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Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering

Gallogly Hall.

Innovating Health, Transforming Lives

The Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering equips students to enhance quality of life by providing innovative solutions to complex medical challenges. Students studying biomedical engineering are at the center of life-changing research, industry networking opportunities, and a nurturing entrepreneurial culture.

Biomedical engineers are making an impact – one life at a time.

SBME at a Glance

Founded in 2016 with $30 million in historic gifts from the Stephenson and Gallogly families

Translational research with the OU Health Sciences Center and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Research strengths: Immunoengineering, Neuroengineering, Biomedical Imaging, and Biomedical Data Sciences

Entrepreneurial culture: Connections with the OU Price College of Business, industry, and physicians

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Hands-on Learning

Students in their junior and senior years are given the opportunity to focus on specific areas within BME, to study areas of engineering, science, and math in more depth, and to pursue research/design projects.

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Transformational Research

Our faculty are experts in areas that include: 

  • Immunoengineering
  • Neuroengineering
  • Biomedical Imaging
  • Biomedical Data Science and Bioinformatics
  • Drug Delivery
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Nanomedicine
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Translational Healthcare Technology

Engage with world-class faculty, collaborate with OU Health Sciences Center physicians, and innovate in a highly entrepreneurial environment. Create new biotechnologies that advance health!

News

Campus & Community
September 01, 2026

OU launches first-ever micro‑credential program, pioneering workforce innovation in bioprocessing

Leveraging the College’s state-of-the-art Bioprocessing Core Facility, Gallogly College of Engineering has taken a historic step in advancing workforce innovation with the launch of OU’s first official micro-credential program, focused on the high-growth field of bioprocessing.


August 31, 2026

OU Engineering Welcomes Students to Campus Community at Annual Fall Fest

More than 800 students gathered in the Engineering Quad at the University of Oklahoma to kick off the fall semester at the annual Shell Fall Fest, a long-standing tradition that welcomes students into the OU Engineering community.


Research
July 08, 2026

OU Researchers Advance Imaging Technology to Improve Donor Liver Evaluation

Qinggong Tang, Ph.D., is leading a University of Oklahoma research lab studying livers with polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography. This approach has not been widely used for donor liver evaluation and could help transplant teams make faster, more informed decisions for patients.


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