BME Specific
What does BME stand for?
Biomedical Engineering
What street is the Engineering 5/7 located?
200 University Ave W.
Which professor taught (teach) SYDE 111?
Sean Speziale
Find the moment when the distance is 10 mm and the force applied is 5 MN.
Moment = (distance)(force applied)
Thus, the answer is 50000 Nm.
What is a diagnostic test that evaluates the health and function of your skeletal muscles and the nerves that control them?
EMG (electromyography)
Who are our Academic Services Coordinator (advisor) and Director for the BME Undergraduate Program? (Name both in order!)
Victoria Cotton, Maud Gorbet
What is the newest engineering building on campus?
QNC
What organ does Professor Thomas Willett research?
Bone
Draw the symbol of Nabla (Calculus 2 & 3).
∇
What does MRI stand for?
Magnetic resonance imaging
What year was the Biomedical Engineering program established in the University of Waterloo?
2014
How many engineering buildings (named "Engineering #") in the University of Waterloo?
5 (E2, E3, E5, E6, E7)
What University does Professor Howcroft graduate?
University of Guelph.
What is a persona? (BME 161)
Descriptions of individual people who represent groups of users that would interact with your system.
What is an artificial device, often used by patients with kidney failure, filters and purifies the blood.
Dialysis machine
Who is the chair for our department?
Lisa Aultman-Hall
What is the name of the mascot for the University of Waterloo?
King Warrior
What is Professor Ewen MacDonald's daily tradition?
Picture of the day
What is the kidney? (Physiology)
Organ responsible for filtering waste from the blood, balancing electrolytes, and regulating blood pressure.
What is an electromyogram (EMG) sensor?
A biomedical sensor that measures the electrical activity of muscles and is integral in studies related to prosthetics, rehabilitation, and sports engineering
Name all five specializations for BME.
1. Biomaterials and Tissues Specialization
2. Medical Artificial Intelligence Specialization
3. Medical Devices Specialization
4. Neural Engineering Specialization
5. Sports Engineering Specialization
When was University of Waterloo founded?
1957
What are Professor Gorbet's research interests?
Interaction of biomaterials with biological systems, focusing on reducing complications by improving biocompatibility.
What type of fluid are toothpaste, peanut butter, and mayonnaise? (Fluid Dynamics)
Bingham plastic
What is a cochlear implant?
Biomedical engineers developed this device to assist patients with hearing loss by transmitting sound directly to the auditory nerve.