Recently, there was a huge donation to advance Parkinson's research, and now I'm thinking about how to infuse Parkinson's research into my project. The amount of opportunity that is there when you're actively seeking to advance your work — but oftentimes passively, because of the resources and the respect that the researchers have here — makes it easy to produce great work and impactful work.

I know the BME curriculum has helped prepare me to go into industry, but one thing that sets Georgia Tech engineers apart is an emphasis not just on hard skills — being able to do math or science. It’s also important to know how to work on teams, how to communicate effectively, how to tell not only your story, but to share information that might be very dry or difficult to understand. It’s an important balance.

The project-based classes for the program have created an amazing environment for all students and really challenges us to constantly keep learning new skills. Of course, this is only possible because of the amazing professors and academic advising staff, who really make the Department as successful and well known as it is.

Community is really the biggest strength of the Department, along with the sheer luxury of having people that do almost anything and everything you could dream of. We have the ability to come here and rarely be pigeonholed into doing a very specific thing, and we have the benefit of collaborations that allow you to really broaden your horizons.