Welcome to the USC Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) and our longstanding tradition of advancing biomedicine through the development and application of novel engineering ideas. Our over 60 primary and affiliated faculty members conduct cutting-edge research in a wide variety of areas, including neuroengineering, biosystems and biosignal analysis, medical devices (including bioMEMS and bionanotechnology), biomechanics, bioimaging and imaging informatics. Currently, the department hosts 6 internationally recognized research centers: the Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems Engineering Research Center (funded by the National Science Foundation), the Biomedical Simulations Resource (funded by National Institutes of Health), the Medical Ultrasonic Transducer Center (NIH), the Center for Neural Engineering, the Center for Vision Science and Technology (funded by an NIH Bioengineering Research Partmership Grant) and the Center for Genomic and Phenomic Studies in Autism (NIH). We rank in the top tier of all U.S. BME departments in terms of research funding per faculty.
Our undergraduate program, which began in 1974, is among the most established in the world and offers specialized options that emphasize biochemical engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. Year after year, the students in our freshman class have proven to be among the best at USC, with average SAT scores that are consistently higher than the average SAT scores of all USC freshmen. Our department also claims a large share of all Trustee and Presidential Scholarships awarded to the brightest freshmen entering USC. Upon graduation, our students generally continue with post-bacalaureate training in medical, dental or graduate school, or take on jobs in some of the thousands of biomedical companies located in Southern California.
We thank you for taking the time to visit our site, and we certainly look forward to seeing you at USC.
Michael C. K. Khoo, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Dwight C. and Hildagarde E. Baum Chair
