Stay Connected
Your relationship with us doesn’t need to end at graduation! There are plenty of ways to stay connected to our department, faculty, and current students.
The contributions of University of Rochester biomedical engineering (BME) alumni are essential to our department’s continued success. We sincerely thank you for your continuous support of our department and hope that you will embrace some of the many opportunities to connect with us as you progress in your career.
Our biomedical engineering (BME) students’ educational experiences and our departmental research and innovation are uniquely enhanced through alumni support. There are many ways to get involved and support the department.
Contact department chair, Stephen McAleavey if you’re interested in exploring opportunities.
Could your company, laboratory, or clinical practice use a fresh perspective on an engineering problem? Each year, students in our undergraduate Senior Design experience, and master’s students in our medical device design program, partner with companies, researchers, and clinicians to solve problems through developing medical devices and research instruments. Consider being a customer for a student design project.
Collaborate with our world-class faculty in state-of-the-art laboratories to advance research in biomedical engineering. Whether you're in industry, academia, or healthcare, our faculty and students welcome new collaborative opportunities to advance novel research initiatives.
Biomedical engineering alumni can mentor current engineering students as they develop resumes and cover letters, practice spoken communication skills, and reflect on their career goals. Volunteering as a “Real Reader” for a required course called Communicating Your Professional Identity is a meaningful way to give back without a large time commitment.
Consider a partnership between your company and our department. Industry partnerships can include joint research initiatives, design projects, student internships, and other mutually beneficial opportunities.
Contribute your expertise to our biomedical engineering courses and educational programs. Your knowledge and perspective can offer new dimensions to our courses, student experiences, projects, and academic programs.
Interested in sharing your experience with the next generation of biomedical engineers? Help BME students navigate the next steps of their careers through one-on-one conversations or participating in a BME Career Conversations session.
Support our BME students, research, and educational programs by making a donation directly to the department.
Come back to Rochester and visit us and our students! Let us know when you'll be in Rochester and we will work with you to schedule opportunities for you to interact with students, faculty, and staff.
...operations on board ISS are different everyday. I am constantly being challenged in new scenarios within the BME hardware realm. As part of the Flight Control Team in Mission Control, you learn to not only solve technical problems on the fly, but how to quickly and efficiently communicate them to a team of people with different backgrounds.
Whether you’re looking to stay in touch with the department, network with other alumni, or find out about exciting new research, we have resources for you.
A social platform exclusively for the University of Rochester community of alumni, students, parents, and friends geared toward making meaningful connections.
Visit the University of Rochester Alumni website to set up your alumni profile and activate an alumni email address.
Your support can have a transformational impact on our department and a profound effect on human health. You can choose to donate to the department or one of several funds that helps support our department.
Supports undergraduate research, awards and scholarships, senior design projects, and undergraduate program development.
BME Undergraduate Program Fund
Supports graduate scholarships, research, professional development, awards, and new initiatives in graduate education.
BME Graduate Programs Fund
Supports pilot funds for research, innovative design projects and clinical translation, core research facilities, and industry engagement.
Research and Innovation FundReceive updates and special alumni invites through our alumni email list. Complete this form or email deborah.contestabile@rochester.edu to subscribe.
You can also add us on social media. The Department of Biomedical Engineering has social media accounts on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.