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Tracking Airborne Particles on Their Journey Through Your Lungs
In a paper published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, “Real time single particle imaging of functional lungs reveals mosaic-like patterns of aerosol deposition in alveoli,” Gabrielle Grifno, a doctoral student in Nia Lab, used the Crystal Ribcage to identify previously unrecognized details in the lung at the level of individual alveoli (air sacs). “The crystal ribcage technology was essential to this discovery, as it enabled single-particle imaging of the intact, functioning lung in real-time at a scale not previously possible,” said Nia. More
Convergent Hire Brings Together Engineering and Biology
Following a national search and recommendation by the search committee, Boston University Provost Gloria Waters has appointed Jeroen Eyckmans as the newest convergent hire in... More
New Professorship Honors Innovator Behind the iLet Bionic Pancreas
The Edward Damiano Professorship in Biomedical Engineering will support the recruitment of a senior faculty member whose work reflects the same commitment to scientific excellence, innovation, and societal impact that has defined its namesake's career. More
Xin Zhang Makes “World Changing Ideas” List for Second Straight Year
Zhang's technology, which the magazine named a 2026 "World-Changing Idea," could make air conditioners, airplanes, and data centers quieter. More
Robotic Automation Combined with In Vitro Cell Modeling
PhD candidate Lena Landaverde awarded SLAS Graduate Education Fellowship Grant More
ENG faculty awarded research funding from Hariri Institute
ENG faculty are well-represented in the latest round of the Hariri Institute's Focused Research Programs, which provide seed funding for convergent research efforts in multi-disciplinary teams to coalesce in sustainable ways. The mission is to evolve and advance discoveries and innovations in computing and AI, with the goal of accelerating research that leads to future funding and broad impact. More
Maximizing Investigators’ Research
An extraordinary milestone for a young lab BME Assistant Professor Samagya Banskota and her lab have been awarded an NIH R35 Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA)... More
4th Annual BTEC x BMES Design-a-Thon Winners
The 3 winning projects, all to develop medical devices, share an emphasis on addressing women’s health challenges. BTEC’s annual Design-a-Thon event, in partnership with the... More
A Steel Ring and a Solemn Oath
After stirring and thought-provoking words from Irving Bigio about their coming responsibilities, nearly 350 graduating seniors recited the Obligation of the Order of the Engineer. More
An Alum Who Sees the Big Picture
Through surgical practice, education, technology development, and entrepreneurship, Brian Dunkin (ENG’85) has been a force for the advancement of minimally invasive surgery. More