Summer Research Fellowships Announced
Thanks to generous alumni, undergrads are working as full-time lab researchers this summer.
Proposal to Push Space Junk to “Graveyard Orbit” Earns BU Duo First Prize in National Contest
Two BU ENG seniors devised a realistic way to jettison space junk.
Photos from the 2024 ASM Materials Experience.
On May 20, 2024, Boston University hosted the ASM Materials Experience, a free, one-day program. BU graduate students and other volunteers put together a fun-filled day to help high school students experience the world of materials science and engineering through modules on cryogenics, 3D printing, and more.
BU Societal Engineers Pitching at Blue Skies
For the second year in a row, two of the eight finalist teams at the annual NASA Blue Skies collegiate competition come from Boston University.
Students design healthcare solutions for the underserved
The Biomedical Engineering Society, in collaboration with Bioengineering Technology & Entrepreneurship Center (BTEC), hosted the second annual BTEC x BMES Design-A-Thon on April 27th. The design challenged students to developing a product or service that will yield positive health outcomes for, and/or increase access, to healthcare technologies in underserved communities.
Algae Fuel Cell Tops Imagineering Competition
With a cross-disciplinary team, a LEAP student develops his childhood dream into a promising power source
The Bold World of Marcus Wachira
Wachira’s ENG studies helped him flesh out the technological scaffolding of the sci-fi devices in his new book, which reached a top-20 list on Amazon.
“The Hub of the Robotics Universe”
RASTIC is a state-of-the-art facility where students can design, build, and test a range of robotic solutions to real-world problems
Seeing Themselves in STEM
BU hosted kids from across the city for a STEM fair, showing them the educational and career opportunities available in science and tech.
A New Way of Learning
Undergrads from across the country come to the BU Photonics Center for an NSF summer research experience program. This fall, these five returned to BU full-time.