Facilities

Located in the new Centennial Engineering Center on UNM's main campus (opened September 2008), the Center for Biomedical Engineering has a full suite of teaching labs, research labs, study areas, conference rooms, and offices. The Center occupies 14,000 square feet with equipment and facilities for biomaterials engineering, surface analysis, biosensors engineering, biochemical engineering, and cell and tissue engineering. There is also an adjacent microbiology lab. CBME labs have been designed in accordance with the best practices of industrial and large academic labs. The new $42 million building brings together research faculty and students from a variety of science and engineering disciplines. This interdisciplinary environment educates the next generation of U.S. engineers and scientists to compete successfully in a global marketplace.

Home of the Center for Biomedical Engineering
The new Centennial Engineering Center, home of the Center for Biomedical Engineering

Lab benches just after move-in day in September 2008
Lab benches just after moving in on September 2008

The labs feature superb natural lighting
The new labs have superb natural lighting

CBME undergraduate research assistant Erin Feton describes her research on Dedication Day, September 2008
CBME undergraduate research assistant Erin Fenton (right) talks about her research on Dedication Day, September 2008

Courtyard of new Centennial Engineering Center
Second-floor view of courtyard of new Centennial Engineering Center

New auditorium at Centennial Engineering Center
New auditorium at Centennial Engineering Center

CBME graduate student Bayo Falase performing one of the first experiments in the new lab
CBME graduate student Bayo Falase sets up one of the first experiments in the new CBME labs

Key ristra of Keegan Kloer
CBME Program Manager Isela Roeder enjoys the "key ristra" gathered on move-in day by CBME high school research assistant Keegan Kloer (right); the keys are to the brand new CBME lab benches and desks