M Sc ETH inBiomedical Engineering

www.master-biomed.ethz.ch

12000 Students360 Professorships15 Departments88 Institutes

ETH Zrich

Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET)(leading house)

and the

Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT)

Tracks

Bioimaging Bioinstrumentation & Signal Processing Biomechanics Molecular Bioengineering (D-MATL)

Bioimaging Track Students work on the development and application of imaging techniques including MR, ultrasound and micro-CT

Core Courses: Biomedical Engineering A & BComputer Vision I & IIMolecular ImagingMRI in MedicineQuantitative & Analytical Microscopy

Bioinstrumentation Track Students apply signal processing to the development of instruments to measure biologic signals.

Core Courses: Biomedical Engineering A & BSignal & Information ProcessingBiosensors and BioelectronicsMicro- & NanosystemsMicrorobotics

Biomechanics Track Students apply mechanics and measurement methods for understanding the structure and function of biological materials at the organism, organ, tissue, cell and molecular level.

Core Courses: Biomedical Engineering A & BBiomechanics III & IVOrthopaedic BioengineeringTrauma BiomechanicsMultiscale ModellingVirtual Reality in MedicineFinite Elements in Biomechanics

Molecular Bioengineering Track Students investigate the next generation of biologically-inspired materials using techniques from nanoscience, engineering, & molecular and cell biology.

Core Courses: Frontiers in NanotechnologyDrug Delivery & TargetingBiomaterial SurfacesBiocompatible MaterialsMolecular Motors

Affiliated Professors (Partial Listing)Peter BsigerMRIJrg DualBlood Viscometry, Cell ManipulationLuigi GalloDental BiomechanicsAndreas HierlemannBioelectronicsChristofer HieroldBiomedical Micro and NanosystemsPetros KoumoutsakosComputational Modeling & SimulationAndrea LoeligerEMG Signal ProcessingHans MerkleTissue Engineering & Drug DeliveryRalph MllerMicro-computed TomographyBradley NelsonBiomicrorobotics, Bio-MEMSDario NeriProtein EngineeringSven PankeProtein-Based Novel MaterialsDimos PoulikakosBiofluids, Heat and Mass Transfer Klaas PrssmannMR ImagingRobert RienerNeurorehabilitation, RoboticsNicholas SpencerBiotribologyEdgar StssiBiomechanicsGabor SzekelyMedical Image AnalysisMarkus TextorBiological Oriented SurfacesViola VogelMolecular BioengineeringJanos VrsBiosensors and BioelectronicsMartin WolfBiomedical PhotonicsEckart ZitzlerBiological Network Analysis

Curriculum Structure

1 cp ECTS = 25-30 hours of study

Key AspectsEnglish language, InternationalPrograms lasts 1.5 yearsLimited Enrollment (30 students)Faculty Advisor assigned based on chosen trackFlexible curricula (max. 3 mandatory courses)Interdisciplinary Biology Core Courses

Biology Courses (new)Cell and Molecular Biology for Engineers Anatomy and Physiology for Biomedical EngineersBiological Methods for Engineers (Laboratory)

Biological Methods for EngineersTechniques:Cell CultureRNA, DNA Protein IsolationSDS-PAGEWestern BlottingRT-PCR, PCRMicroarrays

AdmissionsPrerequisite is Bachelors Degree in:

Biomedical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Material Science Informatics Mathematics Physics Computer Science

sur dossier evaluation based on: Grade point average GRE General Test Scores (optional) Curriculum Vitae Statement of Purpose Recommendation Letters

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List of Applicants as of May 25, 2005

NameFirst NameMazzaPNMWRMBirthdateSexUniversityCountryDegreeMajorGPAGRE totalVerbalQuantitativeTOEFLMazzaPNMWRM

AlfaranoOmar5/23/79METHSwitzerlandBS exp 2005D-MAVTNANANANANA

Al HaririNader5/4/80METHSwitzerlandBS exp 2005D-MAVTNANANANANA

Arguello OrtizGustavo Adolfo11/5/78MUniversidad de los AndesColombiaBS 2002Electrical Engineering3.47/5.001340690650253/300

AubertSebastien1/30/83MEPFLSwitzerlandBS 2005Mechanical EngineeringNANANANANA

BotcheyOrthopah Kojo7/5/73MUniversity of Science & Tech KumsaiGhanaBS 1999, MS 2002Mechanical Engineering62/100NANANANA

CandarliogluL. Pelin16/4/1980FSabanci UniversitesiTurkeyBSBiological Sciences & Bioeng.3.26/4.00NANANA263/300

DenizCern Murat23/8/1982MBogazici University, IstanbulTurkeyBS exp 7/05Mathematics+EE3.11/4.00 (Honors)1110310800250/300

EnningRaoul9/5/80MUniversity of MarylandUSABS 2003Computer Engineering3.16/4NANANANA

ErelBanu4/15/76FMiddle East Technical UniversityTurkeyBS 1994Electrical & Electronics Eng.2.81/4.00NANANA273/300

GrishenkovDmitry3/15/83MBauman Moscow State Technical UniversityRussiaBS 2004Biomedical Engineering4.85/5.00NANANA220/300

HuangMochao6/12/83FJiaotong UniversityChinaBS exp 6/2005Biomedical Electronic Eng.3.53/4.001230430800637

InokiAlina7/11/79FCentro Universitario da FEIBrazilBS 2005Mechanical EngineeringNANANANANA

JhaSiddhartha25/7/1980MIndian Institute of Technology, KanpurIndiaBS 2002Electrical Engineering7.4/101530730800293/300

KasarlaSiva Reddy14/6/1978MJawaharlal Nehru Technological UniversityIndiaBS 2001Technology in Biomedical Eng.3085/4500 (68%, 1st class)NANANA210/300

KayaOzgr5/29/81MKoc University, IstanbulTurkeyBS 2004Electrical & Electronics Eng.2.64/4.00NANANA277/300

KorolnikNadine11/7/73FUniversity of ZrichSwitzerlandDiplom 1999MathematicsKlausur 4.5NANANANA

LiNan13/10/1981FZhejiang UniversityChinaBS exp. 6/05Biomedical Engineering85.82/100 (3.77/4.0)NANANA637/677

MattleEveline3/3/82FETHSwitzerlandBS exp 2005D-MAVTNANANANANA

MilleretVincent11/23/84MEPFLSwitzerlandBS exp 2005Genie mecaniqueNANANANANA

NikolayevaOlga10/9/83FBoston UniversityUSABS 2005Biomedical Engineering3.64/4.001360570790NA

OchsenbeinRaymond8/25/81METHSwitzerlandBS exp 2005D-MAVTNANANANANA

PanassevitchNatalia29/10/1975FMogilev State Technical UniversityRussiaBS 2000Mechanical EngineeringNANANANANA

PotesilVaclav20/1/1982MBrno University of TechnologyCzech RepublicMS 2005Cybernetics, Spec. BME4.5/5.0NANANANA

RllinghoffMicha4/15/81METHSwitzerlandBS exp 2005D-MAVTNANANANANA

SabbenAlexandre12/3/82MEcole Centrale ParisFranceBS 2005Engineering14/20NANANA593 (paper)

SaladinStefan1/17/81METHSwitzerlandBS exp 2005D-MAVTNANANANANA

SasportasLaura12/13/83FEcole Centrale ParisFranceBS 2006Pole Sante Biotech12.71/201180470710273/300

SchmiedeskampHeiko8/5/81METHZSwitzerlandBS exp 2005D-ITETNANANANANA

SoltaniFarnaz27/1/1977FIran University of Science & TechnologyIranBS 2000Mechanical Engineering13.22/20NANANANA

TabeshHadi22/9/1979MShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesIranBS 2002Biomedical Engineering3.43/4.00NANANANA

TianYuchuan11/8/74MBeijing University of Aero & AstroChinaBS 1997Space Craft DesignNA1420620800620

WackerJosias4/17/83METHZSwitzerlandBS exp 2005D-MAVTNANANANANA

YangChuan-Chih6/2/83FChang Gung UniversityTaiwanBS exp. 6/05Medical Imaging & Rad. Sci.78.84/1001130390740247/300

ZengYi14/3/1982MJiaotong UniversityChinaBS exp. 7/05Biomedical Eletronic Eng.NA1180380800623

ZhangSizhong21/7/1983MHarbin Institute of TechnologyChinaBS exp. 7/05Information & Electronics Eng.84/1001360560800640/677

all515769

VerbalAnalytical

GRE Accepted Students493783

EnrolledAdmittedApplied10234

WS 2005/2006182235

WS 2006/2007212940

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GRE General Test Scores Students Admitted to MSc BME 2006

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List of Applicants as of May 11, 2006

MWRMKPJVNameFirst NameBirthdateSexUniversityCountryDegreeMajorGPAGRE totalVerbalQuantitative

acceptdiscussP6AbbasabadiSara24.08.1983FAmirkabir University of TechnologyIranBSBiomedical Engineering17.96/20

discussreject4AkkaladeviRanjith03.03.1984MJawaharlal Nehru Tech. University (Grreit)IndiaBSBiomedical EngineeringNA1030290740

acceptaccept5AllemannChristoph25.05.1983METHSwitzerlandBSD-MAVTNA

AshokenJothiAC College of Tech, Anna UniversityIndia

discussrejectP6?CaglarOnur11.07.1981MBogazici UniversityTurkeyBSMechanical Engineering3.06/4.001200400800

acceptaccept6DhiverDenys04.03.1985MEcole Centrale ParisFranceBS13.74/20

acceptacceptP5DikaiouAikaterini31.12.1982FAristotle University of ThessalonikiGreeceDiplomaElectrical/Computer Eng.7.25/101300500800

acceptaccept5DokhanBasern18.11.1982MCairo UniversityEgyptVSSystems/Biomedical Eng.NA

acceptaccept4DudlerStephan27.07.1983METHSwitzerlandBSD-ITETNA

acceptaccept4FischerPatrizia20.01.1983FETHSwitzerlandBSD-MAVTNA

rejectreject4FrhJennifer03.06.1983FFachhochschule MannheimDeutschlandBSBiotechnologyNA

rejectrejectP5HeinigerLukas15.03.1977MHochschule fr Technik RapperswilSwitzerlandFHElecktrotechnikNA

rejectreject6HugMichael23.09.1980MZrcher Hochschule WinterthurSwitzerlandFHChemie u. Bioingenieurwesen4.8/6?

acceptacceptP6KoelschBertram Lorenz02.08.1983MUniversity of Notre DameUSABSChemical Engineering3.68/41210470740

rejectrejectP5KonvalinkaIvana?FUniversity of TorontoCanadaBSApplied Science Engineering2.87/4

acceptdiscuss6LarmagnacAlexandre04.12.1984MEcole Superieure d'Electricite SupelecFranceBSEE3/4 ?

acceptacceptPP6LeeTech Hock29.09.1977MNational University of SingaporeSingaporeBSElectrical Engineering4.71(51400600800

discussrejectP5LiRui18.08.1982FJilin UniversityChinaBSBiomedical EngineeringNA

acceptacceptP4ManningEmily05.07.1984FImperial CollegeUKBSBiomedical Engineering63 (upper second class)

acceptacceptP6MoshfeghCameron06.9.984MUniversity of BaselSwitzerlandBSNanosciencesNA1180380800

acceptaccept3NagelMarina06.10.1984FETHSwitzerlandBSD-MAVTNA

discussreject4RajanPankaj31.08.1982MNational Institute of TechnologyIndaBSMechanical Engineering7.88/101360610750

acceptaccept4Ratia GarciaJavier05.01.1981METHSwitzerlandBSD-MAVTNA

acceptaccept?RipocheBenoit27.09.1984MEcole Centrale ParisFranceBS Equivalent13.58/20

jejectreject4Sadr MoussaviAli14.09.1976MIslamic Azad UniversityIranBSBiomedical Engineering13.14/201080330750

rejectreject5SchoofErwin14.08.1984MUniversity College UtrechtNetherlandsBSBiochemistry2.69/4

discussacceptP5SpycherPhilipp03.10.1983MUniversity of BaselSwitzerlandBSNanosciencesNA

acceptdiscussP5TanChia Huei23.03.1984FUniversity of BathUK/MalaysiaBSChemical Engineering80/100

acceptacceptP5TaupyCamille13.03.1984FEcole Centrale ParisFranceBS Equivalent14/20

VaziriHosseinIslamic Azad UniversityIran

acceptaccept5WltiMartin09.01.1982METHSwitzerlandBSD-MAVTNA

acceptdiscuss6WangJiaxin18.08.1983MTsinghua UniversityChinaBSEngineering Physics84.6/100

acceptdiscuss3WuLeilei25.05.1984MUniversity of Science & Tech ChinaChinaBSElectrical Engineering85.5/1001180380800

acceptacceptP6YaoAngela18.02.1983FUniversity of TorontoCanadaBSEngineering Science3.43/4

acceptacceptP6ZecHelena24.12.1982FWorcester Polytechnic InstituteUSABSBiomedical EngineeringNA

acceptacceptP6ZenginGulis26.05.1982FKoc UniversityTurkeyBSEE/Computer Science3.61/41120320800

acceptacceptP6ZhangSui13.04.1983FTsinghua UniversityChinaBSBiomedical EngineeringNA1270470800

Committee MembersVerbalQuantitative

Swiss 8440792.5

PrssmannFrance 3

MllerChina 3

NiedererCanada 2

VrsTurkey 2

VogelUSA 2

WongUk 2

JaekelIran, Greece, Egypt, Singapore 1

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GRE General Test Scores Students Admitted to MSc BME 2006

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Admitted Students WS2005/2006Switzerland (10)China (4)France (2)USA (2)Russia (1)Turkey (1)India (1)Czech Republic (1)

Admitted Students WS2006/2007Switzerland (10)France (3)China (3)USA (2)Canada (2)Turkey (2)UK (2)Greece (1)Iran (1)Egypt (1)Singapore (1)

40% Women70% Foreign