When The University of Texas at Dallas launched its bioengineering program in 2010, officials hoped to enroll 300 students by the 2020 academic year. In its first decade, the growth has been meteoric.” Dr. Shalini Prasad, professor and head of bioengineering and the Cecil H. and Ida Green Professor in Systems Biology Science“The Department of Bioengineering embodies the Comet spirit. In its first decade, the growth has been meteoric,” said Dr. Shalini Prasad, professor and head of bioengineering and the Cecil H. and Ida Green Professor in Systems Biology Science. The students, Hebah Abdallah BS’19, now a biomedical engineering graduate student, and Jacob Awkal, biomedical engineering senior, developed a drainage device called Glaucomedi to treat glaucoma. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the field of biomedical engineering is growing faster than average, with average annual salaries of $91,410.