(Excerpted from 2/18/05 BU Bridge Article by Brian Fitzgerald)

With Northeastern goaltender Keni Gibson out of position, Chris Bourque (CAS'08) took a loose puck and faced an open goal that seemed wider than a garage door. “I don't know where the goalie was, but he wasn't in the net,” says Bourque. “I just saw the puck sitting there and my eyes lit up.”

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The presidential search committee launched a Web site on January 31 that gives members of the University community and the public the opportunity to offer comments and suggestions about the search. The site, which was announced in an e-mail to all BU faculty, staff, students, and alumni, also provides information about the 14-member search committee, how the search process works, and the committee's progress.

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John Baillieul AERO/MEC, ECE, and MFG Professor

Baillieul Elected as the 40th President of the IEEE Control Systems Society

John Baillieul has been elected 40th President of the IEEE Control Systems Society. He follows a long line of distinguished control engineers, who have helped sustain and grow the Society into the leading organization in the field.

Major challenges in the coming year will include decisions about electronic publishing, including the IEEE's response to the "Open Access" movement, as well as making thoughtful decisions regarding the rapidly changing role of professional organizations in the age of universal internet connectivity.

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Assad Oberai Aero/Mech Assistant Professor

Oberai Receives NSF CAREER Award

Assad Oberai, Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, has been named recipient of an NSF CAREER Award for his proposal entitled New Directions in the Variational Multiscale Formulation of Large Eddy Simulation.  Such awards are very competitive, and it is a terrific recognition of Assad's work, and it brings great honor to the Department.

This is the second very prestigious award for Assad this year.  He also received a Department of Energy Early Career Principal Investigator Award for his work on modeling highly nonlinear, complex phenomena that exhibit multiple spatial and temporal scales.

BME Reunion Gala/20th Senior Project Conference

May 5-6, 2005

Join fellow BME alumni for this two day event! Attend the Senior Project Conference, explore Boston, network and reminisce with friends at the Friday night Reunion Gala.

Expect your formal invitations soon!     Register Now Online!

BU, Others Form Alternative Fuel Consortium (Excerpted from 1/12/05 article in the Boston Business Journal)

Fusion Beaker

Boston University is one of five founders of a national consortium researching acoustic fusion, a possible alternative to oil, gas, coal and nuclear power.

Engineering Professor R. Glynn Holt (AERO/MECH) will participate in the research.

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WORLD'S FASTEST OSCILLATING NANOMACHINE HOLDS PROMISE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, QUANTUM COMPUTING

"Nanotechnology leapt into the realm of quantum mechanics this past winter when an antenna-like sliver of silicon one-tenth the width of a human hair oscillated in a lab in a Boston University basement. With two sets of protrusions, much like the teeth from a two-sided comb or the paddles from a rowing shell, the antenna not only exhibits the first quantum nanomechanical motion but is also the world's fastest moving nanostructure. "

A team of Boston University physicists led by Assistant Professor Pritiraj Mohanty developed the nanomechanical oscillator.

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RESEARCH BRIEFS

Boston University has a well-deserved reputation for excellence in research in a wide range of disciplines and a demonstrated commitment to fostering innovative interdisciplinary research.

Saturn's Aurora Defy Scientists' Expectations

Feb. 16, 2005 BU Press Release

Aurora on Saturn behave in ways different from how scientists have thought possible for the last 25 years, according to new research by a team of astronomers led by John Clarke, a professor in BU's Department of Astronomy and in the department's Center for Space Physics. The team's findings have overturned theories about how Saturn's magnetosphere behaves and how its aurora are generated. Their results will be published in the February 17 issue of Nature .

Miniature Magnometers

by Joan Schwartz, BU Bridge, 2/18/05

Joshua Semeter (ENG '92, '97), an ENG assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Makhlouf Redjdal , an electrical and computer engineering research associate, are developing a new magnetometer, small and light enough to fly easily in space and sensitive enough to compete with the much bulkier fluxgate magnetometers that are the current industry standard

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Assessing Tiny Building Blocks

by Joan Schwartz, BU Bridge, 2/18/05

First discovered in 1991, carbon nanotubes have become one of the most important building blocks of nanotechnology. Combining the strength of diamonds with the conductivity of graphite, carbon nanotubes can be envisioned as a sheet of graphite (a lattice of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal pattern) rolled into an incredibly thin cylinder one 30-thousandth the diameter of a human hair.

Anna Swan , an ENG research assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is developing new methods to measure the optical and electronic properties of individual nanotubes.

3-D Without the Glasses

by Joan Schwartz, BU Bridge, 2/4/05

CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasound images have transformed medicine, producing high-quality, detailed pictures that allow physicians to see inside the body to diagnose problems and guide surgery and other medical interventions. Although the data gathered is three-dimensional, current technologies produce only two-dimensional images.

Janusz Konrad , an ENG associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is working on a new technology to allow doctors to see lifelike full-color, three-dimensional images derived from data from current medical imaging technologies. Called automultiscopic display, the technology combines sophisticated data processing with enhanced hardware.

Also involved are Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Professor Pierre Dupont and Biomedical Engineering Professor David Mountain, and the BU Scientific Computing and Visualization Group.

CHECK IT OUT! Find out more about each department's research:

For University-wide research visit: www.bu.edu/research

Perfect Interview

New Career Development software package helps with interview prep

The Office of Career Development recently acquired a new addition called Perfect Interview.

Perfect Interview is an innovative multimedia software package complete with over 1,500 interview questions, answers, and hints, which have all been professionally produced on digital video.  After logging on, the user specifies the type and length of interview that he or she wants to practice.  Specific question categories can also be selected.  The interview begins and the questions appear on the computer screen in full-motion video and sound.  The user must answer on the spot, just like in a real interview.

A digital video webcam automatically records and plays back the user's response, providing immediate feedback of how he or she might appear to a prospective employer.

Contact Career Development at (617) 353-5731 or email engcareer@bu.edu

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Alumni Event - BU v. BC Hockey January 15, 2005

ENG alumni and guests attended our Alumni Hockey Night in beautiful new Agganis Arena. Although the Terriers lost to the BC Eagles, everyone had a great time!

Agganis Area

ENG Alumni at the pregame reception.

Battling for the puck

Alumni Event - An Evening with the Stars

Wednesday, February 2, 2005

SMG and ENG alumni combined and took over BU's Coit Observatory for a captivating talk by Astronomy Professor Michael Mendillo and mingling over appetizers before trying their luck at deciphering the sky.

CAS Astronomy and ENG Professor Michael Mendillo explores the mysteries of the stars with SMG and ENG alumni.

Alumni Event -

ENG Alumni Ski Event at Nashoba Valley

February 26, 2005

Our thanks to Alan Fletcher, ENG 1960 alumnus and owner of Nashoba Valley, for generously welcoming ENG alums and their guests for yet another year! We had a record turnout, more than doubling the number that came in 2004, and everyone had a great time!!

Engineering alums enjoyed a full afternoon and evening of skiing, boarding or tubing including free lift tickets and equipment rentals. Thanks Al!

Distinguished Alumni Awards!!

The College of Engineering needs you! - If you know someone who you think should be considered for a Distinguished Alumni Award, Nominate them!

Awards are presented at the Dean's Alumni Reception and Awards Dinner during Reunion weekend in the following categories:

Service to Alma Mater

Service to Community

Service to Profession

Send an email to engalum@bu.edu; mail to 44 Cummington Street, Rm 114 Boston, MA 02215; or fax to 617-358-2728. 

Describe which award you feel they should receive and why.

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Pancake Breakfast and Maple Sugaring Tour!

April 23, 2005

Parker's Maple Barn

Mason, NH

11am tour, breakfast to follow

$12.95 adults

$8.95 kids

(includes tour, tax and tip!)

Back by popular demand! Join fellow ENG alumni at the Maple Barn for the Parker's famous hearty pancake breakfast and tour of the traditional maple sugar house operations.

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Alumni Wine Tasting

Satuday June 25, 2005

Chatham, MA

Join the College of Engineering and alumnus Nick Lippis (ENG '84) as he opens his home in Chatham, MA to host our Alumni Wine Tasting event!

Come and enjoy a fantastic summer afternoon with a glass of wine and the company of friends!

4th Annual Excellence in Engineering Golf Tournament

NOTE CHANGE IN DATE/PLACE FROM ORIGINAL EMAIL

October 3, 2005

Join fellow ENG alumni for our annual golf tournament in support of the Excellence in Engineering Fund.  

This year we will be playing at the Woodland Country Club, a private course located in Auburndale, MA.

Further details on these events will be communicated as it becomes available.

Visit the Alumni Benefits Page to find out about great benefits that you can receive just by being an alum!

Many of the benefits require the use of your alumni card. 

Request a replacement card.

Boston University has created a new affinity credit card partnership with U.S. Bank that generates donations to BU each time a new card is activated and again each time that card is used, according to a release.

Meg Goldberg Umlas , executive director of alumni relations at BU, said in a statement the new BU card rewards users with points, low rates and assorted perks. "Plus, it's the only credit card that will help fund alumni, student and athletic programs," said Goldberg .

Alumni will have access to a variety of credit cards offered through this U.S. Bank partnership, including one that earns reward points that can be redeemed for gift certificates, merchandise, cash and travel rewards.

**Other BU affinity cards no longer support the University.

Support from our alumni is essential to keeping BU on the leading edge of higher education.  Alumni donations to the ENG Fund will assist the College of Engineering in enhancing the programs and projects that directly benefit our students - tomorrow's leaders of technology and society.

We hope you will consider making a gift today by using our secure online form.  Your generosity has a very real and vital impact on the College of Engineering's continued success.

If you have any questions regarding your donation, please contact Davi Axinn, Alumni Officer for the College of Engineering, at 617-358-0500 or daxinn@bu.edu

As a special privilege, Boston University's Corporate Education Center (BUCEC) is offering alumni a 20% discount on its information technology and project management seminar and certificate programs.

Topics include: Microsoft, Oracle, SQL, Cisco, Citrix, LInux/UNIX, Java/J2EE/Websphere, security, wireless, business analysis, and project management.

To learn more about this 20% BU Alumni offer (offer code: BUCEC 27.5), contact 1-800-BU-TRAIN or visit the BUCEC web site at www.butrain.com

Alumni Job Resource:

Are you an alum that graduated 3 or more years ago?

Are you currently looking for employment?

If you answered "Yes" to these two questions, check out the Career Development Office's Job Postings Link.

Each position is listed for 3 months and can only be accessed with a BU Login or Alumni Link account.

For additional information, contact the Career Development Office at (617) 353-5731 or email engcareer@bu.edu

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