Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Program
Gain the advanced research skills and hands-on experience you need to engineer innovative medical solutions in the biomedical engineering Ph.D. program.
The biomedical engineering Ph.D. program at Stevens is part of a collaborative community of brilliant scholars who are dedicated to scientific research and technology-based medical discoveries at the boundary between engineering and science. Through advanced research opportunities in our six cluster areas, you'll gain an invaluable, extensive understanding of the challenges within medical and clinical environments.
You'll graduate the biomedical engineering Ph.D. program with the ability to apply a deep knowledge of engineering principles to create life-saving tools and technologies. This impactful program solidly prepares you to enter academia or pursue a career as a research scientist in a variety of medical-related industries.
The Department of Biomedical Engineering offers dynamic opportunities to explore leading-edge research within a close community of faculty mentors. Research in the biomedical engineering Ph.D. program focuses on six cluster areas of research, and you'll be able to study under a faculty mentor in the area that you find most exciting:
Biomechanics
Engineering Philosophy
Neuroengineering
Imaging
Control Systems
Tissue engineering
Biomedical Engineering Research
Major advantages of studying biomedical engineering at a premier research institution like Stevens include support for your ideas, great mentors and the best tools for your research. Learn more about research in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
The Stevens Advantage
The Stevens campus is located within a global hub of pharmaceutical, medical research and technology companies. Our faculty are active collaborators with many of New York’s leading medical centers and universities. Many of our students have sought and found careers within New Jersey’s burgeoning medical and pharmaceutical industries.
More Advantages to Our Program
Interdisciplinary curriculum comprised of engineering and medical science
Advanced research opportunities involving application of engineering analysis tools to address medical problems
Doctoral thesis research with mentoring from highly regarded faculty
Publication of an original research article based on thesis project
Additional Information
Currently enrolled students should visit the BME page on MyStevens.com for additional information.
A Tech Forward Education
Antonia Zaferiou uses machine learning and wearable technology to identify balance and gait deficits in fall-prone older adults and to deliver personalized auditory biofeedback (“sonified biofeedback”) designed to improve dynamic balance while walking.
Antonia Zaferiou
Biomedical Engineering Faculty
A leader in the field of pulmonary mechanics, Carrie Perlman has had her research successfully funded by NIH and the American Heart Association.
Carrie Perlman
Biomedical Engineering Faculty
George McConnell is conducting break-through research in the field of Deep Brain Stimulation for the alleviation of Parkinson's Disease.
George McConnell
Biomedical Engineering Faculty
Hongjun Wang is the biomedical engineering department chair and completes research in tissue engineering and nanomedicine.
Hongjun Wang
Biomedical Engineering Faculty
Antonia Zaferiou uses machine learning and wearable technology to identify balance and gait deficits in fall-prone older adults and to deliver personalized auditory biofeedback (“sonified biofeedback”) designed to improve dynamic balance while walking.
Antonia Zaferiou
Biomedical Engineering Faculty
A leader in the field of pulmonary mechanics, Carrie Perlman has had her research successfully funded by NIH and the American Heart Association.
Carrie Perlman
Biomedical Engineering Faculty
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