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Academic Advising Day
Group Pre-Advising Session (Junior Class)
Prof. Marsha Rolle
Prof. Glenn Gaudette
Prof. Ki Chon
February 15, 2011
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Topics for Juniors
• How do I do a degree audit?
• How do I find an awesome MQP?
• How do I find an REU or summer internship?
• BME careers (BS/MS, Grad. School, industry)
• Graduate School
• Other????
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How do I do a degree audit?
• 4 year plan – helpful for detailed scheduling – http://www.wpi.edu/academics/Depts/BME/Undergraduate/advise913.html
• BME Tracking document – to figure out what you
need to graduate - Fill it in EACH semester! – http://www.wpi.edu/academics/Depts/BME/Undergraduate/advise913.html
• Electronic audit on Registrar’s Website
– Login through student tools – known bugs !!!!!!
– Use the BME Tracking document
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How to do a degree audit
For details, see the streaming video of this presentation by Prof. Pins last
year – this appears at minutes~ 5:00-17:00, or watch the whole video!
Scroll to the bottom of this page for the video link:
http://www.wpi.edu/academics/Depts/BME/Undergraduate/advise913.html
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How do I schedule in all those courses?
• Course schedules:
– http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Registrar/schedules.html
• (Preliminary schedule for AY2011-2012)
• Watch out for category II classes
– Check course schedules, review ’09-’10 schedule
– For example – BME 4606 (C11); BME 4504 (C12)
Curriculum Enhancements
• New courses to be offered AY2011-2012
– Replaced sophomore-level “Bridge
courses” with more broad courses to
ensure core competencies remember when
watching video
– Added 3 new junior-level lab courses (1/6
unit) – not mentioned in videos
– Made “BME 4701 – Cell and Molecular
Bioengineering” permanent (was 37XX)
– Added “430X BME Capstone Design” to
support design process for off-campus
MQPs – not mentioned in videos
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Junior-level Lab Courses
• Added 3 junior-level lab courses to provide skills
– BME 350x – Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Lab
• Dr. Krystyna Gielo-Perczak
• A TERM!!!
– BME 381x – Biomaterials Lab
• Prof. Marsha Rolle
• C TERM!!!
– BME 382x – Cellular Engineering Lab
• Dr. Sakthikumar Ambady
• B TERM!!!
– 1/6 unit each; Engineering courses 7
Course schedule 2011/2012 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Terms
Crse. # Course Title A B C D
BME1001 INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING D
BME2210 BIOMEDICAL SIGNALS, INSTRUMENTS & MEASUREMENTS B
BME2211 BIOMEDICAL DATA ANALYSIS/PROGRAMMING D
BME2511 INTRO TO BIOMECHANICS AND BIOTRANSPORT A
BME2811 INTRO TO BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & TISSUE ENGINEERING C
BME3011** BIOINSTRUMENTATION AND BIOSENSORS C
BME3111 PHYSIOLOGY AND ENGINEERING C
BME3300 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN A
BME3504 EXPERIMENTAL BIOMECHANICS B
BME350X SKELETAL BIOMECHANICS A^
BME381X BIOMATERIALS LABORATORY C^
BME382X CELLULAR ENGINEERING LABORATORY C^
BME430X MQP CAPSTONE DESIGN A^ B^
BME4701 CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOENGINEERING D
BME4814* BIOMATERIALS A
BME4828 BIOMATERIALS - TISSUE INTERACTIONS B
BME4023 BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION DESIGN I A CAT 2
BME4504* BIOMECHANICS C CAT 2
* CROSS-LISTED WITH MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
** CROSS-LISTED WITH ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
^ 1/6 UNIT LABS
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Senior-level Courses
• Added “BME 4701 Cell and Molecular
Bioengineering”
– Made permanent and 4000-level (was 37XX)
– Prof. Rolle
• Added “430X BME Capstone Design”
– Mentoring of engineering design process for off-
campus MQPs
– Voluntary, but highly advised
– Possible for on campus, see MQP advisor for advice
– A and B-term (1/6 unit each, must take both)
– Engineering credit (BME)
– Profs. Gaudette and Billiar 9
Off Campus MQPs – NEW!!!
• Find your own sponsor/project (v. on campus MQP with
faculty advisor)
– Continue a summer internship or co-op
– Continue a project in a lab
• UMass Medical School, Tufts Veterinary School, etc.
• To qualify:
– MUST be approved by your sponsor
– MUST be approved by BME Department
– MUST be a BME/Engineering project (not basic research)
– You MUST take BME 430X to fulfill Capstone Design
• Important notes:
– WPI policy forbids students from receiving payment for working on
MQPs for credit
– MUST document intellectual property, IRB, IACUC, etc. prior to start
– MQP Registration Form can be found at:
https://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Registrar/Forms/index.html
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How do I find an awesome MQP?
ATTEND: BME Department MQP Fair
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011
Goddard 227, 5:30 PM
Send project sign-up sheet to Dr. Ambady
Go to:
http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Projects/ for project listings
• Propose your own idea and group?
• Think of background courses and experiences that you’ll need/you have for your MQP
– Analysis/design skills - FEM/CAD, Circuits, materials
– Lab skills - wet lab, cell culture, testing
– Writing
• Aim to have a Project by late C term/early D term….
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How do I find a job or research
internship over the summer?
• REU and summer internships are great, but competitive http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm
• Career Development Center Info. sessions (www.wpi.edu/Admin/CDC/)
– Summer Internships and Cooperative Education
– 2011 Summer Internship & Job Fair - February 17th Harrington Auditorium 1-5pm
– Biotechnology and Bioengineering Career Fair – March 24, 2011 Campus Center Odeum – Check CDC site for details
• When: – REUs (NOW!!!!! Many are closed!!!)
– Internships/Co-ops (Late C or D terms)
• Asking for recommendation letters from faculty:
– See: http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/FS/letters.html
– For letters, ask faculty that know you and/or you did well in their classes
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How do I find a job or research
internship over the summer?
• Jobs: BEGIN SEARCHING IN SEPTEMBER!!!!!
• Volunteer if you don’t have paid internship/research experience
• Information about Massachusetts companies: – http://www.massmedic.com/
– www.medzilla.com
– http://www.massbio.org/
– http://massbiomed.org/ (MBI – one site at Gateway Park)
– http://www.masslifesciences.com/programs.html • Massachusetts Life Sciences Center – scroll down to Internship Challenge
• Visit individual company websites – search job openings – Many companies that hire BMEs are SMALL companies!
• CDC is an excellent resource – seek their help! – http://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/BME/Overview_of_the_CDC_spring_2010_(2).pdf
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Graduate School Applications
• Begin in the Fall, GREs are VERY important for highly
competitive programs
• Personal Statements / Recommendation Letters
– See: http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/FS/letters.html
– For letters, ask faculty that know you and/or you did
well in their classes
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What can I do with a BS, MS, and PhD
in BME?
• Undergraduate (BS) Degree – Device/Implant Design and Development Team
– Biomaterials Selection/Feasibility Assessment
– Clinical, User Interface
– QA/QC/Regulatory/Sales
– Laboratory Technician
– Graduate School
• Masters (MS/ME) Degree – Team Leader/Program Manager
– Research and Development
• Doctoral (PhD) Degree – Director of Research and Development
– Academic Research
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When do I sign up for the BS/MS
program?
o Go to site: http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/BME/Undergraduate/bsms.html
o Apply spring of Junior year or Fall Senior year o Completely SEPARATE from admission to the graduate
program
o In major GPA: 3.5/4.0
o Get signatures of instructors of 4000-level
courses you’d like to double count – before
you take the course
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What is the difference between and
M.S. and an M. Eng. degree?
• M.S. requires a thesis and is generally considered more
scholarly and hands on than the M.Eng. (M.E.).
• The M.E. does not require a thesis but requires additional
coursework - it is generally viewed good technical degree.
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What do I need to do before meeting
with my advisor to get the most out of
our meeting?
• Fill out a proposed course schedule for upcoming year
• Fill out a BME tracking document and tentative 4 year plan
• Any questions you have – about MQP, summer jobs, career planning, etc.
• Degree evaluation
– USE TRACKING DOCUMENT!!!
• Links and forms http://www.wpi.edu/academics/Depts/BME/Undergraduate/advise913.html
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Other Questions ???