B.S. in Bioengineering Jack Baskin School of Engineering

1. B.S. in BioengineeringJack Baskin School of Engineering Richard Hughey Chair, B.S. in Bioengineering Professor, Computer & Biomolecular Engineering

2. Bioengineering BS • UCSC’s Newest degree! • Based on broad range of bioengineering research throughout UCSC • 32 program faculty • 10 departments • 4 divisions (engineering, physical & biological sciences, social sciences, humanities) • Truly interdisciplinary • ABET accreditation planned • Cannot be reviewed until after students graduate • Expected to be retroactive

3. Bioengineering Program Objectives • The UC Santa Cruz B.S. in Bioengineering program prepares graduates for a rewarding career at the interfaces between engineering, medicine, and biology. UCSC Bioengineering graduates will have a thorough grounding in the principles and practices of bioengineering and the scientific and mathematical principles upon which they are built; they will be prepared for further education (both formal and informal) and for productive employment in industry.

4. Preparation • High School • Like other engineering disciplines • Math • Science • Writing • Community College • Math • Engineering • At least 2 of: Chemistry, Biology, Physics • Programming

5. Bioengineering Program • New BS program for 2006-7 from BME, CE, EE, and Biology • Foci • Assistive Technology • Bioelectronics • Environmental monitoring • Bioinformatics & Biomolecular Engineering • Prepares students for career or graduate study in engineering, medicine, or biology

6. BioelectronicsRetinal Prosthesis • 17 patients participate in the research • Mobility vision has been achieved Professor Wentai Liu

7. BioinformaticsAssembling the Human Genome genome.ucsc.edu Kimmen Sjolander (BA ’93, PhD ’97) Prof. Bioengineering, UCB Professor David Haussler

8. Assistive Technology Wayfinding via passive color labels and wearable cameras Map exploration via force-feedback mouse (SURF-IT Undergraduate Research Program) Laser-based virtual white cane Visual control for semi-autonomous wheelchairs Professor Roberto Manduchi

9. Environmental Sensing CARNIVORES sensor network for Coyote tracking Geothermal Sensor Network, Yellowstone NP Professor Katia Obraczka

10. SURF-IT Summer Research Program • 14 summer students from UCSC and elsewhere • Intensive 9-week research experience • One of many UCSC undergraduate research programs. • Also senior capstone courses and joining faculty labs Funded National Science Foundation surf-it.soe.ucsc.edu

11. Bioengineering BS: What can I do with it? • Graduate School – yes • In bioengineering or related fields • Medical School – yes • Of course, being sure to satisfy all premed requirements. • Industry – yes • Bioengineers in industry more often need MS degrees than other engineering fields. • Bioengineering employment outlook will grow “much faster than average” to 2014 • US Department of Labor BLS, 2006-7 Occupational Outlook Handbook

12. Bioengineering: Where does it fit in? • The Bioengineering BS has overlap with • Biology and Chemistry Majors • CE • EE • Bioinformatics • With care, you can put off deciding for 1-2 years

13. Bioengineering Requirements • Bioengineering (here and elsewhere) has extensive course requirements • Bioengineers need foundational knowledge in three sciences, extensive mathematics training, and courses and experience in engineering design • The bioengineering major cannot be completed in 4 years without either • Having all the pre-courses (precalc, prebio, prechem) OR • Taking summer courses

14. Bioengineering Lower Division • Optional • Bio89: Clinical Health Care (IS) • Introduction to how the health care system works • Introductory: • BME80G: Bioethics (T6 – NS&E, Hum) • CMPE80A: Universal Access: Disability, Technology, and Society (T7 – NS&E, SocSci) • Additional choices in preparation • Note overlapping GE requirements!

15. Bioengineering Lower Division • Mathematics [3], 19A, 19B, 23A, AMS27/L, AMS7/L • Chemistry 1A, 1B/M, 1C/N • Or a 2-course sequence taken elsewhere that prepares one for organic chemistry. • Biology [3], 20A, 20B • Physics 5A/L, 5B/M, 5C/N • Computers and Programming • CE 12 • BME60/160 or CS12A

16. Bioengineering Intermediate • EE70/L Circuits • EE103 Signals and Systems • CE185 Technical Writing (W) • CHEM108A/L Organic • Biochemistry, one of… • BIO100 • BIOC100A and BIOC100B • Fills one elective

17. Bioengineering Advanced Core • BME150/L, Molecular Biomechanics • New Course • Manipulation and mechanisms at the cellular and molecular level • From an engineering point of view • 104, Measurements and Instrumentation in Physiology • Mix of physiology, measurement, and signal processing • From an engineering point of view • May substitute BIO130/L or BIO131/L prior to first offering

18. Bioengineering Electives • 4 electives, at least 2 engineering lab courses • Must form a coherent plan • Do not be restricted to the list – the coherency is the most important part.

19. Bioengineering Capstone • BME/EE/CE 123A/B • 6-month, 12-unit senior design • Portfolio • Exit interview

20. What’s coming? • Active bioengineering faculty recruitments • Now: • CE: Assistive Technology • BME: Biotechnology • Future • CE: Autonomous systems/Robotics • EE: Bioelectronics • EE: Bioimaging, Biomaterials (also Physics, Chemistry) • BME: Biomolecular Engineering • Tracking of the major • Adding structure to elective requirements