Building on the Purdue tradition of technical and commercial biomedical successes, the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering researchers study everything from biomaterials and biomechanics to neuroengineering and neurotechnology.
Through collaboration and creativity, we are defining the future of healthcare by forging new disciplines that have the potential to positively impact patient lives.
Doing research is like peeling onions; you peel off the layers of ignorance while crying until you get to the core of truth – how sweet it is!”
Leslie Geddes
Showalter Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineer Emeritus
2006 National Medal of Technology, Founding Director of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University, 1974
Interdisciplinary faculty members in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering study how human biological systems interact with materials — in and outside of the body. Integrating engineering, chemistry, and biology, researchers examine these interactions to design natural and synthetic materials that safely interact and communicate with human cells and tissues.
