1. Tuesday, September 8, 2015 Thursday, September 10, 2015
BENG 1000
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Thursday, September 10, 2015

2. Outline BENG Specific Club Information Defining Biological Engineering
BENG Curriculum
Wait, why? We’re preparing you for…
Research vs. Design (Taylor)
Assignment 2

3. What is Biological Engineering?
Images of BE?

4. First Year – 17 credits Fall, 17 credits Spring
BENG 1000 Intro
BIOL 1610 Biology I
CHEM 1210 Chemistry I
CHEM 1215 Chemistry Lab
MATH 1210 Calculus I
Gen Ed Course
BENG 1880 Quantitative Bio Systems
Red = classes in BENG
Orange = don’t knock classes like these, especially classes where you learn writing
ENGR 2270 Drafting
MATH 1220 Calculus II
PHYS 2210 Phys-Sci
PHYS 2215 Phys-Sci Lab
ENGL 2010 Int. Writing

5. Second Year – 16 credits Fall, 16 credits Spring
BENG 1880 BIOL 1610
CHEM 1210
CEE 2870 Intro. Comp. Program.
MATH 1210
MATH 1220
PHYS 2010
MATH 1220
BENG 2330 Props of Biomaterials
CHEM 2300 Organic Chem.
CHEM 2315 Organic Chem. Lab
ENGR 2010 Statics
Math 2250 Linear Algebra & ODE
MATH 1220
BIOL 1610
MATH 1220
Red = classes in BENG
Complete the courses required to be admitted to Professional program
BENG 2400 Thermo. for BENGs
BIOL 3300 Gen. Microbio
ENGR 2140 Strengths of Materials
ENGR 2450 Numerical Methods
ENGR 2210 Fundamental Electronics for Engineers

6. Third Year – 16 credits Fall, 16 credits Spring
BENG 2330 CHEM 2300
BENG 2400 MATH 2250
MATH 1210
BENG 3200 Intro to Unit Operations
BENG 3870 Biological ENGR Design I
BENG 3500 Fluid Mech. for BENG
STAT 3000 Statistics for Scientists
Gen Ed Course
Gen Ed Course
ENGR 2210
BENG 2400
CHEM 2300
Red = classes in BENG
Green = you get to choose, choose wisely
Orange = don’t knock classes like these, especially classes where you learn writing
BENG 3000 BENG Instrumen-tation
BENG 3670 Transport Phenomena
BENG 4880 Biological ENGR Design II
CHEM 3700 Intro Biochemistry
CHEM 3710 Intro Biochem Lab
Tech Elective

7. Fourth Year – 14-15 credits Fall, 15 credits Spring
BENG 4880
BENG 3680 MATH 2250
BENG 4890 Biological ENGR Design III
BENG 5020 Modeling Biological Syst.
BENG Elective
ENGR Elective
Gen Ed Course
Tech Elective
BENG Elective
Gen Ed Course
Red = classes in BENG
Green = your choice, choose wisely
Orange = don’t knock classes like these, especially classes where you learn writing
Gen Ed Course

8. BENG Curriculum Consider taking 4.5 – 5 years
Especially if you’re interested in medical / dental / vet schools or a minor
Remember summer courses are available, especially in years 1 and 2
Chemistry, Math, general Engineering courses
Keep in touch with advising office (3rd floor ENGR building, Katherine Grover is the academic advisor for BENG)

9. How to succeed in BENG Study room Study groups
ENGR 404 (key card access, open during business hours)
Study groups
Starting next semester, in BENG 1880, start working with study groups
Your professors are your friends (kind of)
We want you to succeed!
We want you in our labs!
We want you to stick to BENG!

10. Recent Job Posting
The job: establish, maintain, operate and improve unique testing facilities
Job requirements:
(1) aid with the establishment of several new laboratories in multiple disciplines such as biochemistry, electrophysiology, neuroscience
(2) aid in setting up, maintaining and calibrating new instruments
(3) take required training to specialize in conducting research in one or more of the laboratories
4) serve as a lab coordinator
 Specific tasks associated with this include:
Support team with the tasks required to establish the new laboratories
Read equipment manuals and set up new equipment
Maintain equipment to ensure functionality, calibrate systems, and maintain the lab environment
Take required equipment training on equipment
Conduct research and/or support research activities being performed in the laboratory in association with the future concepts research team after the lab gets established

11. Job Posting continued…
The candidate should have at least the following qualifications:
(1) Bachelor of Science or a Masters in Science in one of the following disciplines: Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineer with emphasis on bioengineering, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Neuroscience
(2) Strong organizational and book-keeping skills
(3) Ability to clearly present work orally and in writing
(4) Practical experience using as many of the instruments below as possible:
Digital microscopy
Magpix
Flash Chromotography
High Performance Liquid Chromotography
Flow Cytometry
Histology equipment and techniques
EEG recording and analysis
Electrophysiology

12. Jobs in Biological Engineering
Pictures of jobs (maybe revisit slide at beginning?)

13. Salary and Employment Trends (from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics)
Biomedical Engineering
Employment will grow by 62% from 2010 to 2020
Mean salary: $93,000
Chemical Engineering
Employment will grow by 6%
Mean salary: $104,000
“New” areas in chemical engineering: nanotech, alternative energies, biotech
Environmental Engineering
Employment will grow by 22%
Mean salary: $85,000
Clean up contaminated sites, wastewater treatment, toxin detection
Materials Engineering
Employment will grow by 9%
Mean salary: $84,000
New materials for medical or scientific products

14. What are current problems that biological engineers could solve?
Contemporary Issues
What are current problems that biological engineers could solve?
Pass out stack of magazines

15. To solve these problems, do we use research or design?

16. How do we figure out what else is out there?
Abstracts
Posters
Conference Proceedings
Peer-reviewed Papers

17. How do we figure out what else is out there?
Abstracts – abbreviated summaries of posters, proceedings, papers
Posters – visually tell comprehensive but condensed story of research
Usually accompanied by a presenter at a conference
Conference Proceedings Paper
Conferences are usually first source of cutting edge research
Some conferences include shorter papers compiled in proceedings
Peer-reviewed Papers

18. Assignment 2
What is the problem you, as a biological engineer, want to solve?
Find peer-reviewed papers
Compile bibliography of 10 references
What would you need to read first to get started solving your problem?