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A program leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in any traditional field of engineering may involve coursework and research in some area of bioengineering. In addition, Cornell has established a graduate program in biomedical engineering. This new graduate field includes faculty from the Cornell University Medical College in New York City. The M.Eng. program focuses on giving students experience in biomedical engineering practice and design. The MS/PhD program has five areas of emphasis: biomedical instrumentation and diagnostics; biomaterials; drug delivery, design, production and metabolism; systems biology; and biomedical mechanics.
Industrial R&D in this field is growing at a rapid pace, especially in small firms with flexible employees who have the ability to quickly transform new discoveries into completed products. In such environments, Ph.D.-level engineers work on teams whose duties range all the way from initial investigations to practical marketing. This program will prepare its graduates for this expanding research environment at the interface between engineering and the life sciences. Throughout their program, students work closely with biological and clinical scientists, integrate knowledge from a broad range of fields to synthesize solutions, and use their technical problem-solving skills to translate ideas into needed products.