Biomedical Engineering Julia Rodriguez

Education and Salary Bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences and engineering Number of jobs in 2012: 19,400 Job outlook is expected to grow 27% from 2012 to 2022. Average annual pay in 2012: $86,960

What is Biomedical Engineering? They solve problems related to biology and medicine. Design internal organs and devices to replace body parts. Research the engineering aspects of humans and animals biological systems.

More of What They Do. Repair, maintain, and evaluate biomedical equipment. Create computer simulations to test new drug therapies. Video on what bio medical engineers do. Video on a senior project that future biomedical engineers made.

Famous Engineers Barbara Williams: First African-American women to be named division head of a biomedical engineering company. She also developed pacemakers for dogs. Barbara McClintock: Pioneer in biomedical field won a Nobel Prize in genetics research for finding “jumping” DNA.

Famous Companies Aptus Endosystems: Emerging company that works on developing minimally invasive endograft devices and technology for the treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. AtriCure: Has leadership in implementing innovation of surgical devices. Has assembled a team to serve patients and solve problems. They are even headquartered near Cincinnati.

Bibliography http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and- engineering/biomedical-engineers.htm#tab-2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VIFOgTfqCw http://science360.gov/obj/video/b2229ecc-366a-4d4b- af38-c46aa5fe6035/profiles-scientists-engineers- biomedical-engineer http://www.womenatworkmuseum.org/envision- engineering.html http://www.ranker.com/list/biomedical-engineering- companies/reference