CampBioE brings Bioengineering to the Hill District
CampBioE brings Bioengineering to the Hill District

This Pitt-led summer camp introduces STEM concepts to underrepresented campers in elementary and middle school

Human vs. Machine
Human vs. Machine

​​Takashi D.Y. Kozai says a closer look at nerve insulating cells could be a boon for BCI, and much more

A smarter way to monitor critical care patients
A smarter way to monitor critical care patients

University of Pittsburgh engineers receive almost $3 million to create “Smart Cuff,” a convenient device capable of reading multiple cardiac vital signs

Welcome to the Bioengineering Department

The Department of Bioengineering combines hands-on experience with the solid fundamentals that students need to advance themselves in research, medicine, and industry. The Department has a long-standing and unique relationship with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and other academic departments at the University of Pittsburgh as well as neighboring Carnegie Mellon University. Our faculty are shared with these organizations, offering our graduate and undergraduate students access to state-of-the-art facilities and a wide array of research opportunities. We currently have 187 graduate students who are advised by some 100 different faculty advisers, pursuing graduate research across 17 Departments and five Schools. Our undergraduate class-size of approximately 50 students per year ensures close student-faculty interactions in the classroom and the laboratory.

The main engineering building is located next to the Medical Center in Oakland, an elegant university neighborhood with museums, parks, and great restaurants. Beautiful new facilities have also been built, a short shuttle ride from the main campus, along the Monongahela River, replacing the steel mills that once were there. Our department is growing rapidly, both in numbers of students and faculty, and in the funding and diversity of our research. The Pittsburgh bioengineering community is a vibrant and stimulating alliance of diverse components for which our department forms an essential and central connection.

 

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