Undergraduate Resources
Study abroad program
The Department of Biomedical Engineering is currently in the process of developing strong international ties with first-rate biomedical engineering departments and laboratories around the world to offer graduate and undergraduate students unique opportunities to study abroad. If you are interested in studying abroad, please follow the links below to learn more about the programs at our partner institutions and then contact Professor for further details. Please note that participants in the exchange program must meet certain requirements depending on the host institution, including but not limited to a minimum GPA and language proficiency.
Please check this page from time to time as we are continually adding more partners.
Eindhoven University of Technology
Materials Technology
Biomedical Engineering
Eindhoven, Netherlands
http://www.bmt.tue.nl/en_index.htm
Osaka University
Graduate School of Engineering Science
Department of Mechanical Science and Bioengineering
Osaka, Japan
http://bioeng.bpe.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/index.html
http://www.marshallscholarship.org/
http://www.cies.org/cies.htm
Internship list
Research and internship experiences for Biomedical Engineering students, details and deadlines 2006.
Bulletin Boards / Databases
Center for Career Education at Columbia University
http://www.cce.columbia.edu/
BME-Alliance for Industrial Internships
http://www.aii-bmes.org/userlogin.asp
AfterCollege.com
http://aftercollege.com/groups/ccenter.asp?id=1346213323&fct=2
Academic Keys
http://www.academickeys.com/
Undergraduate Research Experience (REU) / Internships
Worcester Polytechnique Institute Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships application deadline is March 17 (approximate). http://www.wpi.edu/~terric/REU.html
Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative
http://www.ptei.org/undergraduateinternship.asp
Marquette University REU
Web site
NIH's Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program http://www.nih.gov/od/ors/dbeps/besip/index.htm
BME Related Conferences
BMES conference
http://www.bmes.org/
EMBS conference
http://www.embs.org/
Midwest Biomedical Engineering Conference
Fri. March 24, 2006 (approximate)
http://www.mbecconference.org/
The Medical Design and Manufacturing Exposition is being held once again in NYC from June 6-8, 2006 at the Javits Convention Center down town (approximate).
http://www.mdmeast.com/
New Jersey Biomedical Engineering Showcase
March 10, 2006 (approximate)
http://bmeshowcase.njit.edu/
Regional Biotech Websites
HealthCare Institute of New Jersey
http://www.hinj.org/
Biotechnology Council of New Jersey
http://www.biotechnj.org/
New York Biotechnology Association
http://www.nyba.org/
New York Academy of Sciences
http://www.nyas.org/
National BME Web Sites
BMECentral
http://www.bmecentral.com/
Biomedical Engineering Network
http://www.bmenet.org/BMEnet/
Biomaterials Network (membership is free)
http://www.biomat.net/biomatnet.asp?group=2_3
Johnson & Johnson
http://www.jnj.com/careers/interns.html
Useful forms
Campus Life and Resources
http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/bulletin/campus/