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.
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
Ashley Brown, Lampe Distinguished Professor Lianne Cartee, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Jacqueline Cole, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Paul Dayton, William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor Greg M. Forest, Grant Dahlstrom Distinguished Professor Caterina Gallippi, William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor Harvinder Gill, Ronald B. and Cynthia J. McNeill Term Professor He (Helen) Huang, Jackson Family Distinguished Professor Weili Lin, Dixie Lee Boney Soo Distinguished Professor Roger Narayan, Distinguished Professor Koji Sode, William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor George (Rick) Stouffer, Ernest and Hazel Craige Distinguished Professor
Professors
Ashley Brown Lianne Cartee
Jacqueline Cole
Michael Daniele Paul Dayton Matthew Fisher Greg M. Forest Jason Franz Caterina Gallippi Harvinder Gill Shawn Gomez Helen Huang Derek Kamper Weili Lin Scott Magness H. Troy Nagle Roger Narayan Ginamarco Pinton Koji Sode George (Rick) Stouffer David Zaharoff
Associate Professors
Rahima Benhabbour Yevgeny Brudno Bob Dennis Brian Diekman Kenneth Donnelly Uzay Emir Oleg Favorov Donald Freytes Michael Gamcsik David Hill Devin Hubbard Naji Husseini David Lalush Wesley Legant Ming Liu Jeffrey Macdonald Virginie Papadopoulou Matthew Penny Ross Petrella William Polacheck Imran Rizvi Nitin Sharma Anka Veleva Bruce Wiggin
Assistant Professors
Amy Adkins Alvarez Joseph Burclaff Silvia Ceballos Phillip Durham Alon Greenbaum Geoffrey Handsfield Kennita Johnson Margo MacDonald Varun Nalam Hayley Richardson Rinku Roy Francisco Santibanez Sarah Shelton Cameron Taylor James Tsuruta Michael Wilkins Amol Yadav
Professors Emeriti
Frank Abrams
Albert Banes
Carol Lucas
J. Michael Ramsey
Professor of the Practice
Matthew Penny
Lecturers
Nick Jardine
Department of Biomedical Engineering
