5121 Engineering V
Box 951600
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1600
310-267-4985
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Dino Di Carlo, PhD, Chair
Aaron S. Meyer, PhD, Graduate Vice Chair
Jacob J. Schmidt, PhD, Undergraduate Vice Chair
The faculty members in the Department of Bioengineering have created state-of-the-art facilities for cutting-edge research and developed an innovative curriculum for the education of the next generation of bioengineers.
The bioengineering program offers forward-looking courses dedicated to producing graduates who are well-grounded in the fundamental sciences and highly proficient in rigorous analytical engineering tools necessary for lifelong success in the wide range of possible bioengineering careers. Combined with a strong emphasis on research, the program provides a unique engineering educational experience that responds to the growing needs and demands of bioengineering.
The mission of the Bioengineering Department is to perform cutting-edge research that benefits society and to train future leaders in the wide range of possible bioengineering careers by producing graduates who are well grounded in the fundamental sciences, adept at addressing open-ended problems, and highly proficient in rigorous analytical engineering tools necessary for lifelong success.
Bioengineering professor Dino Di Carlo, who specializes in microfluidics, prepares samples in his laboratory.