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Indiana's efforts to grow its life sciences industry is being supported by graduates of the biomedical engineering and applied biology programs at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
"Biomedical engineers contribute in many areas from designing medical instruments and devices to testing new medical procedures and products," stated Lee Waite, professor and chairman of the Rose-Hulman Department of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering.

Rose-Hulman biomedical engineering graduates are employed by several Indiana companies including Roche Diagnostics and Eli Lilly.

"What sets apart our biomedical engineering grads is that they receive one year of biology, two terms of physiology and a course in genetics," explains Waite. "The first two years of a biomed major's course work is very similar to the curriculum that our students in other engineering disciplines must complete," he said.
In their third and fourth years, students specialize their course work in either bioinstrumentation, biomaterials or biomechanics. They also complete a four-term sequence in biomedical engineering design.

This fall, 183 students are majoring in either applied biology or biomedical engineering. Additional students are pursuing a graduate degree in biomedical engineering. The applied biology program produces biologists with the chemistry, mathematics and physics background needed to solve biotechnical problems, according to Waite.

For further information about how to recruit new graduates of the biomedical or applied biology program contact Professor Lee Waite at lee.waite@rose-hulman.edu.

 
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