CAREER COOL S S SCCCIENIIENIENIENENCCCEEE CAREER COOL COOL CAREER CAREERSSS TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE BIOLOGY PLUS ENGINEERING 4 CHAPTER TWO ON THE JOB 10 I I I I I I R R R R R R E E E E E E E E E E E E N N N N N N G G G G G G N N N N N N E E E E E E O O O O O O B B B B B B I I I I I I CHAPTER THREE BECOMING A BIOENGINEER 16 CHAPTER FOUR AN EXCITING FUTURE 24 SOME WELL-KNOWN BIOENGINEERS 29 GLOSSARY 30 FOR MORE INFORMATION 31 INDEX 32 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 32
Y R A R B I L S L L I K S Y R U T N E C T S 1 2 COOL SCIENCE CAREERS BIOENGINEER CHAPTER ONE BIOLOGY PLUS ENGINEERING Do you know anyone who uses a hearing aid Does someone in your class wear contact lenses Do you have Bioengineers create helpful technology such as hearing aids
a family member who has had a knee replaced If so you know someone who has benefitted from the work of bioengineers Bioengineers work to improve people’s lives by solving many complex problems They may work on medical agricul tural food energy or environmental issues This book focuses on the bioengineer’s role in biomedicine These scientists apply engineering principles to solve problems in biology and medicine They create devices to help people with handi caps They build new systems and instruments to diagnose and treat illnesses Devices implanted in patients bodies are also the work of bioengineers Before we learn more about bioengineers let’s talk about what engineers do Engineers use science and mathematics to create things people need If there is no way to travel between two islands engineers design a bridge If a factory needs to produce smaller cars with fewer parts engineers will figure out the best way to do it If the navy needs an aircraft carrier that can change direction more quickly it’s time to call in the engineers There are many different fields of engineering Aerospace engineers study principles of flight gravity and aerodynamics They use what they learn to design new airplanes and spacecraft Petroleum engineers study rock formations and geology They figure out the best ways to draw oil and gas from deposits deep in the earth
