Bioengineering is an exciting and growing field that encompasses a wide range of research interests, from health care to aquacultural production systems. Bioengineers, some of whom focus on biomedical engineering, are developing better methods of breast cancer detection, devising technologies for assisting in reproduction, and improving methods of insuring a safe food supply.

Graduated students with an interest in human health and comfort, occupational health and safety exercise physiology, aquacultural engineering, and medical applications of computers will find bioengineering a rewarding field of study. To fulfill degree requirements, they may select courses from such diverse subjects as biological resources engineering, animal sciences, computer science, electrical engineering, horticulture, mathematics, mechanical engineering, biology, kinesiology, and zoology.

The range of research opportunities available to bioengineering students is equally broad. Experiments to develop methods to destroy bacterial biofilms containing E. coli and Salmonella, cryopreserve living tissues and cells, use microbes to purify water, determine the nature of physiological control during exercise, and evaluate respiratory stress caused by protective mask wear are just some of the projects in which department faculty and students are currently engaged.

Such innovative work is conducted both on and off campus in laboratories, animal facilities, libraries, clinics, and hospitals. In addition to the modern laboratories, and animal facilities on campus, graduate students have access to Georgetown Hospital, Howard University, the University of Maryland Hospital, field laboratories across the state, and a wide range of other research facilities.

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