Education
Research components
Students are encouraged to work on more than one research topic, so as to expose them to the diversity in the field. Typical project combinations are an experimental and a theoretical/computational project, a problem driven project and a project whose aim is to extend the application area of a new technology beyond what it was originally conceived for. In addition, industrial collaborations in the Laboratory for Biomedical Sensing allows students to combine a “rigorous” academic project with industrial experience, giving an opportunity to be involved in the development of devices or methods of commercial value. Besides graduate students, a number of undergraduate students also participate in research in the Laboratory for Biomedical Sensing, either by accomplishing a Senior Project, or performing a more sustained individual research project, starting sometime in the Freshman year.
Course components
A full range of undergraduate and graduate courses is offered by the BME department and other affiliated departments at Case School of Engineering, School of Medicine, and School of Art & Science that cover the general as well as specialized topics of biomedical sensing. A selection of these courses is listed in the Instrumentation sequence in the BME webpage section for undergraduate students. For graduate studies another course list at the 400 and 500 levels is available in the graduate studies section of the same website.
Teaching components
Typically, every Ph.D. student supervises a more junior student (undergraduate, or in some cases high school student) for at least one semester before graduation. This complements the department-wide requirement of three semesters of Teaching Assistantship for Ph.D. students. Students more advanced in their research have the option of contributing to the preparation of at least one grant application also, providing very useful experience for later years of independent research.
Conferences, publications, and patents
Students are encouraged to give poster and later, oral presentations at local and national / international meetings on their research, including also undergraduate students. Ph.D. students are expected to co-author at least two peer reviewed publications as first author in the BME Department; but the number of successful publications is typically greater in the Laboratory for Biomedical Sensing. Publication of the results of undergraduate research is also common in the lab. Some students, both graduate and undergraduate, have also co-authored US and international patents partly based on their work and ideas.
Joint programs
The Laboratory for Biomedical Sensing is an active member of the two main joint programs in the BME Department: Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, as well as Neuroscience and Engineering.
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