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Spring 2010

Fall 2009

Spring 2010

NOTE: these offerings are not yet official and are subject to change.

BIOM 800 Master's Thesis and Research Gary Keyes
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 01/15/2009     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 04/29/2009
Day: TBA    Time: TBA    Place: TBA Credit: by arrangement
Research performed under the direction and supervision of the respective student's Research Advisor, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.
BIOM 803 Professional Development Erno Lindner
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 01/15/2009     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 04/29/2009
Day : F    Time : 2:30-5:30    Place : UM
Credit: 3
This course consists of three sections and is required of all students in the Joint BME Graduate Program. Section 1 is Professional Excellence in Engineering and includes computer literacy, professional presentation methods, the scientific method, report writing, problem solving techniques, and other topics. Students make one oral presentation and submit one written report using the techniques given in the course. Section 2 requires attendance at weekly research seminars given by nationally prominent speakers. Students must submit 50- to 100-word summaries of each seminar. Section 3 includes professional activities in the student's research track. The format is established by each research track and may include regular review meetings, track-based research seminars, reviews of prominent articles from research journals, and other similar activities.
BIOM 804 Master's Project I Gary Keyes
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 01/15/2009     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 04/29/2009
Day: TBA    Time: TBA    Place: TBA Credit:
Independent study in biomedical engineering on a topic selected in conjunction with instructor. Oral and written reports required. Use 824 if taken twice.
BIOM 821 Life Sciences for BME II Eugene Eckstein
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 01/15/2009     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 04/29/2009
Day : TuTh    Time : 2:40-4:05    Place : UM
Credit: 3
Continuation of 811 BIOM, Life Sciences for BME I.
BIOM 824 Master's Project II Gary Keyes
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 01/15/2009     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 04/29/2009
Day: TBA    Time: TBA    Place: TBA Credit: 3
Independent study in biomedical engineering on a topic selected in conjunction with instructor. Oral and written reports required.
BIOM 827 Movement, Joint, and Implant Mechanics Denis DiAngelo
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 01/15/2009     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 04/29/2009
Day : TTh    Time : 9:40-11:05    Place : UT
Credit: 3
The course consists of the following sections: muscle and bone anthoropometry; kinetics-the link model, mechanical work, energy, and power; kinematics and dynamics of rigid bodies; and the development of mechanically equivalent models of the human musculoskeletal system.
BIOM 871 Theory of Continuous Media Michael Yen
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 01/15/2009     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 04/29/2009
Day : MW    Time : 5:30-6:55    Place : UM
Credit: 3
This course studies the fundamentals of the mechanics of continua. It concerns the basic principles common to fluids and solids. A knowledge of continuum mechanics provides a foundation for studies in fluid and solid mechanics, material sciences, and other branches of science and engineering.
BIOM 892 Introduction to Chemical Sensors and Biosensors Erno Lindner
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 01/15/2009     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 04/29/2009
Day : MW    Time : 9.40-11:05    Place : UM
Credit: 3
Measurement techniques, recognition processes, application of chemical sensors and biosensors for analysis of real samples.
BIOM 841 Engineering Analysis in Medical Imaging Frank DiBianca
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 01/15/2009     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 04/29/2009
Day : TTh    Time : TBA    Place : UT
Credit: 3
Basic mathematical techniques used in medical image analysis. Part I covers modality-independent analysis including image representations, analog and digital signals, linearity and shift-invariance, imaging parameters, an overview of image reconstruction techniques, and experimental diagnostic accuracy. Part II covers modality-dependent analysis including applications of image reconstruction, examples of special analysis techniques and imaging instrumentation analysis, and simulation of photon generation and transport. Prerequisite(s): Calculus, complex variables, and integral transforms, or permission of the instructor.
BIOM 900 Doctoral Dissertation and Research Gary Keyes
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 01/15/2009     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : 04/29/2009
Day: TBA    Time: TBA    Place: TBA Credit: and hours by arrangement
Research performed under the direction of the student's Research Advisor in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree. Fall and Spring Semesters.

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Fall 2009

BIOM 800 Master's Thesis and Research Gary Keyes
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : Start of semester     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : End of semester
Day: TBA    Time: TBA    Place: TBA Credit: by arrangement
Research performed under the direction and supervision of the respective student's Research Advisor, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.
BIOM 801 Biomedical Engineering Analysis I Steven Slack
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : Start of semester     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : End of semester
Day : TuTh    Time : 9:40-11:05    Place : UM Credit: 3
Analytical and numerical solution techniques used in analysis of biomedical engineering problems; introduction to software packages PV-Wave and Math CAD for experience with modern problem-solving methods.
BIOM 803 Professional Development Denis DiAngelo
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : Start of semester     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : End of semester
Day : F    Time : 2:30-5:30    Place : UT Credit: 3
This course consists of three sections and is required of all students in the Joint BME Graduate Program. Section 1 is Professional Excellence in Engineering and includes computer literacy, professional presentation methods, the scientific method, report writing, problem solving techniques, and other topics. Students make one oral presentation and submit one written report using the techniques given in the course. Section 2 requires attendance at weekly research seminars given by nationally prominent speakers. Students must submit 50- to 100-word summaries of each seminar. Section 3 includes professional activities in the student's research track. The format is established by each research track and may include regular review meetings, track-based research seminars, reviews of prominent articles from research journals, and other similar activities.
BIOM 804 Master's Project I Gary Keyes
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : Start of semester     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : End of semester
Day: TBA    Time: TBA    Place: TBA Credit:
Independent study in biomedical engineering on a topic selected in conjunction with instructor. Oral and written reports required. Use 824 if taken twice.
BIOM 811 Life Sciences for BME I Eugene Eckstein
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : Start of semester     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : End of semester
Day : TuTh    Time : 2:40-4:05    Place : UM Credit: 3
Within an introduction and application to aspects of the entire body, the course provides engineers and physical scientists with an understanding of aspects of the chemical, physical, and mechanical basis of cell shape, function, and motility. Integrated treatment of topics in cellular biochemistry, protein synthesis, energy releasing pathways, and membrane biophysics.
BIOM 815 Biomedical Measurements and Instrumentation Brian Kelly
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : Start of semester     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : End of semester
Day : TuTh    Time : 8-9:25    Place : UM Credit: 3
Measurement techniques applicable in biomedical engineering; data acquisition systems, mechanical instrumentation, interface systems, signal analyses, biocompatibility requirements.
BIOM 824 Master's Project II Gary Keyes
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : Start of semester     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : End of semester
Day: TBA    Time: TBA    Place: TBA Credit: 3
Independent study in biomedical engineering on a topic selected in conjunction with instructor. Oral and written reports required.
BIOM 834 Statistics Steven Slack
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : Start of semester     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : End of semester
Day : MW    Time : 8:40-11:05    Place : UM Credit: 3
Introduction to statistical techniques used for analysis of basic and clinical biomedical engineering data: sampling theory, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, and nonparametric techniques.
BIOM 845 Biosensors Erno Lindner
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : Start of semester     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : End of semester
Day : MW    Time : 11:20-12:45    Place : UM Credit: 3
Provides graduate and upper-level students with a deeper understanding of chemical sensors and biosensors, with special emphasis on electrochemical biosensors and their in vivo applications. The lectures and laboratory work will provide the theoretical basis and hands-on experience with macro and micro sensors and their fabrication.
BIOM 851 Medical Imaging II Thaddeus Wilson
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : Start of semester     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : End of semester
Day : TTh    Time : 11:20?12:45    Place : UT Credit: 3
This course treats the design, operation, and analysis of medical imaging devices. Instrumentation covered includes classical digital radiography, fluoroscopy, CT, gamma cameras, SPECT, PET, magnetic resonance, and ultrasound.
BIOM 853 Advanced Imaging Instrumentation Frank DiBianca
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : Start of semester     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : End of semester
Day : MW    Time : 11:20-12:45    Place : TBA Credit: 3
The course presents a brief overview of digital radiographic principles and systems followed by a comprehensive treatment of an illustrative digital radiographic system: the kinestatic charge detector. Areas covered include the physical chemistry of noble gases, the physical and electronic mechanisms at work during the production, and transport and collection of the ionic signals that form the digital radiographic image. The electronic data acquisition system, chamber engineering and image quality and testing are also discussed.
BIOM 876 Biomaterials Warren Haggard
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : Start of semester     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : End of semester
Day : MW    Time : 4-5:25    Place : UM Credit: 3
Introduction to materials used in biomedical engineering; biocompatibility and uses of implantable materials such as ceramics, polyethylene, metals composites and other materials.
BIOM 900 Doctoral Dissertation and Research Gary Keyes
Starting date (MM/dd/yyyy) : Start of semester     Ending date (MM/dd/yyyy) : End of semester
Day: TBA    Time: TBA    Place: TBA Credit: and hours by arrangement
Research performed under the direction of the student's Research Advisor in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree. Fall and Spring Semesters.

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