Why Choose BU-ENG as a Graduate Student?
As an engineering graduate student at Boston University, you’ll have it all. Modern facilities, access to the latest technologies and the privilege of working alongside distinguished faculty and talented fellow students. Whether your goal is a career in academia, industry or government, you’ll gain the knowledge and experience you’ll need to become a leader in your field.
Groundbreaking
Research
# ONE BU’s engineering graduate students work in state-of-the-art labs conducting research that aims to tackle some of society’s most pressing challenges. Much of our research is related to four challenge areas:
1. Health Care and Biology:
Our researchers are using engineering expertise to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria, target the delivery of cancer drugs, improve robot-assisted surgery and create artificial organs—to name just a few projects.
2. Energy and Environment:
Research ranges from creating energy-efficient lighting to improving fuel cell technology and developing a smart energy grid.
3. Information Systems:
Experts are developing the next generation of wireless networks, improving video surveillance systems and increasing the sensitivity of sensor networks.
4. Defense and Homeland Security:
Defense-related research extends from improving the performance of unmanned military vehicles, to increasing cyber security, to developing methods to mass-produce vaccines.
Interdisciplinary Programs & Centers
# TWO Our interdisciplinary academic programs and research centers provide opportunities to collaborate with researchers in multiple fields, making it possible to combine expertise and create exciting innovations. Our collaborative research culture provides valuable exposure to fields outside your primary area of study, ensuring you a broad and thorough education that will give you a distinct advantage in the integrated-technology world of the 21st century.
Many of our research centers and labs—such as the Photonics Center, the Hearing Research Center and the Center for Advanced Biotechnology—are interdisciplinary in nature, bringing together experts from across the University. In addition, our Division of Materials Science & Engineering unites materials experts from the College of Engineering, College of Arts & Sciences, and the School of Medicine, while our Division of Systems Engineering leverages the expertise of BU’s engineering, computer science, mathematics and management faculty.
The Ideal Place
to Live, Work & Play
# THREE In addition to being a sophisticated metropolitan area with significant historical and cultural resources, greater Boston is a world-renowned scientific and academic hub. The area is home to eight major research universities, numerous nonprofit research institutes, hundreds of spin-off and start-up companies and an abundance of technical talent. According to the Massachusetts Technology Collaboration, roughly $4.5 billion flows to the state annually for research and development, and inventors are granted more U.S. patents per capita in Massachusetts than in any other state. When it comes to technological innovation, this is the place to be.
