Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Introduction

The Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) is a department of both the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC–Chapel Hill) and North Carolina State University (NC State). The department oversees a joint graduate and undergraduate program at these institutions. While a complete curriculum is offered on the UNC–Chapel Hill campus, students can elect to take any number of classes at NC State. The joint program also leverages the industry resources in Research Triangle Park, located roughly half way between the two campuses, providing unique opportunities for students.

Biomedical engineering is a profession that develops and applies engineering knowledge and experience to solve problems in biology and medicine and to enhance health care. Biomedical engineers are professionally trained to combine the rigors of medical and biological studies with the power of engineering analysis and design. People become biomedical engineers to be of service to others, to enjoy the excitement of understanding living systems, and to use state-of-the-art science and technology to solve the complex problems of medical care. The emphasis in biomedical engineering is on finding solutions by researching, testing, and applying medical, biological, chemical, electrical, and materials engineering approaches. Biomedical engineers are unique individuals who make contributions to health care that are both satisfying to themselves and beneficial to others.

Facilities

The Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering houses undergraduate teaching laboratories in Phillips Hall and design laboratories in Mary Ellen Jones. These laboratories house a variety of mechanical and electronic fabrication tools as well as laboratories dedicated to cell culture and microbiology. The BeAM Makerspace facilities are available to all UNC students, and these facilities house a variety of mechanical and electronic fabrication tools. More information is available at the UNC BeAM website.

Graduate School and Career Opportunities

Many students from this program have pursued further education in graduate school in biomedical engineering. Our alumni have attended many of the top-ranked biomedical engineering programs. In addition, some students have pursued graduate degrees in other disciplines in engineering, as well as related fields such as microbiology, sports physiology, public health, and business/engineering management, among others. Students have also been accepted into clinical programs such as medical, dental, physical therapy, and pharmacy schools (in many cases, the student must take several additional courses to meet the requirements for clinical programs).

For those interested in going directly into a career, biomedical engineering is one of the fastest growing career opportunities. Graduates are employed by hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical device and testing companies, government agencies, universities, and medical schools.

Major

Biomedical Engineering Major, B.S.

Graduate Programs

Courses

Biomedical Engineering (BMME)

Department Chair

Paul Dayton

Associate Chairs

Lianne Cartee, Associate Chair for Education
Shawn Gomez, Associate Chair for Research

Directors

Lianne Cartee, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Matthew Fisher, Director of Graduate Studies

Associate Director

Naji Husseini, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies

Distinguished Professors

Lianne Cartee, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor
Paul Dayton, William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor
Greg M. Forest, Grant Dahlstrom Distinguished Professor
Harvinder Gill, Ronald B. and Cynthia J. McNeill Term Professor
He (Helen) Huang, Jackson Family Distinguished Professor
H. Troy Nagle
Roger Narayan
Koji Sode, William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor
George (Rick) Stouffer, Ernest and Hazel Craige Distinguished Professor

Professors

Lianne Cartee
Michael Daniele
Paul Dayton
Greg M. Forest
Caterina Gallippi
Harvinder Gill
Shawn Gomez
Helen Huang
Leaf Huang
Derek Kamper
Weili Lin
Scott Magness
H. Troy Nagle
Roger Narayan
J. Michael Ramsey
Koji Sode
George (Rick) Stouffer
David Zaharoff

Associate Professors

Rahima Benhabbour
Ashley Brown
Yevgeny Brudno
Jacqueline Cole
Bob Dennis
Brian Diekman
Kenneth Donnelly
Uzay Emir
Oleg Favorov
Matthew Fisher
Jason Franz
Donald Freytes
Michael Gamcsik
David Hill
Devin Hubbard
Naji Husseini
David Lalush
Jeffrey Macdonald
Ross Petrella
Gianmarco Pinton
Nitin Sharma
Mark Tommerdahl
Anka Veleva
Bruce Wiggin

Assistant Professors

Amy Adkins
Wen Yih Aw
Joseph Burclaff
Silvia Ceballos
Phillip Durham
Alon Greenbaum
Geoffrey Handsfield
Kennita Johnson
I-Chieh Lee
Wesley Legant
Ming Liu
Margo MacDonald
Varun Nalam
Virginie Papadopopoulou
William Polacheck
Hayley Richardson
Francisco Santibanez
Sarah Shelton
Cameron Taylor
James Tsuruta
Michael Wilkins
Amol Yadav