生物力学工程学研究流体动力学，热传输，弹性和动力学过程以及生命系统中的材料。研究工作集中在与生物力学系统相关的基础和应用工程知识的开发，以及工程原理在生物材料设计和开发，疾病治疗以及生物医学设备性能方面的应用。大量的研究工作旨在发展对生命系统中衰老和疾病过程的基本了解。该领域的教师正在以下领域进行跨学科研究：了解硬生物组织的特性（即骨骼，牙本质和牙釉质），替代它们的工程材料，硬组织与生物材料之间的界面以及新制造工艺的发展可应用于牙科和医学治疗中的生物材料和/或生物材料。了解包括活细胞在内的可变形颗粒的机械
Biomechanical Engineering studies the fluid dynamics, thermal transport, elastic and dynamic process, and materials in living systems. Research efforts focus on development of fundamental and applied engineering knowledge related to biomechanical systems, and the application of engineering principles toward the design and development of biological materials, treatment of diseases, and performance of biomedical devices. Significant research efforts are aimed at developing a fundamental understanding of aging and disease processes in living systems. Faculty in this area are conducting interdisciplinary research in the following areas: (1) Understanding the properties of hard biological tissues (i.e. bone, dentin and enamel), the engineered materials that replace them, the interfaces between hard tissues and biomaterials, and development of new manufacturing processes that can be applied to biological materials andor biomaterials in dental and medical treatments. (2) Understanding the mechanical behavior of deformable particles, including living cells, and the influence of hydrodynamic forces and applied external forces on their behavior, and high throughput measurements of cell mechanical properties