渥太华-卡尔顿机械与航天工程学院（OCIMAE）成立于1983年，结合了渥太华大学机械工程系和卡尔顿大学机械与航天工程系的研究实力。机械工程是一个非常广阔的领域。它涵盖了机器，材料，能源，制造，自动化，生物医学工程，航空航天等领域。该系的专业知识和课程完全涵盖了这一范围，为学生提供了基础广泛的教育和广泛的职业选择。生物医学机械工程计划的目标是毕业于机械工程生物医学工程子领域的工程师。此子领域包括：医疗设备的设计，例如人造心脏，植入物和假肢；用于植入物和医疗设备的生物相容性金属和非金属材料的开发和选择；医疗
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