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UCF’s New Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Degree Will Advance Research Careers

As a child, Madisyn Messmore ’22 was fascinated by the human body and how it worked. She planned to become a neurosurgeon, but her career path shifted directions in college when an internship with the UCF-based nonprofit Limbitless Solutions piqued her interest in engineering. After she started the internship, she learned that a family member was dealing with a health problem — and she wanted to find a treatment or cure. But as a senior mechanical engineering major , she didn’t know where to start.

Under the mentorship of Pegasus Professor Alain Kassab, Messmore shifted career paths once again, this time in the direction of biomedical engineering, a field that combines her passions for both medicine and engineering. Now Messmore, is one of the first students to pursue a doctoral degree in biomedical engineering at UCF.

The doctorate in biomedical engineering, which launched in Fall 2022, is the newest degree offered through the  Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering  in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. The program is designed to prepare students for research and development careers in the biomedical industry, government labs and organizations and academia.

Supporting the Industry

The program also supports the demand for a workforce with advanced biomedical engineering knowledge and skills. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of biomedical engineers and bioengineers will increase steadily throughout the decade. Florida is also among the states with the highest employment in this field.

One employer of biomedical engineers is the company .decimal, which manufactures devices and develops software that can assist with the treatment of cancer. Kevin Erhart ’04 ’06MS ’09PhD, the president and chief technology officer of the company, says that the pipeline of students from UCF to industry can be invaluable to small companies like his.

“Having local Ph.D. students engaged in work within our fields of interest would open the door to collaborative projects where students solve novel problems and companies commercialize the results through their existing sales and marketing channels,” Erhart says. “Students will hopefully be better exposed to real-world research and development and also have opportunities to interact with local companies that would have significant interest in hiring them upon graduation.”

Opportunities for Growth

Students are exposed to real-world research opportunities in faculty labs at both CECS and the College of Medicine, and they also have the chance to engage in research projects with local medical professionals. Steven Scheller, who joined the program when it launched in Fall 2022, says that it provides an in-depth look at what it takes to design and develop medical devices that doctors and patients use every day.

“In many cases, doctors will have the medical knowledge and desire to improve a device or develop a new device to help fellow medical professionals and patients,” he says. “However, they lack the engineering background and expertise to determine how to go about designing and building a device. I want to be a physician who is able to bridge this gap. I want to have both the medical and engineering knowledge and skill necessary to take an idea I have to invent or improve a medical device, design, build, and test it in order to dramatically improve patients’ lives.”

When it comes to their area of study, students can tailor the degree program to their interests, which Messmore says sets it apart from similar doctoral programs.

“Since biomedical engineering is a very rapidly advancing field and is also so broad, the degree maintains the balance of requiring fundamentals in the field but allowing people to tailor their electives to whatever subfield they wish,” Messmore says. “It’s great because it doesn’t limit anyone to a specific specialty, and you can pursue whatever you desire – biomechanics, biofluids or even regenerative medicine – all while working with world-class faculty.”

Students are also not limited in how they enter the program. Graduates with a master’s degree can apply as can graduates with a bachelor’s degree who would like to earn a master’s degree along the way.

The First Alum — With Many More to Come

Currently, nine students are enrolled in the program, which will soon boast its first alumnus. Jinfeng Li ’19MS ’PhD transferred from the mechanical engineering doctoral program to biomedical doctoral program last fall. He will graduate in Spring 2023 under the tutelage of Associate Professor Helen Huang.

“Compared to other programs, the biomedical engineering Ph.D. program is a highly interdisciplinary program that trains students to solve biomedical problems with engineering approaches,” Li says. “This program has many faculty members who are rising stars, accompanied with outstanding resources from the main campus and Lake Nona, and offers diverse career opportunities.”

Li may be the first alumnus of the biomedical doctoral program, but he certainly won’t be the last. Tamar Yishay ’20 ’21MS is one future graduate of the program and a current alumna of UCF. She says the program will give her more exposure to the clinical work environment and will allow her to build off of her previous work in the u ndergraduate biology  and master’s in  nanotechnology  programs.

“As I strive to strengthen and cultivate my niche in the science world, the pursuit of a biomedical engineering Ph.D. will inspire me to continue to develop my identity within the UCF community and to bring about revolutionary contributions to the art of science and medicine,” Yishay says. “Moreover, it provides an exciting journey to healthy living, which is what I hope to embody throughout my career and life.”

The deadline for applications for the doctorate in biomedical engineering program are due July 1 for fall and December 1 for spring.  For more information about the program, visit  mae.ucf.edu/bmephd .

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Biomedical Engineering (MS) – Accelerated BS to MSBME

Program at a glance.

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The Accelerated Undergraduate/Graduate program in Biomedical Engineering allows highly qualified undergraduate majors in Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering to begin taking graduate-level courses that will count toward their master's degree while completing their baccalaureate degree program. Participation will enable completion of the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in five instead of six years for students enrolled in full-time course work.

The BSME or BSAE is awarded after completing all university requirements, including 128 total credit hours and 71 credit hours of engineering courses. The MSBME is awarded upon completion of the master's program. Courses designated in General Education Program and Common Program Prerequisites are usually completed in the first 60 hours (see engineering major requirements in the Undergraduate Catalog).

Total Credit Hours Required: 30 Credit Hours Minimum beyond the Bachelor's Degree

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Track Prerequisites

This track is available to University of Central Florida undergraduate majors in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering only.

Degree Requirements

Undergraduate requirements.

• Please see the current edition of the Undergraduate Catalog for additional information about this program.

Required/Track Courses

• Up to 12 credit hours of approved graduate level courses of grades "B" (3.0) or better may be counted toward the BS and MS degrees. Additional notes on the Accelerated Undergraduate and Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering are as follows: Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog. Students must earn at least a "B" (3.0) in each undergraduate and graduate engineering course for them to be counted toward the major. Qualified courses that may be selected for the Accelerated BS to MS are as follows based on track:
• BME5216C - Mechanics of Biostructures I (3)
• BME5217C - Mechanics of Biostructures II (3)
• BME6500C - Bioinstrumentation (3)
• BME6935 - Topics in Biomedical Engineering (3)
• BME5267 - Biofluid Mechanics (3)
• BME6268 - Applied and Computational Biofluids (3)
• BME6231 - Continuum Biomechanics (3)
• For the Biofluids Track, qualified courses that may be selected for the Accelerated BS to MS are: EML 6211 - Continuum Mechanics 3 Credit Hours BME 5216C - Mechanics of Biostructures I 3 Credit Hours BME 5217C - Mechanics of Biostructures II 3 Credit Hours BME 5267 - Biofluid Mechanics 3 Credit Hours BME 6268C - Applied and Computational Biofluids 3 Credit Hours Or a technical elective approved by the graduate program director
• EML6211 - Continuum Mechanics (3)
• BME6215 - Advanced Biomechanics (3)
• EML6067 - Finite Elements in Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering I (3)
• For the Biomechanics Track, qualified courses that may be selected for the Accelerated BS to MS are: EML 6211 - Continuum Mechanics 3 Credit Hours BME 5216C - Mechanics of Biostructures I 3 Credit Hours BME 5217C - Mechanics of Biostructures II 3 Credit Hours BME 6500C - Bioinstrumentation 3 Credit Hours BME 6215 - Advanced Biomechanics 3 Credit Hours Or a technical elective approved by the graduate program director

Elective Courses

• BME5572 - Biomedical Nanotechnology (3)
• BSC5418 - Tissue Engineering (3)
• EEE5265 - Biomedical Effects and Applications of Electromagnetic Energy (3)
• EEL5272 - Biomedical Sensors (3)
• EMA5060 - Polymer Science and Engineering (3)
• EMA5584 - Biomaterials (3)
• EMA5588 - Biocompatibility of Materials (3)
• EML5060 - Mathematical Methods in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (3)
• EML5237 - Intermediate Mechanics of Materials (3)
• EML5291 - MEMS Materials (3)
• EML5546 - Engineering Design with Composite Materials (3)
• BME5742 - Modeling Techniques and Methodologies in Bioengineering (3)
• BME6525 - Methods in Neural-Machine Interfaces (3)
• EML6068 - Finite Elements in Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering II (3)
• EML6725 - Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer I (3)
• EML6726 - Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer II (3)
• EML6712 - Mechanics of Viscous Flow (3)
• EAS6185 - Turbulent Flow (3)
• EML6299 - Advanced Topics on Miniaturization (3)
• CAP5510 - Bioinformatics (3)
• CAP5516 - Medical Image Computing (3)
• OSE6111 - Optical Wave Propagation (3)
• IDS5127 - Foundation of Bio-Imaging Science (3)
• IDS6253 - Bioanalytical Technology (3)
• ESI5219 - Engineering Statistics (3)
• ESI6247 - Experimental Design and Taguchi Methods (3)
• ESI6609 - Industrial Engineering Analytics for Healthcare (3)
• STA5206 - Statistical Analysis (3)
• STA5176 - Introduction to Biostatistics
• GMS6860 - Statistics for Biomedical Scientists (3)

Thesis/Nonthesis Option

• BME6971 - Thesis (99)
• Students may not register for thesis credit hours until an advisory committee has been appointed and the committee has reviewed the student's program of study and the proposed thesis topic. The College of Engineering and Computer Science requires that all thesis defense announcements be approved by the student's adviser and posted on the college's website (www.cecs.ucf.edu) and on the Events Calendar at the College of Graduate Studies website at least two weeks before the defense date. Additionally, all students pursuing the thesis option must enroll in the following course: EML 5936 - Mechanical and Aerospace Seminar 0 Credit Hours Students must register for the seminar course a minimum of two times during their graduate career in the master's program (thesis option). The students must also complete the course with a satisfactory (S) grade in both attempts. If the student does not complete the course with a satisfactory grade, the student will be asked to repeat the course to meet program requirements.
• Earn at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: Additional elective coursework as listed in Representative Elective section above

Grand Total Credits: 30

Application requirements, financial information.

Graduate students may receive financial assistance through fellowships, assistantships, tuition support, or loans. For more information, see the College of Graduate Studies Funding website, which describes the types of financial assistance available at UCF and provides general guidance in planning your graduate finances. The Financial Information section of the Graduate Catalog is another key resource.

Fellowship Information

Fellowships are awarded based on academic merit to highly qualified students. They are paid to students through the Office of Student Financial Assistance, based on instructions provided by the College of Graduate Studies. Fellowships are given to support a student's graduate study and do not have a work obligation. For more information, see UCF Graduate Fellowships, which includes descriptions of university fellowships and what you should do to be considered for a fellowship.

Up to 12 credit hours of approved graduate level courses of grades "B" (3.0) or better may be counted toward the BS and MS degrees. Additional notes on the Accelerated Undergraduate and Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering are as follows:

• Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
• Students must earn at least a "B" (3.0) in each undergraduate and graduate engineering course for them to be counted toward the major.

The Independent Learning Requirement is met by successful completion of a master's thesis for the thesis option. For nonthesis students, the independent learning experience is provided by BME 6935 - Topics in Biomedical Engineering, one of the required courses.

Accelerated BS-MS Program

                 , about the program.

The CECS Accelerated Bachelor’s-to-Master’s (BS-to-MS) Programs allows high-achieving UCF current undergraduate students to simultaneously earn both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees. Qualified students can begin their Master’s degree course work while they are undergraduate juniors/seniors and double-count up to 12* credit hours of specific graduate courses for both their Bachelor’s and Master’s degree requirements. The intention of the program is to provide a framework for students to complete requirements for the Master’s degree in significantly less time than would normally be required if both BS and MS degrees were pursued separately.

General BS – to – MS Information Session: Monday, February 26th@ 5:00-6:00PM (VIA ZOOM )

If you were unable to attend the February 26th session, these are the slides that were presented.  

BS – to – MS Group Advising Session: Monday, April 8th@ 5:00-7:00PM in Engineering 1-281

If you were unable to attend the April 8th session, these are the slides that were presented.

• Students must have a 3.0 UCF and Major GPA . Some programs require students to have higher GPAs.
• Students must have completed at least  60 Credit Hours .
• Students must have  earned minimum grades  in  selected courses for each by program.
• Students must have more than two semesters remaining in their undergraduate careers (not including the current term) to participate in this program.

Current UCF undergraduate students who do not meet the eligibility requirements for the Accelerated BS-to-MS program may still pursue graduate courses as a Senior Scholar . For more information, please contact Anna Canlon .

*CS and IT students the credit hour is 9.

Benefits of the BS-MS Program:

• Access to advanced course material
• Cost of the MS degree is reduced by up to 40%
• Program participants receive additional consideration for research opportunities
• $31 graduate application processing fee is waived
• Smaller classes sizes
• Reduced time to complete graduate degree

Applying to the BS-to-MS Program:

• Once you have completed these courses with a B or better and met the GPA/Credit hour requirements, please complete the CECS Accelerated BS to MS application.

BS to MS Application

• We ask that you upload either you My Knights Audit or transcripts to the application.
• Admission decisions are sent to the student’s UCF email.
• Acceptance into the BS to MS Program is NOT admission into the grad program​.  Students will need to apply, submit supporting materials, and be admitted to their graduate program.

BS to MS Application Deadlines:

• Summer – July 15 to start the program in the Fall term
• Fall – October 15 to start the program in the Spring term
• Spring – March 15 to start the program in the Summer term
• Applications will be reviewed within a week of the application deadline listed above.
• Students will be notified via their UCF email with an admission decision once the review is complete.

UCF Withdrawal Deadlines:

• Summer – July 7
• Fall – October 27
• Spring – March 29

* All of CECS’s Accelerated BS-to-MS programs are available in the face-to-face modality; however, many of its graduate courses are available as either face-to-face (P), online (W), mixed (M), and/or reduced seat time (RA or RS).

** While licensure or certification may be available in this field of study, our program does not directly lead to such licensure or certification upon graduation. The professional preparation you receive in our program may still assist you in such pursuits; however, we are unable to confirm the specific licensure and certification requirements of each state, territory, or foreign entity in which professional credentialing may be possible. If you intend to pursue such credentialing in your state or elsewhere, we strongly advise you to contact the applicable state credentialing authority to familiarize yourself with its specific requirements and determine if our program meets its academic criteria. Alternatively, you are welcome to contact us at 407-823-2455 or [email protected] with questions in this regard and we will do our best to assist you in your career planning.

Expectations for BS-to-MS Students:

• Students admitted to the program should submit their  BS to MS Course Approval Form . The UCF Graduate Affairs will register you for your approved graduate courses once your enrollment appointment is open.
• Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA while in the program.
• Student must complete at least 9 credit hours to apply to the accelerated track for their graduate admissions application. Only those that complete 9 credit hours can apply for a graduate application processing fee waiver.

Timeline for BS-to-MS Students:

After completing at least 60 credit hours, achieving a 3.0 UCF GPA or better, and completing the listed  pre-requisite course work  with a B or better.

Current UCF undergraduate students, who are not part of the BS-MS program , can begin taking graduate courses by completing an Override Form . You can choose a course from these  suggested graduate courses . It must be approved by your department’s undergraduate program director. This must be completed prior to the first week of classes for any given semester.

• Students must complete the  BS to MS Course Approval Form . This form will also register you for these courses. If you change your mind about a course, you can remove it from your schedule but many entry graduate-level courses are closed before the term begins.
• Complete your online application to the graduate program. If you have completed or will complete 9 graduate credit hours, please contact Anna Canlon at  anna.canlon @ucf.edu  to request a waiver code. You must request this code BEFORE submitting your application.
• Begin your graduate program and during your first semester you must complete a Graduate Program of Study to formally transfer your graduate courses you successfully completed during your undergraduate career toward your graduate degree.

Senior Scholars:

The Senior Scholars Program is an opportunity for outstanding undergraduate students to complete graduate level coursework prior to completion of their bachelor’s degree.  This is ideal for eligible BS to MS students that do not have at least two semesters left in their undergraduate career.

Senior Scholar students must meet the following conditions:

• Students must have a  3.0 UCF and Major GPA.  Computer, Electrical, Civil and Environmental students must have a  3.2 Major GPA.
• Earn a B or better in the graduate course’s prerequisite course work.
• Submit an  Override Form ..

There is NOT a formal application for this program.  Qualified students can complete up to 9 credit hours of graduate course work, but no more than 2 graduate classes per term.

• One official transcript (in a sealed envelope) from each college/university attended.
• A Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering or another closely related engineering degree.
• Résumé.
• Statement of educational, research, and professional career objectives.
• Three letters of recommendation.
• Applicants applying to this program who have attended a college/university outside the United States must provide a course-by-course credential evaluation with GPA calculation. Credential evaluations are accepted from World Education Services (WES) or Josef Silny and Associates, Inc. only.

For international students interested in  UCF Global Pathway Program  (immersive English-language learning), please contact  Dr. Ali P. Gordon  for guidance.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering or a closely related field with GPA of 3.0 or greater
• Mathematics through Calculus II (MAC 2312 or equivalent)
• An undergraduate course in engineering probability and statistics
• Familiarity with at least one programming language (such as Python, C, C++, Visual BASIC, Java, etc.)
• Official transcripts
• Two letters of recommendations
• Goal Statement

Admission is open to those with a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution recognized by UCF. An application to the graduate certificate program and official transcripts must be submitted. Applicants must apply online. All requested materials must be submitted by the established deadline. Admission to the program is competitive on a space-available basis. Final admission is based on evaluation of the applicant's abilities, past performance and the applicant's potential for completing the certificate. For international students interested in  UCF Global Pathway Program  (immersive English-language learning), please contact  Dr. Ali P. Gordon  for guidance.

• Applications are accepted for the fall and spring terms only.
• In addition, applicants to this certificate must provide: Applicants applying to this program who have attended a college/university outside the United States must provide a course-by-course credential evaluation with GPA calculation. Credential evaluations are accepted from World Education Services (WES) or Josef Silny and Associates, Inc only.
• Applicants applying to this program who have attended a college/university outside the United States must provide a course-by-course credential evaluation with GPA calculation.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline with a minimum GPA 3.0
• The GRE/GMAT is not required
• A goal statement. This is your opportunity to outline in 500 words why you wish to join the program, what you think you will contribute to the program, and how you feel the program will enhance you both personally and professionally in the future.
• Updated résumé.
• Applicants applying to this program who have attended a college/university outside the United States must provide a course-by-course credential evaluation with GPA calculation. Credential evaluations are accepted from World Education Services (WES) or Josef Silny and Associates, Inc. only.
• A computer-based TOEFL score of 220 or 80 on the internet-based TOEFL is required if an applicant is from a country where English is not the official language, or if an applicant’s degree is not from an accredited U.S. institution, or if an applicant did not earn a degree in a country where English is the official language or a university where English is the official language of instruction. Although we prefer the TOEFL, we will accept IELTS scores of 6.5.
• The GRE is not required for admission to this program.
• Resume or Curriculum Vita
• The goal statement should discuss all relevant professional background and any previous research and/or teaching experience. The statement should explain the motivation behind the pursuit of an MSSE. Future educational and career goals after the completion of the applicant’s master study should be discussed.
• If the applicant is interested in completing a Master thesis, then the applicant must clearly describe the particular area of research interest. The applicant should identify at least one UCF faculty member who shares a similar research focus and is believed to be best suited to serve as a potential thesis advisor. 
• The goal statement should between 500 and 1,000 words.
• The letters of recommendation should be from faculty members, university administrators, and employers with a supervisory role of the applicant. The letters, which must be current to the application and must not be for another degree program, should address the educational and career goals of the applicant. The letter writers should also know the applicant well enough to discuss the applicant’s capacity to perform, excel and succeed in a graduate program. Letters for Master’s thesis students must discuss the applicant’s ability to perform graduate-level research.
• Applicants applying to this program who have attended a college/university outside the United States must provide a course-by-course credential evaluation with GPA calculation. Credential evaluations are accepted from World Education Services (WES) or Josef Silny and Associates, Inc. only.
• 2 Letters of recommendation

An undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Information Technology, or Computer Engineering is desirable but not required. Applicants without a strong undergraduate background in Computer Science and Statistics must demonstrate an understanding of the material covered in upper-division undergraduate courses listed under the Articulation Section of the Curriculum Information. Applicants may choose to demonstrate their knowledge of these courses by taking these courses as non-degree seeking and scoring “B” or better in all of them.

• A bachelor’s degree in Biomedical, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related discipline. 
• Applicants applying to this program who have attended a college/university outside the United States must provide a course-by-course credential evaluation with GPA calculation. Credential evaluations are accepted from World Education Services (WES) or Josef Silny and Associates, Inc. only.

Bioengineering PhD

Bioengineering is an interdisciplinary program where students are free to collaborate and interact closely with other labs as well as with centers and schools across the Harvard engineering and medical campuses. You will learn how bioengineering integrates fundamental engineering disciplines such as thermodynamics and fluid mechanics with the physical and life sciences while drawing on mathematics and computational sciences. This convergence will enable you to understand the operation of living systems that leads to the design of novel solutions to address critical problems in medicine and biology.

Bioengineers at Harvard are making advances in bio-inspired robotics and computing, biometrics and motor control, cell and tissue engineering, biomaterials, and therapeutics. Examples of projects current and past students have worked on include embedding stretchable nanoelectronics into brain organoids to study brain development and developing injectable clotting agents to reduce blood loss.

Graduate education is focused on individualized programs tailored to the interests, needs, and background of the student. Students are integral to the interdisciplinary and integrated approach to design, discovery and innovation. As such, students from diverse technical backgrounds are encouraged and welcomed to join us. We seek to identify and attract the most promising students to form a dynamic and diverse community, and to shape them into visionary scholars, innovative educators, and creative leaders.

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PhD in Bioengineering Degree

Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences offers a  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)  degree in Engineering Sciences: Bioengineering , conferred through the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Doctoral students may earn the masters degree en route to the Ph.D.  Prospective students apply through the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate of School of Arts and Sciences (Harvard Griffin GSAS). In the online application, select “Engineering and Applied Sciences” as your program choice and select “PhD Engineering Sciences: Bioengineering” in the area of study menu.

The Bioengineering program does not offer an independent Masters Degree.

Bioengineering PhD Career Paths

Graduates of the program have gone on to a range of careers in industry in companies like McKinsey & Company and Medtronic. Others have positions in academia at MIT, Vanderbilt, and Stanford.

Admissions & Academic Requirements

Please review the  admissions requirements and other information  before applying. Prospective students apply through the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate of School of Arts and Sciences (Harvard Griffin GSAS). In the online application, select “Engineering and Applied Sciences” as your program choice and select “PhD Engineering Sciences: Bioengineering” in the area of study menu. Our website also provides  admissions guidance ,  program-specific requirements , and a  PhD program academic timeline .

Academic Background

Applicants typically have bachelor’s degrees in the natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, or engineering. 

Standardized Tests

GRE General: Not Accepted

Bioengineering Faculty & Research Areas

View a list of our  Bioengineering faculty  and  Bioengineering affiliated research areas . Please note that faculty members listed as “Affiliates" or "Lecturers" cannot serve as the primary research advisor.

• Centers & Initiatives

View a list of the  research centers & initiatives at SEAS  and the  Bioengineering faculty engagement with these entities .

Graduate Student Clubs

Graduate student clubs and organizations bring students together to share topics of mutual interest. These clubs often serve as an important adjunct to course work by sponsoring social events and lectures. Graduate student clubs are supported by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin School of Arts and Sciences. Explore the list of active clubs and organizations .

Funding and Scholarship

Learn more about financial support for PhD students.

• How to Apply

Learn more about how to apply  or review frequently asked questions for prospective graduate students.

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Two Earn College’s First M.D./Ph.D. Degrees

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Friday’s UCF College of Medicine commencement brings the program’s first M.D./Ph.D. graduates – physician-scientists who conducted advanced research while learning to care for patients. 

Michael Rohr spent eight years in medical school, doing research on better ways to detect and prevent colon cancer. Amanda Renfrow spent seven years at UCF, researching therapies to stop breast, lung and pediatric cancers. 

 “Science is what got me interested in medicine,” said Renfrow. “And then the people are what makes me want to stay.” 

Added Rohr: “I really love what I’m doing. It’s definitely a long, long journey, but I think it’ll pay off.” 

Students in the combined program develop a Ph.D. dissertation project in the first two years of medical school, while they take the required M.D. program courses. Once they pass a national licensing exam in their second year, they enter the Ph.D. program full time for 3+ years. Then they return to medical school for the final two years of clinical education.  

Renfrow’s medical journey began in a high school science classroom where she heard a heartbeat for the first time. She earned her undergraduate, graduate and medical school degrees all at UCF. She credits the support of her parents, husband, siblings, fellow students and her research mentor, Dr. Annette Khaled, for helping her reach her combined degree. 

A valuable lesson that she learned was to continue to have patience with herself. “It’s okay to take a step back, relearn it, and be patient, and then move forward again,” Renfrow says.  

After commencement, she will go to West Virginia University for her internal medicine residency. She says she wants to become a physician who can provide personalized care for each patient and identify research studies that suit their specific needs. She also hopes to spark a research interest in other physicians. 

Rohr discovered his passion for medicine and research during his undergraduate studies at Florida Atlantic University and a Scholar Program at the Cleveland Clinic.  

He credits his wife, who also graduates from the College of Medicine Friday, with helping him navigate the M.D./Ph.D. journey. “I’ve been very fortunate in having gone through this track with my wife, Trina, who also went through the medical school,” he said. “Having her has made it a lot easier.”  

Rohr’s research journey had both personal and scientific challenges. He said one of the most stressful periods was when his research mentor, Dr. Sampath Parthasarathy, passed away after the two had worked together for two years. He switched labs and mentors, joining Dr. Deborah Altomare. Under her guidance, he received a National Institutes of Health grant to support his research into ways to suppress early onset colon cancer. 

“I definitely would not be where I am currently without her help,” he said. “She did more than mentor me. She took me under her wing, so I very much appreciate that.”

Rohr hopes to become a gastroenterologist and will continue his medical training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where he will be do a combined internal medicine-research residency.   

Dr. Steven Ebert, a cardiovascular researcher at the College of Medicine’s Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, directs the M.D./Ph.D. program. He said Renfrow and Rohr “have done a remarkable job throughout this arduous journey with numerous high-quality publications, conference presentations, and even an NIH pre-doctoral fellowship. I don’t think we could’ve asked for finer examples of pioneering efforts than those represented by these extraordinary students.” 

The two will be among 117 M.D. candidates who receive their degrees today at 10 a.m. at Addition Financial Arena. The medical school will stream commencement live on its YouTube channel and Facebook.   

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Machine-Learning Unveils Subtle Age-Related Tremors and Movement Slowing

Normal aging results in subtle changes, including increased tremors and slowing of the movement of the hands that impair daily activities and quality of life. Using wearable sensor technology and innovative machine-learning techniques, a pioneering study entitled, “ A machine-learning method isolating changes in wrist kinematics that identify age-related changes in arm movement ,” from the laboratory of Anne Sereno , professor of Psychological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, has recently been published in Nature: Scientific Reports .

The research team, led by Biomedical Engineering PhD candidate Aditya Shanghavi, analyzed the wrist kinematics of young and older adults performing standard clinic-based tasks and identified kinematic variables that accurately and reliably distinguished healthy older adults from their younger counterparts. Accurately identifying normal age-related tremors is critical so that they don’t interfere with the diagnosis of tremor disorders in older adults.

The sensitivity and accuracy demonstrated by the novel data-driven methodology paves the way for a range of applications: isolating changes in motion across various body parts and conditions and facilitating early detection of tremors in neurological diseases like Parkinson’s disease. Shanghavi noted that “tremors can be exacerbated by food, medications, and even sleep, making the development of objective, repeatable, and portable measures of tremors key for more reliable assessments.”

“These findings suggest many possible exciting future directions, such as enhancing current subjective evaluation approaches in the clinic or making possible telehealth and treatment monitoring outside the clinic,” said Sereno.

UCF’s New Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Degree Will Advance Research Careers

As a child,  Madisyn Messmore ’22  was fascinated by the human body and how it worked. She planned to become a neurosurgeon, but her career path shifted directions in college when an internship with the UCF-based nonprofit Limbitless Solutions piqued her interest in engineering. After she started the internship, she learned that a family member was dealing with a health problem — and she wanted to find a treatment or cure. But as a senior  mechanical engineering major , she didn’t know where to start.

Under the mentorship of Pegasus Professor Alain Kassab, Messmore shifted career paths once again, this time in the direction of biomedical engineering, a field that combines her passions for both medicine and engineering. Now Messmore, is one of the first students to pursue a  doctoral degree in biomedical engineering at UCF .

The doctorate in biomedical engineering, which launched in Fall 2022, is the newest degree offered through the  Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering  in the  College of Engineering and Computer Science . The program is designed to prepare students for research and development careers in the biomedical industry, government labs and organizations and academia.

Supporting the Industry

The program also supports the demand for a workforce with advanced biomedical engineering knowledge and skills. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of biomedical engineers and bioengineers will increase steadily throughout the decade. Florida is also among the states with the highest employment in this field.

One employer of biomedical engineers is the company .decimal, which manufactures devices and develops software that can assist with the treatment of cancer.  Kevin Erhart ’04 ’06MS ’09PhD , the president and chief technology officer of the company, says that the pipeline of students from UCF to industry can be invaluable to small companies like his.

“Having local Ph.D. students engaged in work within our fields of interest would open the door to collaborative projects where students solve novel problems and companies commercialize the results through their existing sales and marketing channels,” Erhart says. “Students will hopefully be better exposed to real-world research and development and also have opportunities to interact with local companies that would have significant interest in hiring them upon graduation.”

Opportunities for Growth

Students are exposed to real-world research opportunities in faculty labs at both CECS and the College of Medicine, and they also have the chance to engage in research projects with local medical professionals. Steven Scheller, who joined the program when it launched in Fall 2022, says that it provides an in-depth look at what it takes to design and develop medical devices that doctors and patients use every day.

“In many cases, doctors will have the medical knowledge and desire to improve a device or develop a new device to help fellow medical professionals and patients,” he says. “However, they lack the engineering background and expertise to determine how to go about designing and building a device. I want to be a physician who is able to bridge this gap. I want to have both the medical and engineering knowledge and skill necessary to take an idea I have to invent or improve a medical device, design, build, and test it in order to dramatically improve patients’ lives.”

When it comes to their area of study, students can tailor the degree program to their interests, which Messmore says sets it apart from similar doctoral programs.

“Since biomedical engineering is a very rapidly advancing field and is also so broad, the degree maintains the balance of requiring fundamentals in the field but allowing people to tailor their electives to whatever subfield they wish,” Messmore says. “It’s great because it doesn’t limit anyone to a specific specialty, and you can pursue whatever you desire – biomechanics, biofluids or even regenerative medicine – all while working with world-class faculty.”

Students are also not limited in how they enter the program. Graduates with a master’s degree can apply as can graduates with a bachelor’s degree who would like to earn a master’s degree along the way.

The First Alum — With Many More to Come

Currently, nine students are enrolled in the program, which will soon boast its first alumnus.  Jinfeng Li ’19MS ’PhD  transferred from the mechanical engineering doctoral program to biomedical doctoral program last fall. He will graduate in Spring 2023 under the tutelage of Associate Professor Helen Huang.

“Compared to other programs, the biomedical engineering Ph.D. program is a highly interdisciplinary program that trains students to solve biomedical problems with engineering approaches,” Li says. “This program has many faculty members who are rising stars, accompanied with outstanding resources from the main campus and Lake Nona, and offers diverse career opportunities.”

Li may be the first alumnus of the biomedical doctoral program, but he certainly won’t be the last.  Tamar Yishay ’20 ’21MS  is one future graduate of the program and a current alumna of UCF. She says the program will give her more exposure to the clinical work environment and will allow her to build off of her previous work in the  undergraduate biology  and master’s in  nanotechnology  programs.

“As I strive to strengthen and cultivate my niche in the science world, the pursuit of a biomedical engineering Ph.D. will inspire me to continue to develop my identity within the UCF community and to bring about revolutionary contributions to the art of science and medicine,” Yishay says. “Moreover, it provides an exciting journey to healthy living, which is what I hope to embody throughout my career and life.”

The deadline for applications for the doctorate in biomedical engineering program are due July 1 for fall and December 1 for spring.  For more information about the program, visit  mae.ucf.edu/bmephd.

• Written by Marisa Ramiccio for UCF Today
• February 14, 2023

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The Manager, Academic Advising supports all graduate programs, program directors and staff, and students in the College of Sciences (10 PhD + 16 Master's + several certificate programs). This position assists the College of Sciences (COS) Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in managing the daily advising and academic support services for all graduate programs of the college.

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Manages college-level graduate review and final degree certification process for all graduate programs.

Manages college-wide process for graduate student registration, developing forms, troubleshooting, processing registration overrides, permissions, and restricted registration forms; approves thesis/dissertation committees; administrative record changes, and others as needed. Reviews GPSs; approves, processes, and tracks e-forms for plans of study, course substitutions, and exceptions to GPS.

Advising potential applicants and graduate students regarding admissions, registration, graduation, university policies, etc. Utilize PeopleSoft student records, Aurora, ViewStar, Gradinfo, and SLATE; monitor applications in SLATE.

Assists graduate program directors and advising staff with questions regarding academic progress, registration, holds, enrollment requirements, and policy exceptions; interprets academic policies and procedures, guides advisors on recommendations for policy exceptions; recommends processes to manage graduate advising in the college; provide back-up advising for all programs; provides training and assist with graduate assistantship contracts.

Sets expectations for programs, assists with hiring processes, organizes workshops and training sessions on COS and university graduate student hiring/funding processes and procedures. Perform audits of program graduate student hiring and provide feedback and guidance.

Coordinates the scheduling, review of, and processing of all curriculum items for the COS Graduate Curriculum Committee including the meeting agendas, meeting materials, reports, and all other relevant information. Acting chair (as needed) for all COS Graduate Curriculum Committee meetings; presents materials, oversees votes, provides guidance on university policy and curriculum standards. Represents the College at university-level meetings (e.g. curriculum meeting). Conducts reviews of curricula to suggest areas of improvement for programs.

Supervises COS Graduate Services Student Assistant; provide training, day-to-day supervision, scheduling, and direction. Manages graduate student awards. Assists with website development and updates, creation of marketing materials, helps plan and represents college at recruitment events; prepares enrollment reports and spreadsheets; pulls data and generates reports from various UCF data sources.

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Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree and 3+ years, or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219. Click here for more information

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GE Aerospace expands Next Engineers program for Cincinnati youth

First cohort of cincinnati high-schoolers graduate, earn college scholarships.

GE Aerospace Foundation announced an additional $20 million investment in Next Engineers, a global college- and career-readiness program working to increase the diversity of young people in engineering.

A portion of this additional investment will benefit the Cincinnati location of Next Engineers , extending the program through 2028. The University of Cincinnati serves as the educational partner for local Cincinnati programming. 

The Next Engineers: Engineering Academy, a three-year engineering education program for high-schoolers, graduated its first cohort of students last week. Students who complete the program and go on to pursue an engineering degree at an institution of higher education will receive a scholarship. 

Nigel Adjei-Mensah (center, in green jacket) is one of 45 Cincinnati-area students who completed the Engineering Academy. He plans to study engineering at UC, with support from the Next Engineers scholarship. He is pictured with leadership from UC and GE Aerospace at the May 2, 2024, public announcement of the launch of the GE Aerospace Foundation. Photo/GE Aerospace

Nigel Adjei-Mensah, a Princeton High School senior, is one of 45 Cincinnati-area students who completed the Engineering Academy, which engages students in design challenges in small groups, career coaching, and college-readiness workshops to equip them with the skills they need to build an engineering career. Like some of his fellow Engineering Academy classmates, Adjei-Mensah plans to attend the University of Cincinnati. 

“The Next Engineers scholarship I will receive for completing the program will help facilitate my path to pursuing a degree in biomedical engineering ,” Adjei-Mensah said. “The immersive design challenges that we go through during Engineering Academy and also the career coaching that we receive from GE Aerospace employees has opened my eyes to a whole new world of engineering.”

Through this program, students can gain an understanding of what it's like to study engineering in college and the impact they can make working as an engineer – solving the big challenges of tomorrow. 

Whitney Gaskins, Associate Dean of UC's College of Engineering and Applied Science, shared the impact Next Engineers has on local youth and their families. She spoke with Germain Hunter, Chief Diversity Officer, GE Aerospace, at the announcement of GE Aerospace Foundation and its added investment in Next Engineers. Photo/GE Aerospace

“Through the Next Engineers program, we are not just shaping young minds, but empowering them to shape the future of engineering,” said Whitney Gaskins, PhD, Associate Dean of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Engineering and Applied Science . “These graduates exemplify the dedication and potential of our youth, and I have no doubt they will continue to inspire and innovate as they embark on their engineering journeys.”

Engineering Academy students learn to solve problems through engineering while working on small-team projects, including building mousetrap-powered cars and designing water filtration systems. Exploring college campuses and interacting with working engineers helps them to imagine themselves as college students and future engineers. The program also instills essential skills including teamwork, communication and public speaking. 

The first cohort of graduating Next Engineers: Engineering Academy students celebrated with their families at the University of Cincinnati. UC is the educational partner for the local iteration of the GE Aerospace Foundation program. Photo/GE Aerospace

“These students have committed three years and more than 200 hours to learning about engineering concepts, designing prototypes and solving complex problems,” said GE Aerospace Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. “These graduates carry with them the legacy of Next Engineers as they continue on in their educational journey.”

In the fall of 2021, the GE Foundation established Next Engineers in four cities around the world, including Cincinnati. The newly launched GE Aerospace Foundation picks up the mantle to invest further in this successful program. 

The Next Engineers program offers three programs to engage students and spark interest in engineering: Engineering Camp for students ages 14-15, Engineering Discovery for students ages 13-14, and Engineering Academy for students ages 15-18. Thus far, more than 4,000 local students have participated in the Cincinnati programs. For more information, visit nextengineers.org . 

Featured image at top: Next Engineers: Engineering Academy students toured GE Aerospace's Peebles, Ohio, facility as part of the college- and career-readiness program for high-schoolers interested in engineering. Photo/GE Aerospace

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Biomedical engineer driven to create a better life for her sister

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Dominique Tanner, a biomedical engineering doctoral candidate at the University of Cincinnati, finds motivation from her sister. Diagnosed with epilepsy at just a few months old, her sister has experienced seizures all her life. Tanner became determined to learn about the condition and dedicated herself to a career in helping her sister and others like her. She is the second black woman to receive a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at UC and was named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

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Student innovators on display

By Janette Neuwahl Tannen [email protected] 05-14-2024

SimuStride, a student startup that aims to help amputees transition to a prosthetic limb using augmented reality, won a $30,000 grant as part of the Rothberg Catalyzer Pitch Competition, hosted by the University of Miami College of Engineering.

The student team that founded SimuStride—junior biomedical engineering majors Ben Broyles, Elissa Cimino, and Aidan Scott-Vandeusen—competed against 14 other student teams before a panel of judges that are all venture capitalists, including sponsor Jonathan Rothberg . The trio were shocked to learn they edged out the others.

“We went into this with no expectations,” Cimino said, as Broyles and Scott-Vandeusen nodded in agreement. “We want this to be an opportunity for us to learn, get ahead, and to learn the design process.”

SimuStride aims to help amputees recover after surgery and to exercise their lower extremities to prevent muscle memory loss and phantom limb pain, which are common side effects of an amputation, Cimino said. Also, since most amputees do not typically receive a prosthetic until 10 months after surgery, they often struggle to use it because of muscle degradation. To counter these issues, the students designed and programmed a sleeve with sensors that could fit on a patient’s residual limb. This sleeve can connect electrical signals from the patient’s remaining leg muscles to an augmented reality headset. Then, the patient can exercise their existing muscles using a virtual leg they can see through the headset.

“Complications like phantom limb pain and muscle memory loss are worsened by the long period between amputation and prosthetic delivery,” Broyles said. “Our virtual prosthetic combats this by allowing amputees to begin training just days after surgery, not months.”

Added Cimino: “We met with a director of an amputee support group that expressed how some amputees feel frustrated when they are asked to imagine their limb is still there during therapy. We’re hoping this will give a more realistic form of hope for these patients—it may give them a sense of getting back to normalcy.”

A total of 15 teams were chosen as finalists for the competition at the end of March and received a $2,000 grant to develop their business idea into a prototype and present it. Now in its third year , the competition is funded by Rothberg, a scientist, geneticist, and entrepreneur, who has dedicated his life to creating businesses at the intersection of medicine, engineering, biology, and artificial intelligence.

“The Rothberg Catalyzer Pitch Competition is a testament to how the fusion of engineering principles with an innovative mindset can create impactful opportunities, not just for our students, but for society,” said Pratim Biswas, dean of the College of Engineering . “Each pitch reflected the high caliber of talent within the college, and underscored our commitment to fostering an entrepreneurial spirit that can lead to real-world solutions.”

The second-place winner, which will receive a $20,000 grant, was the ABG Now Monitor, a biomedical device created to measure and analyze blood gas values through an intra-arterial catheter, which is often administered to critical care patients. This would reduce the number of times that patients get their blood drawn in hospitals and offer health care providers faster updates on critical patients. It was devised by biomedical engineering seniors Ella Jacobs, Lucy Ho, Logan Beatty, and Dominic Pizzico.

“Our device would slide on to an arterial catheter and whenever a physician wanted to check a patient’s blood, within moments it would receive the instantaneous blood gas analysis,” said Jacobs, adding that blood gas values like the pH as well as blood-oxygen levels are crucial for doctors to monitor. “This is more efficient, it saves money, and it could provide physicians with real-time data that’s accurate. When a patient is in critical care, all those factors are really important.”

Third place—which comes with a $10,000 grant—went to CitrusMimic, an instrument created by doctoral candidate Shruti Choudhary, who is advised by Biswas, to quickly detect airborne traces of citrus greening, a disease that is killing 75 percent of America’s citrus crops. Since 2005, the disease has wreaked havoc on the citrus industry in Florida and California, with no cure in sight. Currently, quarantining sick plants is the only prevention strategy.

The CitrusMimic instrument would be deployed on farming equipment to continuously draw in air and test for the harmful bacteria, which is spread by an insect called the Asian citrus psyllid. Any insects found in the air would also be killed by the instrument, Choudhary added. She will be using the grant to test the instrument at a central Florida citrus farm soon and hopes to also devise solutions to prevent psyllids from spreading the infection once detected by the instrument.

“We are on a mission to turn around the citrus industry in Florida back to 2005, preventing citrus greening and catching and killing the insects before they infect the plant,” Choudhary said.

Other teams came up with an innovative bandage that could help identify and treat infected wounds, a troubling issue in the burgeoning U.S. diabetes population. Another diabetes-related application could help patients monitor their diet to prevent cognitive decline, which often occurs when diabetes symptoms progress.

Other competitors created helpful apps, such as Corsa Athletics, which can assist users to find a personal trainer based on their goals without a required monthly subscription. Another called Next Biotech would be a marketplace to help consumers find products that do not contain parabens, a potentially harmful man-made chemical often found in shampoos, cosmetics, and some foods.

To learn more about the Rothberg Catalyzer, contact software engineering lecturer, Lokesh Ramamoorthi or Samiul Amin , professor of practice in chemical, environmental, and materials engineering.

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