\">From pixels to predictions: Students can uncover AI uses in the lab<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Cancer research often demands patience \u2013 hours of labeling 3D &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/college-scores-half-of-new-catalyst-grants-from-the-uwm-research-foundation\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/08\/Premnath.Ashwin3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A woman, left, and a man are examining microparticles for an experiment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/08\/Premnath.Ashwin3.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/08\/Premnath.Ashwin3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/college-scores-half-of-new-catalyst-grants-from-the-uwm-research-foundation\/\">College scores half of new Catalyst Grants from the 51ÁÔÆæ Research Foundation<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Four researchers in the college recently have been awarded funding &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Dabagh.AI_.Miles-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Mahsa Dabagh, professor of biomedical engineering, helps a male student as he sits in front of a computer looking at medical scans.\" class=\"wp-image-25870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Dabagh.AI_.Miles-copy.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/Dabagh.AI_.Miles-copy-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption>Mahsa Dabagh, associate professor, biomedical engineering, helps senior Miles Wehner decode slices of 3D tumor scans by labeling the visual features that indicate cancer.  The two are now automating this time-consuming chore. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"details-sidebar\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n            <nav aria-label=\"Section\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border uwm-u-mb-40\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/biomedical-engineering\/\">Biomedical Engineering<\/a>                <\/div>\n                <ul>\n                                            \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/biomedical-engineering\/undergraduate-programs\/\" >Undergraduate Programs<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/biomedical-engineering\/masters-programs\/\" >Master&#039;s Programs<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/biomedical-engineering\/phd-programs\/\" >PhD Programs<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/biomedical-engineering\/people\/\" >People<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/biomedical-engineering\/research\/\" >Research<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students\/current\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resources for Current Students<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students\/scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scholarships<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                        <\/ul>\n            <\/nav>\n        \n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwmvirtualtour uvt-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vr.peekpeek.com\/uwm\/\"><div class=\"content-wrap\"><div class=\"image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/plugins\/uwmvirtualtour-shortcode\/images\/milwaukee-campus.jpg\" alt=\"\"><div class=\"hover-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"icon-overlay\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 937.9 937.9\"><path d=\"M451.29,704.87C318.26,512,293.57,492.22,293.57,421.35a175.79,175.79,0,1,1,351.57,0c0,70.87-24.69,90.67-157.72,283.52a22,22,0,0,1-36.13,0Zm18.07-210.28a73.24,73.24,0,1,0-73.25-73.24A73.24,73.24,0,0,0,469.36,494.59Z\"\/><path d=\"M469,0C209.89,0,0,209.89,0,469s209.89,469,469,469S937.9,728,937.9,469,728,0,469,0Zm0,847.14C260,847.14,90.76,677.9,90.76,469S260,90.76,469,90.76,847.14,260,847.14,469,677.9,847.14,469,847.14Z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content\"><div class=\"title uvt-text-sm\">Take a Virtual Tour of Biomedical Engineering<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/admission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/request-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Request Information<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"author":19687,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"uwm_academics_department_contact":"<strong>Contact Info:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ceas-bme@uwm.edu\">ceas-bme@uwm.edu<\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Street Address<\/strong><br>College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science<br>3200 North Cramer Street<br>Milwaukee, WI 53211<br \/><br \/><strong>Mailing Address<\/strong><br>College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science<br>P.O. 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