College of Engineering

Electrical and Biomedical Engineering


 

Degrees Offered:

 

Department of Electrical Engineering website: www.unr.edu/ebme

Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering website: www.unr.edu/bme

 

> Meet the Electrical and Biomedical Engineering Faculty

 

Electrical Engineering Discipline Overview:

Electrical Engineering integrates aspects of physics, biology, medicine, materials science, and engineering to generate and transmit electromagnetic fields and electricity for use in communications, biotechnology applications, and electronic circuits. It prepares students to pursue solutions to urgent problems in numerous and widely varying areas including the generation and regulation of electric power supplied to the home, the manipulation of signals for communication purposes, and the design of specialized circuits for equipment ranging from household appliances to military aircraft.

 

Biomedical Engineering Discipline Overview:

The biotechnical industry uses living cells, materials produced by cells, and biological techniques developed through research to create products for use in other industries. Work in the field of biotechnology has produced antibiotics, insulin, interferon, artificial organs, recombinant DNA, techniques for waste reduction and recycling, and hybrid plants that are insect resistant. Biomedical Engineers work alongside physicians to develop systems that track critical chemical processes in the body. Biomedical specialists may also be involved in the design of artificial organs, such as hearts, lungs, kidney, or skin.

 

Contact Information:
Department Chair: Nelson Publicover

Biomedical Graduate Program Director: Nelson Publicover

Graduate Program Director: Banmali Rawat

Phone: (775) 784-6927
Fax: (775) 784-6627
Email: EBME Department (ebme@unr.edu)

 

Location:
Scrugham Engineering Mines (SEM) Room 332

 

Mailing Address:
Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, M/S 260
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557