Research Areas

Bioengineering

Bioengineering is the use of engineering principles to solve problems in medicine and biology. 

Hui Meng.

Hui Meng at Toshiba Stroke Research Center

Bioengineering as found in mechanical and aerospace engineering has research and teaching programs that focus primarily on mechanobiology and cell mechanics, musculoskeletal and orthopedic biomechanics, cardiovascular biomechanics, biomaterials, simulation and computation of biological processes, and medical imaging. There are collaborative efforts with the Departments of Biomaterials, Orthopaedic Surgery, and Emergency Medicine.