Co-op/Internship Opportunities
for 2010
related to
Biomedical Engineering
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Organizations listed below that have already updated their sites for 2010, or offer opportunities on an annual basis will be indicated by a (2010) after the co-op link. You are welcome to look at the 2009 details still listed for organizations that have not updated yet. Check back frequently for 2010 updates that will be posted as they become available.

This website has selected co-ops from the larger Biology & Biotechnology Co-op Opportunities on the Web website that has "biomedical engineering "as a descriptor or may be of particular interest to students considering a career in the field.

In addition to the valuable experience and good pay that a Co-op or Internship will give you, very many of the Opportunities listed on this website also provide Travel Reimbursement, Housing and Meals. So, don't let concerns about living expenses or the location of an organization posted on this website prevent you from checking out an exciting and challenging Co-op or Internship position!! If travel support, housing and meals are provided, this information will almost always be included in the details about the Co-op or Internship that can be found by clicking on the co-op website next to the organization's name and location.

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a. Point and click with your mouse on the organization's name to go to its homepage (for a university or college, you might want to go further to the homepage of the sponsoring department or program at that university or college, if it is not already the "homepage" link that is provided here).
b. Point and click with your mouse on co-op to go to co-op/internship/research postings for that organization or to the website from which you can then access the co-op/internship/research postings

Alabama State Univeristy, Campylobacter Laboratory, Montgomery, AL - co-op (2010) Interdisciplinary Studies for Sensor and Biosensor Development - "The program is open to all undergraduate students enrolled in biology, chemistry, engineering, or interested in pursuing careers in science"
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY - co-op, application (2010)) "Undergraduates Majoring in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Sciences, Engineering and other "Quantitative" Sciences: Cross-Training in the Biomedical Sciences"

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX - co-op, application (2010) "The program dates during which activities will be organized are May 31 - July 30, 2010" - Summer Medical And Research Training (SMART) Program - Biomedical Engineering is one research field area that can be selected on application
Boston University, Boston, MA - co-op (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship - Potential Mentors include those in Biomedical Optics; Biomedical Engineering; Pulmonary Engineering; Biomechanics; Visual Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Program- "Amgen Scholarships may be offered in the following fields: bioengineering • chemical and biomolecular engineering
California Nanosystems Institute, Los Angeles & Santa Barbara, CA - co-op (2010)
Case Western University, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2010) scroll down for details - Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Minorities - "The following departments have been open to participation in the program: Biomedical Engineering
Case Western University, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2010) many departments are participating, including Biomedical Engineering
Case Western University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2010)
Cleveland Clinic, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland, OH - co-op (2010) "applications will be continuously reviewed and offers will be extended four times per year " - Undergraduate Engineering in Medical Research - positions are five-six months in length
Columbia University, Biological Sciences, New York, NY - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Program - includes Mentors from from the Department of Biomedical Engineering

Dartmouth College, Dartmouth Molecular Materials Group, Hanover, NH - co-op (2010)
Drexel University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2010)
Duke University, Pratt School of Engineering, Durham, NC - co-op (2010) scroll down to Educating Today's Engineers, click on Opportunities for students from colleges and universities across the nation to research at Duke - "offers research in all the departments of the Pratt School of Engineering—Biomedical Engineering,......

Georgia Tech, Materials Science & Engineering, Atlanta, GA - co-op (2010) "materials research for biological, energy, structural, and sensor applications" - TWO programs Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) at Georgia Tech; and International Research Experience Program (IREP) at the University of Bayreuth in Bayreuth, Germany or the Canvendish Lab at the University of Cambridge in England

Harvard University, Center for Nanoscale Systems, Cambridge, MA - co-op, application (2010) "We are seeking undergraduates from chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, and geophysics"
Harvard University, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2010) Bioengineering Education Research REU
Harvard University, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2010) Biomedical Optics
Harvard University, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center & Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, Cambridge, MA - co-op (some 2009 information) (2010) Application is for 2010 - "....materials research, nanoscience and engineering, and bioengineering"
Hospital for Joint Diseases, Musculosketal Research Center, New York, NY - co-op (2010) "Information regarding the 2010 program will be posted here in winter 2010" - Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Huntington Medical Research Institute, Pasadena, CA - co-op (2010) "Application instructions for the Summer 2010 will be posted here on January 15th 2010" - not sure if this is a paid opportunity - "previous lab experience in biology/chemistry/biomedical engineering"

Illinois Institute of Technology, Center for Diabetes Research and Policy, Chicago, IL - co-op (2010) Research Experience for Undergraduates sponsored by the Biomedical Engineering Program
Iowa State University, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Ames, IA - co-op (2010) "Check back here in January 2010 for applying to the 2010 BioMaP REU Program."
Iowa State University, The Human Computer Interaction Graduate Program, Ames, IA - co-op (2010) Summer Program for Interdisciplinary Research and Education Emerging Interface Technologies for "Students working towards an undergraduate degree in any of the HCI disciplines."

Johns Hopkins Univeristy, Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2010)
Johns Hopkins University, Institute for NanoBiotechnology, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2010) Exploration of Nanotechnology for Biology and Medicine

Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI - co-op (2010) - for RIT, Gallaudet University, and California State-Northridge deaf and hard-of-hearing students only - scroll down to How to Apply - Some projects in participating research laboratories may be of interest to biomedical engineers

LeHigh University, Biosystems Dynamics Summer Institute, Bethlehem, PA - co-op (some 2009 information) (2010) application is for 2010
Louisiana Tech University, Biomedical Engineering Program, Ruston, LA - co-op (2010)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2010) Amgen-UROP Scholars Program - "Research Opportunities include: Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (for bioengineering/biotechnology only),"
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2010) "Please note that updated details for the summer 2010 program will be posted soon"
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biological Engineering, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2010)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2010) "Research in such areas as....bioengineering..."
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA - co-op (2010) Biomedical Optics
Mayo Clinic and Graduate School, Rochester, MN - co-op (some 2009 information) (2010) "The 2010 application is now available" - Biomedical Engineering is one participating department
Milwaukee School of Engineering, Rapid Prototyping Center, Milwaukee, WI - co-op (2010) "Students who have completed their sophomore year of an engineering, pre-engineering, computer science or science-based (biology, chemistry, physics, etc.) curriculum"

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Division of Bioengineering and Physical Science, Bethesda, MD - co-op (2010) "2010 APPLICATIONS: The BESIP online application will be available by December 1, 2009!" - Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program
National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (projects at 14 locations) - co-op (2010)
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Newark, NJ - co-op (2009) BioMEMS Bioengineering Summer Institute (links to more details in left hand column)
Northwestern University, Biomedical Engineering Department , Evanston IL - co-op (2010) - Bioengineering Education Research REU
Northwestern University, Biomedical Engineering & Department of Physiology, Evanston, IL AND Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Sensory Motor Performance Program, Chicago, IL - co-op, application (2010) Summer Internships in Neural Engineering
Northwestern University, Materials Research Science & Engineering Center, Evanston, IL - co-op (2010) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) application includes biomaterials
Northwestern University, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, Evanston, IL - co-op, application (2010) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) application includes biomaterials
Northwestern University, The Graduate School, Evanston, IL - co-op (2010) "The on-line application will be available on November 1, and the application deadline will be February 8, 2010" - Summer Research Opportunity Program - Current Faculty Members include two in Chemical & Biological Engineering and several in Neural Engineering

Oakland University, Rochester, MI - co-op (2009) Summer Institute in Bioengineering and Health Informatics

Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (2010) "2010 DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED "
Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, San Antonio, TX - co-op (2010) "2010 DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED "
Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (2009) Research Experience for Undergraduates - new program not yet ready for applications
Princeton University, Princeton Institute for Science and Technology of Materials, Princeton, NJ - co-op (2010) Applications for summer 2010 will open in late October"- "We encourage applications for all science and engineering disciplines" - Projects offered in 2009 include some related to life science
Purdue University, College of Engineering, West Lafayette, IN - co-op (2010) "Applications for the summer 2010 SURF program will be accepted beginning in December"
Purdue University, School of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette, IN - co-op (2010) scroll down to 2010 Veterinary Scholars Summer Research Program - "..summer research fellowships for ... undergraduate students.." - "Applicants may indicate preference for research in any of the following areas: ...tissue engineering..."

Rice University, Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Houston, TX - co-op (2010) Application is for 2010 - Bionanotechnology - scroll down to the last paragraph, "The summer internship program for undergraduates majoring in engineering..."
Rice University, Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Houston, TX - co-op (2010) Application is for 2010 - Internship in Cellular Engineering
Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ - co-op (2010) "Beginning summer 2010, the ISURF program will be succeeded by a newly formed REU. Please stay tuned for more info." - Integrated Science and Engineering of Stem Cells
Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, Graduate School-New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ - co-op (2010) Research in Science and Engineering (RISE)

Saint Louis University, Biomedical Engineering, St. Louis, MO - co-op (2010)
State University of New York at Stony Brook, Center for Science and Mathematics Education, Stony Brook, NY - co-op (2010) Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summer Research Scholars Program - participating researchers include those in Biomedical Engineering
Syracuse University, Central New York - Puerto Rico Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate, Syracuse, NY - co-op (2009) "research in any of the following disciplines: Biomedical Engineering

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson College of Graduate Studies, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2010) Research program options include Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine
Tulane University, The Louisiana Alliance for Minority Participation, New Orleans, LA - co-op (2010) must be enrolled in a Louisiana college or university "Areas of research: ...Biomedical Engineering"

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Physics, Birmingham, AL - co-op (2010) "The application deadline is MARCH 15, 2010." - Available Projects include Materials for Biomedical Implants and Self Assembly of Materials for Tissue Engineering
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA - co-op (2010) Summer Undergraduate Program in Engineering Research at Berkeley
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Program - Bioengineering is one Faculty Research Area/Interest
University of California at Riverside, College of Engineering, Riverside, CA - co-op (2009)
University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Program - Previous Amgen Faculty Mentors and their area(s) of research included Bioengineering
University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA - co-op (2010) Summer Research Opportunities - several programs listed - Areas of Research include: Bioengineering
University of Cincinnati, Women in Science and Engineering Program, Cincinnati, OH - co-op (2010)
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology & Cell Biophysics, Cincinnati, OH - co-op, application (2010) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in Membrane Science, Technology, and Bio-Applications
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO - co-op (2010) Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training - Academic areas include Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Colorado, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Boulder, CO - co-op (2010) "Information on next year's (2010) program will be posted in December 2009" - Functional Materials Science and Engineering
University of Connecticut Health Center, Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling, Farmington, CT - co-op (2010) scroll down to Summer Undergraduate Research Internships in Quantitative Cell Biology
University of Houston, Cullen College of Engineering, Houston, TX - co-op (2010) LINKS at this site do not work yet - "Application materials will be posted in Jan. 2010" - one sample project was "Polymer Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications"
University of Illinois at Chicago, Laboratory for Product and Process Design, Chicago, IL - co-op (2010) Summer Research Fellowship Program - "welcomes students in bioengineering, biomedical engineering"
University of Illinois at Chicago, Departments of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Mechanical Engineering, Chicago, IL - co-op (2010) Novel Materials and Processing in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
University of Kansas, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Lawrence, KS - co-op (2009) several projects focus on topics related to biomedical engineering
University of Kentucky, Center of Membrane Sciences, Lexington, KY - co-op (2010) "PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR THE 2010 SUMMER REU PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY CENTER OF MEMBRANE SCIENCES IN EARLY SPRING, 2010 - "Undergraduate Research Experiences in Functional Materials
University of Maryland, Department of Bioengineering, College Park, MD - co-op (2009) - Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
University of Maryland, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College Park, MD - co-op (2010) Biosystems Internships for Engineers
University of Maryland, The Institute for Systems Research, College Park, MD - co-op, application (2009)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD - co-op (2009 information) (2010) On-line application process is for 2010 - Biomedical Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (BSURE) - "Have a declared major in science, engineering, or mathematics appropriate to biomedical research "
University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Institute for Cellular Engineering, Amherst, MA - co-op (2010)
University of Minnesota, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN - co-op, application process (2010) includes tissue engineering
University of Minnesota, Supercomputing Institute, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN - co-op (2010) "Information and application materials for the Summer 2010 program will be posted here in Fall 2009."
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE - co-op - (2010) scroll down to Summer Research Program - REU: Integrated Development of Bioenergy Systems
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE - co-op - (2010) scroll down to Summer Research Program - REU: Undergraduate Opportunities in Nanomaterials and Nanoscience
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE - co-op - (2010) scroll down to Summer Research Program - REU: Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Biomedical Devices
University of New Mexico, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials, Albuquerque, NM - co-op, application (2010)
University of Notre Dame, Center for Nano Science and Technology , South Bend, IN - co-op (2010) "Please check back in January 2010 for more about summer 2010 NURF opportunities"
University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Graduate College, Oklahoma City, OK - co-op, application (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Experience - Cell Biology is one Participating Programs & Research Areas and includes ...nerve regeneration, wound regeneration,...
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2010) Several projects are related to Biomedical Engineering
University of Pennsylvania, Nano/Bio Interface Center, Philadelphia, PA - co-op (2010)
University of Pittsburgh, Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (2010) Two REU programs - American Student Placements in Rehabilitation Engineering (ASPIRE) and Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center (QoLT ERC)
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Pittsburgh, PA - co-op (2009) An NSF Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institute program
University of Rochester, Center for Visual Science, Rochester, NY - co-op (2010)
University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering, Los Angeles, CA - co-op (2010) "Applications will be accepted beginning early January 2010. Keep checking back!" - in 2009, several Faculty Projects related to biomedical engineering
University of Texas at Austin, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Austin, TX - co-op (2010) Bioengineering Education Research REU
University of Washington, Seattle, WA - co-op (2010) Amgen Scholars Summer Program - 2009 Amgen Faculty included three in Bioengineering
University of Washington, Engineered Biomaterials, Seattle, WA - co-op (2010) "interdisciplinary research environment at the biology and engineering interface"
University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Engineering, Madison, WI - co-op (2010) "Students may request projects in the following College of Engineering departments/programs - Biomedical Engineeringg
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Synchrotron Radiation Center, Madison, WI - co-op (2010) Synchrotron Radiation Center Research Experience for Undergraduates - "interested in a research project related ...biosciences..."
US Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, Fort Detrick, MD - co-op, application (2010) "Current opportunities exist in the following areas: Medical Robotics, Advanced Prosthetics and Human Performance, Biomonitoring Technologies, Neuroscience Regenerative Medicine, Nano-Medicine and Biomaterials..."
US Food & Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Rockville, MD - co-op (2010) "Summer Interns 2010 – Applications will be accepted from October 1, 2009 to Feb. 1, 2010"- Medical Device Fellowship Program

Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI - co-op (2010) Laboratories and Investigators include Orthopaedic Cell and Tissue Mechanics
Vanderbilt University, Biomedical Engineering, Nashville, TN - co-op (2010) Bioengineering Education Research REU
Virginia Commonwealth University, Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Richmond, VA - co-op (2010) Bioinformatics and Bioengineering Summer Institute
Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Blacksburg, VA - co-op (2009) Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates in Biological Systems Engineering
Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Macromolecular and Interfaces Institute, Blacksburg, VA - co-op, application (2010) Design and Delivery of Polymer-Drug Complexes
Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Blacksburg, VA - co-op (2010) Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institute - "select students will also have the opportunity to continue their research efforts at their home institution and come back for a 2nd summer research experience"

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC - co-op (2010) Summer Scholars Program
Wake Forest University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC - co-op (2010) "Applications will be available on-line (pdf format) after December 1, 2009. The application deadline is February 15th for the summer 2010 program" - Summer Research Opportunities Program in the Biomedical Sciences - "include many outstanding faculty members from ..biomedical engineering.."
Wayne State University, Smart Systems and Integrated Microsystems, Detroit, MI - co-op, more details, application (2010) includes projects in Biomedical Microsystems
West Virginia University, WVNano Initiative, Morgantown, WV - co-op (2010) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
West Virginia University, WVNano Initiative, Morgantown, WV - co-op (2010) Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester, MA - co-op (2010) Integrated Bioengineering Research, Education, and Outreach Opportunities for Females and Underrepresented Minorities