Student Design Projects

Thank you for considering partnering with the UCSD Department of Bioengineering and our undergraduate students to be a Sponsor of a Senior Design Team. Please contact seniordesign@bioeng.ucsd.edu for details on establishing a partnership.

  • To submit a project, please visit: http://seniordesign.be.ucsd.edu/sponsors
  • A Senior Design Project is now required for most of our undergraduates.
  • Projects involving a corporate Sponsor or Client and a UCSD Bioengineering Faculty Member
  • Expectations for Sponsor or Client
    • Develop the project with the Course Coordinators.
    • Discuss with prospective students.
    • Meet with the design team, 1 hour per week (Fall & Winter quarters)
    • Attend the final presentation event in the spring
    • Support costs (supplies, materials), typically ~$1,000-$5,000.
  • Design and fabrication done with Sponsor or UCSD faculty supervision
  • Examples of previous projects include:
    • Instrumentation for animal heart rate & blood pressure
    • Microfluidic platform for single cell fluorescence measurements
    • Neural plasticity following tendon transfer surgery
    • Bioreactor bioengineering for cartilage and joints.