EE Biomedical Option
Prof. Roger Zemp
zemp@ece.ualberta.ca
Biomedical Engineering
• Application of engineering principles to
medical and biological problems
Biomedical
Engineering
• Career Paths:
– High-Tech Industry
– Hospitals
– Research Labs
– Pharmaceutical
Industries
– Medicine
Specializing Professors
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Prof. R. Zemp
Prof. C. Backhouse
Prof. M. Tavakoli
Prof. J. Chen
Prof. Y. Tsui
Prof. J. McMullin
Prof. J. Tulip
Prof. A. Elezzabi
Prof. S. Evoy
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Prof. M. Mandal
Prof. L. Kurgan
Prof. R. Fedosejevs
Prof. Z. Koles
Prof. N. Durdle
Others in the
Department of
Biomedical Engineering
+ other departments
Special Note
• There are program changes coming in the
2012-2013 Calendar
• Course names may change
• Course requirements may change for some
program tracks including the BME option.
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http://www.governance.ualberta.ca/CourseandProgramChanges/FacultyofEnginee
ring/2011/~/media/University%20of%20Alberta/Administration/Office%20of%20t
he%20Vice-Provost/Governance/Documents/PA22/ENG/11-12/November-18.pdf
Current Program
Proposed Program Beginning 20122013
(New Course Numbers in Brackets)
Notes
Courses Available (current
numbering):
3rd Year
• BIOL 107/207: Cell Biology and
Genetics
• BME 320/321: Anatomy &
Physiology/ Systems Modeling
• EE315: Electromagnetics
• ECE 312
• EE358: DSP
• EE340/350: Electronics
• MATH309: Math Methods
• EE357: Control Systems
• EE387: Probability for ECE
• ENG M 310/410: Engineering
Economy/Management
4th Year
• EEBE512: Biomedical
Instrumentation
• EEBE540: Digital Computer
Processing of Images
• Technical Electives (4)
• EE400/401: Biomedical Design
Project (2 Terms)
• Complementary Studies
Electives (2)
• Sociology (Impact of Technology)
Technical Electives (current
numbering)
Pre-Req’s of MD Program:
• BIOCH 200 (Biochem)
• CHEM 261 and 263 (&
Organic Chem)
• 2nd English elective
BME:
• BME 513: Imaging
• BME 553: Rehab Eng.
• BME 564: MRI
• BME 579: Med. Phys
EE BE:
• EEBE512: Biomedical
Instrumentation
• EEBE540: Image
Processing
EE:
• EE455: Nano-biotech
• EE464: Medical Robotics
• EE 330, 351, 390, 456,
457, 460, 461, 470, 471
• EE498/499: Special Topics / Project Course
EEBE512 (ECE 405): Biophysical
Measurement and Instrumentation
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Sensors & Actuators
Strain Gage, Wheatstone Bridge
Inductive, Capacitive, & Thermal Sensors
Pressure Measurements / Blood Pressure
Biopotentials, Cardiac Electrophysiology, ECG
Circuits, op-amps, instrumentation amplifiers, CMRR
Electrical Safety
Noise: Johnston, shot noise, 1/f noise, EMI
Piezoelectric transducers and equivalent circuit models
Impedance matching
Digital-to-analog & analog-to-digital conversion
Instrument communication & synchronization
Chemical Biosensors