BSc in Mechanical Engineering - Biomechanics in Baltimore United States | Johns Hopkins University

As a mechanical engineering student, you will develop expertise in analyzing, designing, and modeling fluid and solid systems while gaining social and economic awareness and the communication abilities needed to succeed. Our graduates form an elite group of scientifically-minded engineers who emerge as leaders in top engineering and science graduate programs, medical and law schools, as well as in industry, government labs, and various organizations.
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Students can focus on Biomechanics after establishing a strong foundation in Mechanical Engineering fundamentals through core courses. Mechanics fundamentally involves the relationship between forces and motion. In biological contexts, mechanics is significant at macroscopic, cellular, and subcellular scales.
At the macroscopic level, biomechanics of both soft and hard tissues is crucial in computer-assisted surgical systems and technologies, such as medical robotics. Cellular mechanics addresses processes like cell movement and chemotaxis through mechanical models. Subcellular mechanics uses molecular dynamics simulations—essentially computational Newtonian or statistical mechanics—or simplified coarse-grained methods based on materials mechanics principles to model structural changes in biological macromolecules.