Research Centers and Institutes II

Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies
Center for Nanoscience and Nanobiotechnology
Neuromuscular Research Center
Center for Philosophy and History of Science
Institute for Philosophy and Religion
Center for Polymer Studies
Center for Remote Sensing
Science And Mathematics Education Center
Center for Space Physics
Center for Transportation Studies

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Director Husain Haqqani

The Center for International Relations at Boston University is an integral part of the University's Department of International Relations. The mission of the center is to complement and enhance the activities of the Department by sponsoring conferences and seminars, arranging for guests to visit the department, and coordinating research activities on topics related to international affairs. All members of the Department's faculty are members of the center.

The center has a particular interest in the formulation and conduct of U.S. foreign relations after the Cold War. Defined broadly, this topic encompasses grand strategy, diplomacy, issues of national security, international economic policy, U.S. policy-making structures and processes, the impact of American culture abroad, the role of domestic politics, U.S. participation in the affairs of international organizations, and the international activities of U.S.-based corporations and non-governmental organizations.

Recent center activities have included conferences examining U.S. national security policy in the Persian Gulf, the relationship between military culture and the changing nature of war, and rethinking U.S. relations with Iran.

Ongoing programs include:

• IR Forum. Throughout the academic year, the center hosts visiting speakers who address current issues in international relations. All Forum events are open to students, faculty, and the general public.
• Visiting Fellows. From time to time, the center is pleased to host visiting scholars, journalists, or officials engaged in research or writing about international affairs. The center welcomes inquiries for appointment as a visiting fellow, whether from within the United States or abroad.

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Director Steven T. Katz

The Boston University Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies coordinates and supports all academic programs relating to Judaic studies at the University. The services and programs of the center are available to Judaic studies concentrators in the Department of Religion and all others interested in the subject area.

Advising

Judaica concentrators are assigned members of the Judaica faculty as advisors, who help students formulate their concentrations in accordance with department requirements. Students considering a Judaic studies concentration are encouraged to make an appointment with the center director to discuss their plans.

Courses, Library Enhancement, and University Programs

The center seeks to coordinate all courses in Judaic studies at Boston University. Its ambition is to provide a broad-based, academically rigorous curriculum in the most important areas of Jewish history, literature, and thought. In addition to supporting the University teaching program in Hebrew language study, the center actively works to support the enhancement of relevant library resources and to sponsor relevant lectures, conferences, and publications in Judaic studies. The center is committed to the support of all types of research in Judaic studies.

Special Events

The center hosts special events of high quality and interest to further the integration of Judaic studies into the life of the University and the community at large. These include programs in film, theatre, and music, all of which contribute to the cultural life of the University.

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Director Professor B. B. Goldberg

Associate Directors T. Desai, M. S. Ünlü

Boston University has formed the Center for Nanoscience and Nanobiotechnology to advance academic and technological research and development by extending discoveries in nanoscale materials and platforms toward applications that examine and seek to understand and manipulate biological systems. The Center serves as a hub for nanoscience researchers from the Charles River and Medical Campuses and builds interdisciplinary research and training. The Center connects scientists and engineers from disparate disciplines with each other in seminars, meetings, joint visitor programs, interdisciplinary courses, industrial collaborations, and seeded projects.

CNN has three core functions: first, to develop interdisciplinary research and education in nanoscience and nanobiotechnology; second, to develop and run an industrial liaison program that partners researchers with external companies for mutual benefit; and third, to connect researchers to resources for technological commercialization. CNN and affiliated faculty are also involved in outreach activities, organizing hands-on activities, discussions, and panels around nanoscience for grade school students and working with local organizations and museums.

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The following list reflects the 2005/2006 faculty.

Director Carlo J. De Luca

Faculty

Research Assistant Professor and Supervisor, Motor Unit Laboratory, NeuroMuscular Research Center. BS, MS, PhD, Boston University

Director, NeuroMuscular Research Center; Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Research Professor of Neurology. BASc, University of British Columbia (Canada); MSc, University of New Brunswick (Canada); PhD, Queen's University (Canada)

Research Professor and Supervisor, Motor Control Laboratory, NeuroMuscular Research Center. BS, MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; PhD, University of Illinois

Joseph F. Jabre

Research Associate Professor, Neuromuscular Research Center; Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine. BS, Christian Brothers (Lebanon); MD, St. Joseph University (Lebanon)

S. Hamid Nawab

Research Professor, Neuromuscular Research Center; Professor of Electrical Engineering; Professor of Biomedical Engineering. SB, SM, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Lars I. E. Oddsson

Research Associate Professor and Supervisor, Injury Analysis and Prevention Laboratory, NeuroMuscular Research Center. BSc, University College of Physical Education & Sports (Sweden); DrMedSc, Karolinska Institute (Sweden)

Research Professor and Supervisor, Muscle Fatigue Laboratory and Electrophysiology Laboratory, NeuroMuscular Research Center; Research Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Sargent College). BS, New York University; MS, ScD, Boston University

Jonathan Shemmell

Research Associate. BS, Deakin University; MS, PhD, The University of Queensland

Conrad Wall, III

Adjunct Associate Professor, NeuroMuscular Research Center; BS, MS, Tulane University; PhD, Carnegie-Mellon University

The NeuroMuscular Research Center (NMRC) was established as an independent unit at Boston University in October 1984. The NMRC charter focuses on advancing and disseminating knowledge in the fields of biomedical engineering, neuroscience, rehabilitation medicine, and related fields by the application of principles of natural sciences, life sciences, and mathematics. The mission of the NMRC is focused on increasing our knowledge of motor control and improving the quality of health care for neuromuscularly impaired patients.

The NMRC brings together faculty, students, and staff from the College of Engineering, the School of Medicine, and Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. This interdisciplinary mingling provides an environment where novel concepts germinate. The center regularly attracts researchers from around the world.

The NMRC is organized into eight laboratories: Design Laboratory, L. Donald Gilmore, Lab Supervisor; Electrophysiology Laboratory, Serge H. Roy, Lab Supervisor; Electromyography; Injury Analysis and Prevention Laboratory, Lars I. E. Oddsson, Lab Supervisor; Motion Analysis Laboratory, Motor Control Laboratory, Gerald L. Gottlieb, Lab Supervisor; Motor Unit Laboratory, Alexander Adam and Carlo J. De Luca, Lab Supervisors; and Muscle Fatigue Laboratory, Serge H. Roy, Lab Supervisor. Each laboratory is supervised by a Boston University faculty member with a scientific staff composed of research associates, research assistants, and graduate students.

For more information, call or write the director, Dr. Carlo J. De Luca, NeuroMuscular Research Center, 19 Deerfield Street, Boston, MA 02215; 617-353-9757.

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Director Alfred I. Tauber

Affiliated Faculty

Assistant Professor of Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Washington State University; PhD, University of Notre Dame

Associate Professor of Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Peking University; PhD, University of Cambridge

Metcalf Professor of Science and Engineering, College of Engineering; Professor of Biomedical Engineering. BA, City College of New York University; PhD, New York University

Associate Professor of Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Wellesley College; PhD, Harvard University

Professor of History and Geography, College of Arts and Sciences. AB, Harvard College; MA, Columbia University; PhD, Harvard University

Professor of Health Law, Sociomedical Sciences, and Community Medicine (Medical Ethics), Schools of Medicine and Public Health; Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences; Director, Program in Bioethics, BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Chairman, Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems; Director, Center for Adaptive Systems; Wang Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems

Professor of Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences. Candidate Philosophy, LIC. Philosophy; PhD, Helsingen Yliopisto (Finland)

Professor of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences. BS, California Institute of Technology; PhD, University of Cambridge (England)

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Harvard University; PhD, University of Pennsylvania

University Professor Emeritus; Professor Emeritus of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Yale University

Professor Emeritus of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences. BS, City University of New York, City College; MS, PhD, Stevens Institute of Technology

Director, Center for Philosophy and History of Science; Professor of Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine; Professor of Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences. BS, Tufts University; MD, Tufts University School of Medicine

The center is devoted to post-graduate research, special conferences of scholars, public education, and publication in the philosophy and history of the sciences. The Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science offers frequent public lectures on a wide range of topics in the conceptual and historical foundations of the natural and social sciences, logic, and mathematics. Emphasis is on epistemological, metaphysical, and methodological issues raised within the sciences, as well as on the social relations of science, its ethical implications, and its relation to the humanities. Closely related is the Center for Einstein Studies. Research conferences are held periodically to stimulate interdisciplinary discussions and investigations. The center has been host to visiting research associates from 35 countries.

Publications derived from the Boston Colloquium and other work of the center include major contributions to Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Kluwer Academic Publishers.

The programs of the Boston University Center for Philosophy and History of Science are an important resource for graduate students.

For further information, please contact Professor Alfred I. Tauber, Director, 745 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215; 617-353-2604; e-mail: atauber@bu.edu; visit the Center for Philosophy and History of Science.

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Director M. David Eckel

Affiliated Faculty

Director, Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs; University Professor Emeritus; Professor Emeritus of the Sociology of Religion, School of Theology; Professor Emeritus of Religion and Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Wagner College; MA, PhD, New School for Social Research

Director, Institute for Philosophy and Religion; Associate Professor of Religion, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, MA, Oxford University (United Kingdom); BA, PhD, Harvard University

Chairman, Department of Philosophy; Professor of Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Trinity College; MA, PhD, Pennsylvania State University

Ray L. Hart

Dean, School of Theology; Professor of Religion and Philosophical and Systematic Theology, College of Arts and Sciences and School of Theology. BA, University of Texas; BD, Southern Methodist University; PhD, Yale University

Steven Katz

Director, Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Religion, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Rutgers University; MA, New York University; PhD, University of Cambridge (England)

Professor of Economics, College of Arts and Sciences; University Professor. BA, Northwestern University; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dean, Marsh Chapel; Professor of Philosophy, Religion, and Theology, College of Arts and Sciences and School of Theology. BA, MA, PhD, Yale University

Professor of Religion and Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, St. Olaf College; MDiv, Luther Theological Seminary; PhD, Boston University

Director Emeritus, Institute for Philosophy and Religion, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religion, College of Arts and Sciences; Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology, School of Theology. AB, Harvard College; BD, Union Theological Seminary; PhD, Columbia University

Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities; University Professor; Professor of Philosophy and Religion, College of Arts and Sciences and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. LittD (hon.), Jewish Theological Seminary; LHD (hon.), Hebrew Union College, Boston University, Yale University, Brandeis University, University of Notre Dame

The Institute was established in 1970 as a cooperative venture of the University's Department of Philosophy, Department of Religion, and School of Theology. The purpose of the institute is threefold. It sponsors a series of lectures on topics of interdisciplinary interest where philosophy, theology, and religion meet. It publishes Boston University Studies in Philosophy and Religion with Lexington Books. It also draws on the considerable resources of scholarship within Boston University relating to philosophy and religion to enhance the curriculum of the Division of Religious and Theological Studies in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

For further information contact Professor M. David Eckel, Director, Institute for Philosophy and Religion, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215; 617-353-3067; e-mail: ipr@bu.edu; website: Institute for Philosophy and Religion.

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Director H. Eugene Stanley

Associate Director William Klein

Faculty

Professor of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences; Assistant Professor of Physiology, School of Medicine. BSc, MSc, University of Delhi (India); PhD, University of Rochester

Research Professor of Physics, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. PhD, Università degli Studi di Napoli (Italy)

Associate Director, Center for Polymer Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, PhD, Temple University

Professor of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, University of California, Berkeley; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Professor of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences; Associate Professor of Physiology, School of Medicine. BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Director, Center for Polymer Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; University Professor; Professor of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Physiology, School of Medicine. BA, Wesleyan University; PhD, Harvard University; PhD (hon), Bar-Ilan University (Israel); PhD (hon), Eötvös Lorand University (Hungary); PhD (hon), University of Liège, 2001; PhD (hon), University of Dortmund, 2001; PhD (hon), University of Wroclaw (Poland), 2004

Visiting Scholars and Research Associates

Preben Alstrom PhD, Kobenhavns Universitet (Denmark)
Carlos Argolo PhD, Universidade Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil)
Yossi Ashkenazy PhD, Bar-Ilan University (Israel)
Marcia Barbosa PhD, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Marc Barthelemy PhD, Université Paris (France)
Pedro Bernaola PhD, University of Granada (Spain)
Lidia Braunstein PhD, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (Argentina)
Sergey Buldyrev PhD, Leningrad State University (Russia)
Armin Bunde PhD, Justus Liebig-Universität Giessen (Germany)
Viktor Chukanov PhD, University of Moscow (Russia)
Pierre Cizeau PhD, Université Paris (France)
Jose Cressoni PhD, Imperial College (England)
Luis Cruz-Cruz PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rodolfo Cuerno PhD, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)
Mohamed Daoud PhD, Université Paris (France)
Ivan Fittipaldi PhD, University of Cambridge (England)
Giancarlo Franzese PhD, Università di Napoli (Italy)
Kensuke Fukuda PhD, University of Tokyo (Japan)
Alfons Geiger BS, PhD, Universität Fridericiana Karlsruhe (Germany)
Shlomo Havlin PhD, Bar-Ilan University (Israel)
Hans Herrmann PhD, Universität zu Köln (Germany)
Masaki Hoshiyama PhD, University of Tokyo (Japan)
Greg Huber PhD, Boston University
Plamen Ivanov PhD, Boston University
Naeem Jan PhD, University of Cambridge (England)
Pablo Jensen PhD, Université de Lyon (France)
Jan Kantelhardt PhD, Justus Liebig University, Giessen (Germany)
Janos Kertesz PhD, Budapesti Müszaki Egyetem (Hungary)
Peter R. King PhD, University of Cambridge (England)
Paul Krapivsky PhD, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Russia)
Brigita Kutnjac-Urbanc PhD, Univerza v Ljubljani (Slovenia)
Youngki Lee PhD, Korea University (Korea)
Philipp Maass PhD, Universität Hamburg (Germany)
Rosario Mantegna PhD, Universitö degli Studi di Palermo (Italy)
Martin Meyer PhD, Justus Liebig-Universität Giessen (Germany)
Sava Milosevíc PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sasuke Miyazima PhD, University of Osaka (Japan)
Stefano Mossa PhD, University of L'Aquila (Italy)
Jon Nagler PhD, University of Brewen (Germany)
Johann Nittmann PhD, Universität Wien (Austria)
Gerald Paul PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chung-kang Peng PhD, Boston University
Thadeu Penna PhD, Universidade Federal Fluminense (Brazil)
Manuel Marqués Ponce PhD, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)
Michael Rosenblum PhD, Moscow State University (Russia)
Bernard Rosenow PhD, Würzburg University
Sri Sastry PhD, Boston University
Daniel T. Schmitt PhD, University Ulm (Germany)
Verena Schulte-Frohlinde PhD, Freie Universität Berlin (Germany)
Francesco Sciortino PhD, Università degli Studi di Palermo (Italy)
Luciano Rodrigues da Silva PhD, Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas (Brazil)
Robin Speedy PhD, University of London (England)
Dietrich Stauffer PhD, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany)
Borko Stosic PhD, Univerzitet u Beogradu (Serbia)
Toshi Tanizawa PhD, University of Tokyo (Japan)
Jose Teixeira BS, PhD, Université de Grenoble (France)
Constantino Tsallis BS, PhD, Université de Paris (France)
Tamas Vicsek PhD, Budapesti Egyetem (Hungary)
Kazuko Yamasaki PhD, University of Tokyo (Japan)

The center is devoted to research, academic programs, special conferences of scholars, and a range of publications in polymer studies. Each year, a series of public seminars brings speakers from over twenty countries to the Boston University campus.

The primary interest of the Polymer Center is understanding polymer systems on a fundamental microscopic level. To this end, it focuses on describing the basic spatial configurations assumed by polymer molecules. This information can then be used to predict the macroscopic behavior of polymer materials. The center's work involves the development and application of modern methods of statistical mechanics: series, Monte Carlo, and renormalization group. In addition, there is a considerable effort devoted to understanding the percolation problem and its application to various physical systems, e.g., polymer elastomeric networks and fluid flow through porous media.

The experimental program is largely concerned with studying the structure of polymers at the molecular level, primarily using the techniques of Raman and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to probe the molecular structure and molecular conformation of polymers. Particular emphasis is placed on the application of this technique to polymer gels and to biological polymers.

Another area of active investigation concerns structural studies of biological polymers, and of natural and model cell membrane systems.

Recently, the center has come to play a leading role in the applications of advanced technologies to the integrated teaching of science and mathematics in secondary schools. Using a mixture of hands-on experiments and computer simulations, the student is led along a path of exploration designed to involve him or her in discovering recent results in statistical science, fractals, and polymer physics.

Courses and seminars in polymer studies and in biophysics are offered at both graduate and undergraduate levels in the College of Arts and Sciences and in the School of Medicine. The center also sponsors a series of international exchange programs involving visiting professors from all over the world.

For further information, contact the Director, Professor H. Eugene Stanley, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215; 617-353-2617.

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Director Farouk El-Baz

Faculty

Director, Center for Remote Sensing; Research Professor of Remote Sensing. BSc, Ain Shams University (Egypt); MS, Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy; PhD, University of Missouri, Rolla

Affiliated Faculty

Thomas J. Barfield

Chairman, Department of Anthropology; Professor of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, University of Pennsylvania; MA, PhD, Harvard University

Artem Buynevich

Research Assistant, Center for Remote Sensing (Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Cartography). BA, MA, Boston University

Dabney W. Caldwell

Professor Emeritus, College of Arts and Sciences (Environmental Geology, Hydrogeology, Pleistocene Stratigraphy). AB, Bowdoin College; AM, Brown University; PhD, Harvard University

Mark Friedl

Associate Professor of Geography (Physical Climatology, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems), College of Arts and Sciences. BS, McGill University (Canada); MA, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Eman Ghoneim

Research Associate, Center for Remote Sensing (Geomorphology, Physical Geography). BA, MSc, Tanta University (Egypt); MPhil, PhD, Southampton University (U.K.)

Sucharita Gopal

Professor of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences. MSc, MPhil, Madras University (India); PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Magaly Koch

Research Associate Professor, Center for Remote Sensing (Geology, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems). MS, Universität zu Köln, (Germany); PhD, Boston University

Xiaowen Li

Research Professor of Geography; MA, MS, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Richard W. Murray

Associate Professor of Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences (Paleoceanography, Marine Biogeo-chemistry). AB, Hamilton College; PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Ranga B. Myneni

Professor of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences. PhD, University of Antwerp (Belgium)

Cordula Robinson

Research Associate Professor, Center for Remote Sensing (Remote Sensing, Geology, Groundwater). BSC, Durham University, (England); PhD, University College London (England)

Guido D. Salvucci

Chairman, Department of Earth Sciences; Associate Professor of Earth Sciences and Geography. BS, New York University; BE, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Arts and Sciences; MS, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Crystal Schaaf

Research Assistant Professor, Center for Remote Sensing, College
of Arts and Sciences (Remote Sensing, Meteorology). SB, SM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; ALM, Harvard University; PhD, Boston University

Harlan Spence

Associate Professor of Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Boston University; MS, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

Alan Strahler

Chairman, Department of Geography; Professor of Geography. BA, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

James R. Wiseman

Director, Center for Archaeological Studies; Professor of Archaeology, Classics, and Art History, College of Arts and Sciences. AB, University of Missouri; AM, PhD, University of Chicago

Curtis Woodcock

Professor of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, MA, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

The Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University, established in 1986, is an interdisciplinary facility sponsored by the departments of Anthropology, Archaeology, Earth Sciences, and Geography. The center is designed to provide the facilities required for the following three primary objectives: interdisciplinary research that uses remotely sensed data; undergraduate and graduate education in remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS); and training for professionals in several fields in the application of remote sensing techniques and GIS methodologies. Initial funding was provided by Boston University and was followed by program support from the W. M. Keck Foundation of Los Angeles, California. It has since grown into one of the largest centers at Boston University.

Research at the center concentrates on the applications of satellite images to the study of arid lands. Most of the research is conducted in the eastern Sahara of North Africa and the southeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Multi-year projects in support of groundwater exploration were conducted in Egypt, the Sultanate of Oman, and the United Arab Emirates through research grants from the respective governments. In addition, projects through UNESCO and NSF relate to the applications of remote sensing to archaeological investigations in Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia.

The center also conducts specialized training for mid-career professionals as part of capacity building programs. This is commonly requested and supported by government agencies. For example, special training programs have been designed for geologists and map-makers from Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.). Training is conducted at the facility in Boston University. In addition, the center has hosted Fulbright scholars seeking training in remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS). The center also organizes workshops on remote sensing applications in cooperation with NSF and the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS).

The center is housed in a renovated facility at Boston University, adjacent to the new Stone Science Building. In addition to offices for faculty and support staff, the center has three laboratories: the Image Analysis Laboratory, the GIS Laboratory, the Research Laboratory, as well as a Photo Archives Room. In 1992, the center was awarded a grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a new computer facility. This Center of Excellence Award has dramatically increased the resources and capabilities of the center for both teaching and research. The center is served by the Stone Science Library, with a collection of books, journals, aerial photos, and other material on remote sensing and related fields.

The center is equipped with servers and Sun and Dell workstations. The main server is a Linux-based server-storage system—a Dell Opteron with 6 Gb of RAM and 5 Tb of storage. Researchers have access to ten Sun Workstations—nine Sun Ultra 10s and one Sun Ultra 1—along with 5 Dell Precision workstations for applications requiring Windows. In addition to these in-house facilities, researchers and students have access to the Center for Excellence in Remote Sensing laboratory, which houses three Sun servers and thirteen Windows workstations.

Image processing software includes PCI Geomatica, ENVI, ERDAS Imagine, IDL, and Image Processing Workbench (IPW). Geographic Information Systems software includes ARCINFO, ARCGIS, GRASS, and the SPLUS statistical package. Space is available on several servers for storing image files and map sets used in the center's applications software.

The center's combination of hardware and software provides a powerful and diverse environment for image processing and GIS research and education.

The center's other facilities include multiple photo-quality inkjet printers, multiple black and color laser printers, and an HP Designjet 800ps plotter, capable of printing media up to 42 inches across and 20 feet long. The center's photographic archive includes images of the moon and planets, as well as photographs of the earth obtained by NASA missions. Ground sensors at the center include an electromagnetic conductivity meter, ground penetrating radar, a multispectral camera, a proton magnetometer, a spectral radiometer, and a tethered blimp.

The Center for Remote Sensing is staffed by the director, a computer resources manager and software specialist, and an administrative assistant. All research activities are conducted by faculty members, research associates, and graduate students.

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Director Kenneth Brecher

Affiliated Faculty

Professor Emeritus of Education, School of Education. AB, AM, Washington University (Missouri); PhD, University of Nebraska

Associate Professor of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Brown University; PhD, Yale University

Director, Science and Mathematics Education Center; Professor of Astronomy and Professor of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences. BS, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Professor of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences. AB, College of the Holy Cross; PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Professor of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences (chemical physics). BA, Boston University; SM, PhD, University of Chicago

Professor of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences. BS, PhD, University of Michigan

Clinical Associate Professor of Education, School of Education. BA, MST, University of New Hampshire; EdD, Boston University

Professor of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences. BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MA, PhD, Brandeis University

Professor of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, MA, University of Chicago; PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Associate Professor of Education, School of Education. BS, State University of New York, Stony Brook; MS, PhD, Cornell University

Associate Professor of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences; Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering. BA, University of Chicago; MS, PhD, Stanford University

Coordinator of Introductory Biology; Professor of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences (cell biology). AB, Bucknell University; MA, PhD, Boston University

Associate Dean, Research, Development, and Advanced Academic Programs, School of Education; Professor of Education, School of Education. AB, University of Michigan; EdM, EdD, Boston University

Chairman, Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems; Director, Center for Adaptive Systems; Wang Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems; Professor of Mathematics, Psychology, and Biomedical Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Dartmouth College; MS, Stanford University; PhD, Rockfeller University

Associate Chairman, Department of Mathematics; Associate Professor of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Carleton College; PhD, University of Minnesota

Associate Chairman, Department of Chemistry; Professor of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences (biochemistry). SB, SM, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Professor of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences. AB, City University of New York, Hunter College; MS, PhD, University of Michigan

Professor of Education, School of Education. BS, MS, PhD, University of Illinois

Professor of Education, School of Education. BS, MEd, PhD, Boston College

Director, Center for Polymer Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; University Professor; Professor of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences (condensed water theory); Professor of Physiology, School of Medicine. BA, Wesleyan University; PhD, Harvard University

Professor of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, University of California, Santa Barbara; PhD, Harvard University

Professor Emeritus of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences. BS, MS, PhD, Yale University

The aim of the center is to improve the quality of formal college and precollege science and mathematics learning, instruction, materials, and curricula, as well as to promote informal and public science education. The center is addressing these issues by (1) drawing on the faculty resources of all of the appropriate Schools and Colleges within the University to develop and improve curricula and materials, and to explore the uses of new technologies in helping students to learn science and mathematics; (2) serving as a resource to elementary and secondary schools by designing and offering enrichment, development, and training programs for current and prospective precollege science and mathematics teachers; and (3) developing joint ventures with local, state, national, and international science, mathematics and technology-related groups including universities and other nonprofit institutions, as well as private corporations.

The center serves as an umbrella for the precollege and informal science and mathematics education programs already in place within the Boston University community, as well as for future research and development projects in these fields. Schools that are working with the center include: the College of Arts and Sciences, in which faculty members are engaged in science and mathematics curriculum development projects; the School of Education, which is recognized for its current science teacher training programs; the College of Communication, which awards a master’s degree in science and communication for science and technical writers; the College of Engineering, which conducts research and development in such areas as computer graphics; the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences which, in collaboration with the School of Education, awards a Master of Arts in Teaching for mathematics and science teachers; and other Schools within the University whose faculty are interested in developing technology-mediated instruction and curriculum materials.

Current sources of national education funding support large-scale curriculum reform and materials development programs. However, studies suggest that many teachers do not know how to effectively use the materials that are already available. Therefore, other major programs are focusing on the professional growth of current pre-college science and mathematics teachers, as well as the development of prospective new precollege science and mathematics teachers. Institutes, seminars, and programs have been offered through the center to attract more teachers to science and mathematics education and to update the knowledge and enhance the skills of those currently teaching science in the precollege setting. These activities also promote improved linkages between precollege teachers and University faculty in science, mathematics, and engineering.

The center has developed cooperative educational research and development projects with other local, state, and national resource centers and corporations. Examples of such organizations involved in science, mathematics, and technology education are: the New England Aquarium, the Boston Museum of Science, the Boston Children’s Museum, the Educational Development Center (EDC), the Technical Education Research Center (TERC), and the Concord Consortium.

For further information about the center, please contact Kenneth Brecher, Director, 605 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215; 617-353-7100.

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Director Supriya Chakrabarti

Associate Director William L. Oliver

Faculty

Research Professor of Astronomy and Space Science, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, City College of New York; MA, Boston University; PhD, Université Paris (France)

Charles Arge

Research Fellow, College of Arts and Sciences. BS, University of Arizona; MS, University of Minnesota; PhD, University of Delaware

Sunandu Basu

Research Professor of Astronomy and Space Physics, College of Arts and Sciences. BSc, Calcutta University (India); AM, Boston University

Supriya Chakrabarti

Director, Center for Space Physics; Associate Professor of Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences. BE, University of Calcutta (India); MS, PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Research Assistant Professor. BS, Peking University; MS, Chinese Academy of Sciences; PhD, University of Delaware

John Clarke

Research Professor of Astronomy and Space Physics, College of Arts and Sciences. BS, Denison University; MA, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Assistant Research Professor of Astronomy and Space Physics. BA, Johns Hopkins University; PhD, University of Colorado

Research Professor of Astronomy and Space Physics, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Knox College; MS, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

Professor of Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences. BS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, MS, PhD, University of Iowa

Research Professor of Astronomy and Space Physics, College of Arts and Sciences. BSc, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Director, Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling; Professor of Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences. BSc, PhD, University of London (England)

John Lyon

Research Professor, Center for Space Physics. ScB, Brown University; PhD, University of Maryland

Michael Mendillo

Professor of Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences. BS, Providence College; MA, PhD, Boston University

Viacheslav Merkin

Research Associate. BS, MS, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. PhD, University of Maryland

William Oliver

Associate Director, Center for Space Physics, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; Associate Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering. BEE, MS, Auburn University; PhD, University of Illinois

Associate Professor of Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences. BS, PhD, Cornell University

Research Fellow, College of Arts and Sciences. BEP, PhD, Cornell University

Joshua Semeter

Assistant Research Professor, Center for Space Physics. BS, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; MS, PhD, Boston University

Professor of Astronomy and Space Physics, College of Arts and Sciences. BS, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Chairman, Department of Astronomy, Professor of Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, Boston University; MS, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

Research Associates

Senior Research Associate. BA, MA, Boston University

Andrew Clark

Research Associate. BSEE, Duke University; PhD, Cornell University

Yakov Dimant

Research Associate. MS, Novosibirsk State University (Russia); PhD, Lebedev Institute of Physics (Russia)

Marina Galand

Senior Research Associate, Physics, Engineering. Diploma, DEA, University of Strasbourg (France); PhD, University of Grenoble (France)

Emil Kepko

Senior Research Associate. BA, MS, PhD, University of California

Ingo Muller-Wodarg

Senior Research Associate. MSc, PhD, University College (United Kingdom)

Matthew Owens

Research Associate. MSc, University College (United Kingdom); PhD, Imperial College (United Kingdom)

Anne Pagel

Research Associate. BA, The Queen’s College University of Oxford (United Kingdom)

Senior Research Associate. MSc, Osamania University (India); PhD, Physical Research Laboratory (India)

John Quinn

Research Professor of Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, University of Colorado; MS, PhD, University of California, San Diego

Henry Rishbeth

Research Fellow. BA, MA, PhD, University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)

Steven Smith

Senior Research Associate. BS, MS, PhD, University of Canterbury (New Zealand)

Christopher Sweeney

Senior Research Associate. BS, Miami University; MS, PhD, University of Michigan

Jody K. Wilson

Senior Research Associate. BS, Ohio State University; MS, PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder

Kevin Wilton

Staff Research Associate. BA, Boston University

Paul Withers

Research Associate. BA, MS, Cambridge University (England); PhD, University of Arizona

Quigang Zong

Senior Research Associate. BS, Sichuan University (China); MS, Academia Sinica (Taiwan); PhD, University Braunschweig (Germany)

Staff

Kathy Nottingham

Assistant Director, Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling. BS, Boston University

Sonya Sherman

Assistant Director, Center for Space Physics

Paul Sung

Mechanical Engineer. BS, Boston University

Lisa Vercauteren

Administrative Assistant. BS, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Joei Wroten

Research Staff. BS, University of Michigan

The Center for Space Physics provides a focus for research and graduate training in space physics at Boston University. It is an interdisciplinary center that includes faculty from the College of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences/Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

The primary research aim is to understand the physical processes that govern the behavior of the atmospheres and plasma environments of the Earth, the Sun, and other solar system bodies. The tenuous upper atmosphere and plasmas surrounding the planets are a rich, natural laboratory in which to study how matter behaves at the very low densities and often very high temperatures found in space. Disturbances in space affect spacecraft, upset communications, and disrupt electrical power grids. Members of the center study the causes of these disturbances and our ability to predict them. Faculty members of the center conduct research programs that study the Earth's mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, and magnetosphere, as well as the solar wind and the coupling between these regions. Additional activities include interests in cometary plasmas, planetary atmospheres and magnetospheres, and the interplanetary medium. Research programs carried on in the center include efforts in theory, numerical modeling, observation, and data analysis. Members of the center are involved with various NASA and other rocket and spacecraft missions producing flight instruments and analyzing data. Our energetic-particle sensors on the POLAR spacecraft are providing excellent data. Center members built and launched a small research satellite named TERRIERS (Tomographic Experiment Using Radiative Recombinative Ionospheric EUV and Radio Sources). Faculty and students also make extensive use of the Millstone Hill Incoherent Scatter Ionospheric Radar (located near Boston), as well as other IS radars in Greenland, Puerto Rico, and Peru. Center facilities include state-of-the-art optical instrumentation capable of a wide range of ground-based applications in low-light-level imaging, tomographic spectroscopy, and a ground-based network of magnetometers for studies of high latitude phenomena.

For more information about the center, contact Supriya Chakrabarti, Director, Center for Space Physics, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215; 617-353-5990.

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The following list reflects the 2005/2006 faculty.

Director T. R. Lakshmanan

Faculty

Professor of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, MA, PhD, Boston University

Professor of Geography and Urban Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences and Metropolitan College. BA, MA, PhD, Calcutta University (India); PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Professor of Economics, Institute for Economic Development, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. MA, PhD, Northwestern University

Master Lecturer, Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences. BA, MA, Rajshaki University (Bangladesh); MPP, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka; MSC, University of Wales (England); PhD, Boston University

Chairman and Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health. ScD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University

Executive Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies; Director, Center for Transportation Studies; Professor of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences. BSc, MA, University of Madras (India); PhD, Ohio State University

Associate Professor of Management Information Systems, School of Management. PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Joan Walker

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences. BS, University of California at Berkeley; MS, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Center for Transportation Studies advances scholarship in transportation studies at Boston University by promoting and facilitating multidisciplinary research and by providing programs of education, communication, and service. Areas of research include economic, environmental, and public safety aspects of transportation; development and operation of public transportation systems; and the dynamics of transportation choice by households and firms. Research projects are currently or recently funded by the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the National Science Foundation, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In addition to conducting externally funded research projects, the center sponsors seminars, workshops, and special-purpose courses on a variety of transportation topics. Associated faculty members provide a number of courses on transportation to graduate and undergraduate students through the Department of Geography.

While the Center for Transportation Studies does not offer separate graduate degrees, students wishing to pursue post-graduate study in transportation may apply for MA and PhD programs in the Department of Geography where they can work under the supervision of associated faculty members.

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