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Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering

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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

September 28, 2026

OU Engineering Open House Brings More Than 850 Oklahoma Students to Campus

Gallogly College of Engineering welcomed more than 850 high school students representing more than 40 schools from communities across Oklahoma to the University of Oklahoma on Tuesday, Sept. 22, for the 114th Engineering Open House.


September 25, 2026

Gallogly Researcher Receives Prestigious NIH Award to Advance Liver Transplantation Research

Gallogly College of Engineering researcher Dr. Feng Yan has received the NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award to advance innovative imaging technologies for assessing donor liver viability before transplantation.


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.


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