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Biological Engineering
Healthy Planet
Healthy People
A job-ready degree to create a sustainable world
Source: NASAThis Is Where We Design
Source: NASAOpportunities and Challenges
Population Growth—3 billion more people by 2040
Land Use Changes and Habitat Loss Food, Feed, Fiber, and
Fuel “Water will be to the 21th
century what oil was to the 20th”—Fortune
Source: NASA
Low Impact Development for Habitat for Humanity
Source: NASA
Growing Algae for the Production of Biofuels
Source: NASA
Low Cost Drinking Water System for Belize
Source: NASA
Our Students Design Local and Global Engineering Solutions
Pharmaceutical RemovalArsenic Removal
Aquaculture
ProstheticsClean Drinking
Water
Heat Stress
Solar Coffee Dryer
Feeding Tube
Biological Engineering is a Path to the Solution…
Our curriculum provides this foundation… letting students solve societal problems.
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This “new biology for the 21st century” is focused on food, environment, energy and human health.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, 2010
Engineering Knowledge Common to Nearly All
Calculus Physics Chemistry Technical
Writing Statics
Thermodynamics
Electric Circuits Fluids Materials Design
Engineering Knowledge for Biological Engineering
Biology Microbiology Cell biology Ecology Organic
Chemistry
Ecological Design
Biokinetics Biochemistry Biological
Materials Biomedical
DesignThe focus on biology sets
Biological Engineering apart from others.
Our Curriculum Prepares You for Medical, Pharmacy and Vet School
Rigorous degree Think like an engineer
to develop judgment Broad education in
many sciences (MCAT) Studying human health
systems (experience) Good knowledge base
for understanding new technologies and equipmentErika Ellis, 2010 Graduate at
UCSD Medical School
Engineering Methods for Biological Engineering
Based on the activities and constraints of living systems
Focus is on the future, locally and globally New area REQUIRES different approach, innovation
and independent thought
Relevant coursework for the Biological Engineering method
Hands-on experience to connect theory with practice that is required for innovation
Design Studio experiences to encourage entrepreneurs to build the future
Service to people – biological engineers usually work closely with people
Senior Design Project – real world work
How Does the BENG Program Make You into a Biological
Engineer?
Source: NASA
In senior design, students address local issues and global problems.
Pharmaceutical RemovalArsenic Removal
Aquaculture
ProstheticsClean Drinking
Water
Heat Stress
Solar Coffee Dryer
Feeding Tube
Biological Engineering Also Offers Honors Research
Opportunities Collecting water samples
and measuring water quality to evaluate the effects of human activities on our streams and rivers
Culturing bacteria that will be used to convert algae into biofuels
Designing and testing a body temperature monitoring system to provide a remote warning for oncoming heat illness
What Our Students Think…
“The Biological Engineering program
treats the student as a person not just a number.”
--- Rusty Tate, Class of 2008
Our Program Makes You Job Ready
Industries, Consulting and Government Jobs:
ADEQ Archer Daniels Midland Beaver Water District CH2MHill-OMI Garver Engineers EPA NRCS USGS USACE
Tyson Foods Riceland Foods Kraft Foods Cargill Glaxo Smith Kline M&M/Mars Estee Lauder Exxon Mobile Wal-Mart
Who Hires Biological Engineers?
Grace Richardson, 2008 graduate, working at the innovative
BlueInGreen
Who Hires Biological Engineers?
Tyler Gibson, 2002 graduate,City of Tulsa and Cherokee
Nation
Other Senior Engineers also go on to Graduate School... Virginia Tech University Purdue University Iowa State University Colorado State University Auburn University Johns Hopkins University John Brown University Texas A&M University University of California SD Tufts University Vanderbilt University Georgia Tech University University of Missouri University of Tennessee Oklahoma State University
Zak Johnston, 2010 BENG graduate pursuing a
Master’s Degree at the UofA
Source: NASA
Things to Remember about Biological Engineering
New area, more applications than you can imagine
Requires innovation and independent thinking
You must seek out opportunities and not be passive
The solutions are sustainable, integrating biology, engineering, environment and human health