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Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Graduate Program Review Self-Study Report January 28 – 31, 2007 Department of Biomedical Engineering 337 Zachry Building, MS 3120 College Station, Texas 77843-3120  2 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. PREFACE ................................................................................................................................. 3 A. Welcome from the Department Head ........................................................................... 3 B. Charge to the Review Committee.................................................................................. 3 C. Review Committee Agenda ............................................................................................ 4 II. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 6 A. Texas A&M University ..................................................................................................... 6 B. Dwight Look College of Engineering............................................................................. 8 III. THE DEPARTMENT............................................................................................................ 9 A. A Brief History 9 B. Mission and Vision ......................................................................................................... 10 C. Administrative Structure ................................................................................................ 11 D. Advisory Board ............................................................................................................... 12 E. Faculty.............................................................................................................................. 12 F. Undergraduate Student Body....................................................................................... 19 G. Facilities and Laboratories ........................................................................................... 21 IV. THE GRADUATE PROGRAM.......................................................................................... 23 A. Degrees ........................................................................................................................... 23 B. Admissions ...................................................................................................................... 32 C. Curriculum ....................................................................................................................... 34 D. Enrollment Statistics ...................................................................................................... 41 E. Graduation Statistics 42 F. Graduate Student Placement 45 V. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................ 47 A. External Research Funding ......................................................................................... 47 B. Whitaker Foundation Special Opportunity Grants: .................................................. 49 C. Departmental Funding – Annual Operating Budget ................................................ 49 D. Graduate Student Support........................................................................................... 49 E. Departmental Endowments 51 VI. A VIEW TO THE FUTURE ............................................................................................... 52 A. The Biomedical Engineering Field & Strategic Assessment of the Department. 52 B. Challenges and Opportunities .................................................................................... 53 C. Expectations and Goals for the Department of Biomedical Engineering.......... 54 D. Future Strategies........................................................................................................... 55 APPENDIX A - Faculty Curriculum Vitae .............................................................................. 61 APPENDIX B - Graduate Courses............................................................................................ 94  3 I. PREFACE A. Welcome from the Department Head The Department of Biomedical Engineering welcomes you to Texas A&M University and thanks you for your service as external reviewers of our graduate program. We are pleased to have this opportunity to assess our program and look for opportunities to continue to improve and enhance it. We realize that a strong graduate program is a key part of creating and maintaining an excellent department and in establishing and enhancing our academic reputation. Thus, we are grateful for your help in this process. This self-study report was prepared for this review and reflects an evaluation of the graduate program. It includes a brief history and background of the university, college, and the department, including information on our faculty, students, and facilities. It provides details of the graduate curriculum and information about the program. Research areas within the department are presented and an internal assessment and overview of future plans are provided as direction for the program. Although this review is part of a periodic review of all Texas A&M University graduate programs, this type of review offers an excellent opportunity to identify ways to maintain the current high standards of the programs and to learn from review team members’ experiences with similar programs. Thus we look forward to your feedback and await your recommendations about how we might improve our program as we strive for excellence. We realize this is a time-consuming task and thank you again for your service. We will be glad to answer any questions you might have and provide any additional information you might need. B. Charge to the Review Committee We request that the review team examine the graduate program within the Department of Biomedical Engineering using the materials provided, along with any additional information you might request. While evaluating the existing program, please consider the allocation of resources (e.g. human and fiscal) within the department, the level of support the department receives from the university, and comment as appropriate on current and potential “leveraging” of these resources.  4 C. Review Committee Agenda Sunday, January 28 4:30 pm Everyone needs to arrive no later then 4:30 PM and will be met and escorted to Reveille Inn 7:00 pm Dinner at Bell Ranch Steakhouse with the review team, Dr. Coté and select faculty. (Dr. Coté will escort to Bell Ranch Steakhouse and then back to Reveille Inn) Monday, January 29 7:30-8:30 am Entry meeting with David Prior, Provost, Rick Giardino, Dean of Graduate Studies, Jack Vitek, Assistant Dean, Office of Graduate Studies, and Jim Calvin, Executive Associate Vice President for Research at The Reveille Inn. Continental breakfast served. Dr. Prior provides charge and institutional perspective to reviewers. (Dr. Coté will meet review team at 8:30am; escort them to next meeting location). 8:30 am Reviewers escorted from Reveille Inn to 301 Wisenbaker 9:00-10:30 am Meet with Kemble Bennett, Vice Chancellor and Dean of Engineering, & John Niedzwecki, Executive Associate Dean, (Deans office WERC) Dr. Cote will escort back to Zachry 10:45-11:45 am Meeting with Dr. Coté for general department overview 12:00-1:30 pm Lunch: Mi Cocina’s catered (with BMEN Graduate Students) BMEN Conference Room for presentations 2:00-5:00 pm Department Time (to include presentations and/or tours) BMEN Conference Room for presentations 5:30-7:30 pm Dinner at Cenare’s with Dr. Coté and select faculty 8:00-10:00 pm Work session for review team Tuesday, January 30 7:30-8:30 am Continental Breakfast furnished by The Reveille Inn Dr. Coté will escort to campus  5 9:00 am Department Time (to include tours and/or presentations) BMEN Conference Room for presentations 12:00-1:15 pm Lunch at University Club with engineering department heads 1:30 pm Department Time (to include tours and presentations) BMEN Conference Room for presentations 3:00 pm Reviewer escorted to Reveille Inn to work on final report (Reveille Inn) 6:00-9:30 pm Dinner catered to workroom at Reveille Inn; work session for reviewers to continue draft report for exit meeting and debriefings Wednesday, January 31 7:30-9:00 am Exit meeting with David Prior, Vice Provost, Rick Giardino, Dean of Graduate Studies, Jack Vitek, Assistant Dean, Office of Graduate Studies and John Niedzwecki, Executive Associate Dean of Engineering at The Reveille Inn. Continental breakfast served. Reviewers present summary of their on-site review. Dr. Coté will escort to 337D Zachry 9:30 am Reviewers debrief Dr. Coté, 337D Zachry 10:30 am Reviewers debrief faculty, staff, and students (Room 342) 11:30-12:45 am Lunch: Jason’s Deli catered w/ Drs. Coté, Humphrey, Moore, Fernandez & Mr. Jackson. BMEN Conference Room 1:00 pm Reviewers escorted to Easterwood Airport 2:00 pm Reviewers depart  6 II. INTRODUCTION A. Texas A&M University Texas A&M University, which attracted a mere six students when it opened in 1876, is now among the largest institutions of higher learning in the nation—with a student body of about 43,000. Texas A&M University serves as the flagship of a 10 University / 8 State Agency System that includes the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, the research arm of the Dwight Look College of Engineering, and the Health Science Center, which includes the Colleges of Medicine and Dentistry. Texas A&M University alone c