Travis Meyer

Graduate Program Director, Biomedical Engineering

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Kate Gleason College of Engineering

travis.meyer@rit.edu

585-475-7407

Office Location

INS-3106

Travis Meyer

Graduate Program Director, Biomedical Engineering

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Kate Gleason College of Engineering

Bio

Dr. Travis Meyer received his BE in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 2012, followed by a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. Dr. Meyer's undergraduate and graduate research focused on the development of novel nanomedicine platforms for use in disease diagnosis and treatment, focused primarily on gold and iron oxide nanoparticles as well as DNA nanotechnology. Following completion of his Ph.D., Dr. Meyer was awarded an INSPIRE Postdoctoral Fellowship at Rutgers University, where he worked on high-throughput, data-driven platforms for the synthesis and usage of novel polymeric nanoparticles.

Throughout his career Dr. Meyer has been active in biomedical engineering education, winning the Georgia Tech Graduate TA of the Year Award as well as developing new educational modules at William Patterson University while a post-doc. At RIT, Dr. Meyer is focused on developing educational experiences for his students that help them develop and practice the key skills necessary for success after college while also working to develop and improve the Master's of BME program.

travis.meyer@rit.edu

585-475-7407

Currently Teaching

BIME-407

Medical Device Design

3 Credits

This course is an introduction to the biodesign process used for innovating medical technologies. Student teams will apply a needs-based assessment strategy to identify opportunities in a biomedical related field such as assistive technologies and rehabilitation engineering. Incorporating CAD will culminate in a virtual medical device prototype. Concepts of intellectual property, regulatory considerations, and reimbursement and business models will be introduced.

BIME-411

Quantitative Systems Physiology

3 Credits

The focus of this course will be on the interaction between organ systems for the purpose of maintaining overall homeostasis. Attention will be paid to feedback mechanisms that involve electrical and chemical feedback and control systems. The interactions between systems (cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal) and how they affect fluid and electrolyte balance, material exchange and disease processes will be discussed. Throughout the course, diseases and disorders of the various systems will be discussed. Students will learn to analyze the systems in a quantitative manner based on engineering analysis.

BIME-607

Graduate Biodesign

3 Credits

This course is a graduate-level introduction to the biodesign process used for innovating medical technologies. Student teams will apply a needs-based assessment strategy to identify opportunities in a biomedical related field such as assistive technologies and rehabilitation engineering. Incorporating CAD will culminate in a virtual medical device prototype. Concepts of intellectual property, regulatory considerations, and reimbursement and business models will be introduced.

BIME-608

Graduate Biodesign Supplement

1 Credit

This course is a graduate-level supplement on the biodesign process used for innovating medical technologies, building on prior experiences of the students in an undergraduate-level biodesign course. Student teams will build on prior work to apply a needs-based assessment strategy to identify opportunities in a biomedical related, including conducting patient/provider interviews, and write a technical document outlining steps for solution concept screening and prototyping.

BIME-791

Graduate Biomedical Laboratory

4 Credits

This course provides students with a variety of lab experiences across many specialties of biomedical engineering. Experiments emphasize proper data collection and analysis as well as critical reading and scientific writing.

BIME-792

Project with Paper

6 Credits

This course is used by students in the Biomedical Engineering MS degree program as a capstone experience following completion of BIME 607 Graduate Biodesign. Students will learn and apply advanced Biodesign strategies related to intellectual property, regulatory approval, and potential commercialization, completing a series of modules with specific learning goals. The course will include the design and fabrication of product concepts using rapid prototyping tools. Students completing an internship may use that experience as motivation for their project in this course. Students must work with a faculty advisor who will approve their topic and review their progress throughout the completion of this capstone experience. A written paper and presentation of the work as well as a prototype are required.

BIME-799

Graduate Independent Study

1-3 Credits

Allows graduate students an opportunity to independently investigate, under faculty supervision, aspects of the field of biomedical engineering that are not sufficiently covered in existing courses. Proposals for independent study activities must be approved by both the faculty member supervising and the graduate program director.

Featured Work

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Biomedical Engineering Master's Capstone: VentriloFlex

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Biomedical Engineering Master's Capstone: FloWrap

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Four RIT Master's students standing on either side of a research poster and smiling.

Biomedical Engineering Master's Capstone: DexFlex

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Patient compliance for stroke patients is a concern to health professionals and safety at-home recovery. RIT Master's students addressed the concern via the DexFlex System.