Bioengineering Department at the College of Engineering and Computing, GMU

Bioengineering Department at the College of Engineering and Computing, GMU Bioengineering is a department at George Mason University. Learn about the faculty, programs, and research activities.

• Accreditation of the bachelors of science degree in Bioengineering by ABET in 2013
• Development of on-line education through our launch of a Bioengineering 101 distance learning program.
• Creation of a “Bioengineering Health Informatics” concentration for our students to meet the rapidly expanding employment demands for this area.
• 190 students enrolled in our undergraduate Bioengineering maj

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• Outstanding students: 35% of new Bioengineering freshman are honors students with 3 of the 20 new University Scholars declaring Bioengineering as their major.
• Bioengineering PhD program plan approved by the Mason Board of Visitors
• New hire: Dr. Laurence Bray, Research Assistant Professor, with expertise in neuromorphic engineering and computational neuroscience joined the department. We will be recruiting to fill a new tenured or tenure-track faculty position this Spring.
• New grant funding from the NSF, NIH, and the DoD.
• Establishment of a clinical internship program for our students developed in collaboration with Inova Hospital Dept of Neuroscience.
• The vast majority of undergraduate students are pursuing and earning opportunities for funded research through external summer internships and the Mason Students as Scholars program. This past summer, our students held internships at the NIH, NRL, and CNMC.
• Scholarship development well under way. We are working to establish the Departments first named scholarship in honor of Professor Peter Katona. Once endowed, the scholarship will support an outstanding undergraduate student in Bioengineering.

Bioengineering professors Parag Chitnis and Siddhartha Sikdar created a start-up, Myokinetics LLC, with the hope of prov...
04/24/2025

Bioengineering professors Parag Chitnis and Siddhartha Sikdar created a start-up, Myokinetics LLC, with the hope of providing personalized rehabilitation programs for injured athletes. Learn how the device can help with faster recovery and preventing future injuries:
https://lnkd.in/enNwEWA6
Picture from left to right: Abishek Aher, Olivia Kennedy, Erica King
Photo by Evan Cantwell/George Mason University

Join our Medical Engineering Conference hosted by the department's BMES! The event will be taking place in Merten Hall 1...
04/03/2025

Join our Medical Engineering Conference hosted by the department's BMES! The event will be taking place in Merten Hall 1201 on Saturday, April 12th, 2025. This is a great opportunity to engage with industry professionals, graduate students, and fellow peers while exploring advancements in medical technology. The deadline to sign up is Saturday, April 5th, 2025 at 11:59 PM.



📅 Event Details:

📍 Location: Merten Hall 1201

⏰ Check-in: Begins at 8:30 AM

🕓 Event Ends: 4:00 PM

🍽️ Breakfast and Lunch Provided

🔗 Registration Required: https://mason360.gmu.edu/BMES/rsvp_boot?id=2281059

Engineering and science come together at GMU’s Life Sciences and Engineering Building, located at the Science and Techno...
04/03/2025

Engineering and science come together at GMU’s Life Sciences and Engineering Building, located at the Science and Technology (SciTech) Campus in Manassas. The opening ceremony last week allowed guests to explore throughout the 132,000 square feet that includes teaching, design and fabrication labs. It caters to students studying in fields such as kinesiology, microbiology, chemistry, engineering, forensic science, robotics, and autonomous vehicles.

Geroge Mason's Life Sciences and Engineering Building, located at the Science and Technology Campus in Manassas, has officially opened.

We are pleased to share that Carolyn Wilson in the Bioengineering department has been selected as the 2025 recipient of ...
03/17/2025

We are pleased to share that Carolyn Wilson in the Bioengineering department has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Career Connection Faculty Award!

The Career Connection Faculty Award celebrates George Mason faculty who have made a positive impact on students' career goals, employment plans or graduate school preparation. The recipient of the annual award has gone above and beyond the expectations in their role and devoted extra time and energy to helping students prepare for life after George Mason. Carolyn Wilson was selected after a review of 215 nominations submitted by students from across the university!

Congratulations!

https://cec.gmu.edu/news/2025-02/career-advice-third-annual-bioengineering-networking-nightCareer advice from the third ...
03/06/2025

https://cec.gmu.edu/news/2025-02/career-advice-third-annual-bioengineering-networking-night
Career advice from the third annual bioengineering networking night:

Biomedical engineering has been an up-and-coming career field for years, but graduating and getting that first job can feel like scaling a cliff. At George Mason’s bioengineering department, however, the faculty, staff, and fellow students collaborate to rig their future colleagues a safety net.

Eight George Mason Inventions You Need to Know About - and one is from Mason Bioengineering! Congratulations to Siddhart...
02/18/2025

Eight George Mason Inventions You Need to Know About - and one is from Mason Bioengineering! Congratulations to Siddhartha Sikdar, PhD and Parag Chitnis, PhD!

George Mason researchers are coming up with a variety of ways to improve people’s lives.

Fantastic panel at our Bioengineering Networking Conference last night. Tara Ruttley, Chief Scientist for Orbital Reef, ...
02/14/2025

Fantastic panel at our Bioengineering Networking Conference last night. Tara Ruttley, Chief Scientist for Orbital Reef, Blue Origin’s future commercial space station in low Earth orbit is answering questions.
From Left to Right: Parag Chitnis (Associate Professor, BIOE), Michael Taylor (INOVA Fairfax Hospital), Minh Quan Do (Alumni, Mitre), Tara Ruttley (Blue Origin), Alessandra Coogan (MS student, BIOE), Yogesh Karnam (PhD, BIOE), Nasrin Hanafi (PhD student, BIOE)

12/04/2024
CORRECTION: TOMORROW November 19th - Come and join us to learn more about our Faculty led class to Ecuador!
11/18/2024

CORRECTION: TOMORROW November 19th - Come and join us to learn more about our Faculty led class to Ecuador!

TOMORROW NOVEMBER 18th - Register with Mason 360! Pizza and Cookies!
11/18/2024

TOMORROW NOVEMBER 18th - Register with Mason 360! Pizza and Cookies!

Join the Networking dinner for Engineers with INCOSE!Date: Monday, November 25thTime: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMLocation: HUB Roo...
11/13/2024

Join the Networking dinner for Engineers with INCOSE!

Date: Monday, November 25th

Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Location: HUB Rooms 3-4-5

Need help with Python? Come to our BMES Python Coding Workshops!11/21 and 12/5 from 1-2pm in Peterson 5000E
11/13/2024

Need help with Python? Come to our BMES Python Coding Workshops!
11/21 and 12/5 from 1-2pm in Peterson 5000E

Listen to our bioengineering student Berk Kasimcan what he likes about George Mason University and what makes us stand o...
11/11/2024

Listen to our bioengineering student Berk Kasimcan what he likes about George Mason University and what makes us stand out.

Don’t miss a video from George Mason University, subscribe now: https://bit.ly/GeorgeMasonYouTubeSubscribeBerk Kasimcan is a bioengineering major who chose G...

Join us for the info session on Nov. 19th at 4:30 pm:
11/08/2024

Join us for the info session on Nov. 19th at 4:30 pm:

Please come and join us for our info session about our new study abroad class summer 25: BENG 417 - Prosthetics in Ecuad...
11/07/2024

Please come and join us for our info session about our new study abroad class summer 25:
BENG 417 - Prosthetics in Ecuador.
Please use QR code to sign up with Mason 360! This new 10 day study abroad class in Quito, Ecuador is in collaboration with Range of Motion Project (ROMP). Prerequisites are basic engineering and/or science classes, having a hands-on personality and being passionate about helping people! Open to all Mason students who are rising juniors and rising seniors.

Congratulations! Parag Chitnis, Bioengineering Associate Professor, received funding from the U.S. Department of the Arm...
10/25/2024

Congratulations! Parag Chitnis, Bioengineering Associate Professor, received funding from the U.S. Department of the Army for MTEC-23-06-USAMRDC-MultiTopic-105; Tendon and Joint Injury Prevention and Reduction using Wearable Ultrasound Systems – anticipated funding: $1,856,023

Mason Bioengineering students at BMES:Syleah Manns and Patrick King
10/25/2024

Mason Bioengineering students at BMES:
Syleah Manns and Patrick King

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