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

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

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.

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

Bioengineering Program New BS program for 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

Bioelectronics Retinal Prosthesis  17 patients participate in the research  Mobility vision has been achieved Professor Wentai Liu

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

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

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

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

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, Occupational Outlook Handbook

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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