Company Profile
The Ohio State University - Biomedical Engineering
Company Overview
The Department of Biomedical Engineering at The Ohio State University is housed within the top-ranked College of Engineering and has recently (September 2020) moved into a new state-of-the-art 120,000 sq ft teaching and research facility, the Mars G. Fontana Laboratories (MGFL). The department has very close ties with several top-ranked health sciences colleges including the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry, and Optometry -- all on the same campus. In addition, the combined technical, core, and clinical research facilities of the Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, the Center for Cancer Engineering, the Ohio Supercomputer Center, and an NIH-sponsored Center for Clinical and Translational Science provide unique and comprehensive resources for biomedical engineering research and education at Ohio State.
Company History
The BME department was founded in 2006 following a 35-year history as a research center, has 25 departmental faculty members, over 60 affiliated graduate faculty, and a tradition of excellence in research and education including a continuously ABET accredited undergraduate program. The department is housed within the top-ranked College of Engineering and has recently (September 2020) moved into a new state-of-the-art 120,000 sq ft teaching and research facility, the Mars G. Fontana Laboratories (MGFL). The department has very close ties with several top-ranked health sciences colleges including the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry, and Optometry -- all on the same campus. In addition, the combined technical, core, and clinical research facilities of the Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, the Center for Cancer Engineering, the Ohio Supercomputer Center, and an NIH-sponsored Center for Clinical and Translational Science provide unique and comprehensive resources for biomedical engineering research and education at Ohio State.