Mission

The mission of the Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences Department is to provide a safe working environment in the pursuit of excellence in education, research and innovation in the fields of biomedical science and engineering, chemistry and chemical engineering. 

Biological Sciences

Biomedical Engineering

Biopulse



Team Leader(s)
Andrew Carr

Team Member(s)
Andrew Carr, Stefan Paton, Jan Deniz, Rachel Hizon

Faculty Advisor
Linxia Gu




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Project Summary
A Split Hopkinson (Kolsky) Bar (SPHBs) is a device used to find a material’s mechanical response under high strain rate loading scenarios (10² – 10⁴ s⁻¹). It is commonly used to simulate vehicle crashes or ballistic impacts. The novelty of the device is its size and cost of its components compared to other SPHBs on the market. The motivation is to further the capabilities on campus by providing the first dynamic material testing device.