The Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering Mission
Consistent with both the mission of the University of Iowa and the College of Engineering, the mission of the Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering is to provide the highest standard of student education, faculty research, and service to academic and non-academic communities.
The interdisciplinary competence of the teaching program and the collaborative nature of the research program in Biomedical Engineering helps to ensure that the department remains a central and vital unit within the College of Engineering and the University of Iowa.
The Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering fosters interdisciplinary activities across many different departments and colleges within the University of Iowa. In particular, the relationship between the department and the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine continues to be an ongoing source of groundbreaking collaborative research.
Through departmental collaborative research and interdisciplinary teaching, the department works tirelessly to serve the citizens of Iowa, the nation, and the world by providing contemporary education in the field of biomedical engineering, and by developing, disseminating, and transferring technical knowledge and expertise. And it is this technical knowledge that the department firmly believes will improve not only the quality of health care, but also reduce the overall cost of health care and, ultimately, improve the quality of life available to every individual.
The Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering strives to attain its high standard of public service by:
Serving the needs of the College of Engineering, the University of Iowa, industry, government, and members of the public by ensuring that the departmental facilities and faculty expertise are easily and readily accessible
Providing a well–rounded and superior engineering education that attracts outstanding students, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, in selected fields of biomedical engineering by drawing upon the broad resources available to comprehensive research universities
Conducting high-quality research in selected areas in an effort to ensure that the faculty as well as students keep pace with, and initiate, new developments, which in turn can be transferred into various courses offerings
The University of Iowa Mission
Upon founding the University of Iowa in 1847, Iowa’s first legislature entrusted it with a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service. In pursuing that mission today, the university seeks to advance scholarly and creative endeavor through leading-edge research and artistic production; to use this research and creativity to enhance undergraduate, graduate, and professional education, health care, and other services provided to the people of Iowa, the nation, and the world; and to educate students for success and personal fulfillment in an increasingly diverse and global environment.
College of Engineering Mission
The College of Engineering serves the state, the nation, and the world by producing talented, broadly educated engineers, conducting high quality research, developing breakthrough technologies, and disseminating and preserving technical knowledge.