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CBS News: BURPG Teaches Roxbury Students
ROXBURY (CBS) – Inspiring the next generation of rocket scientists and astronauts, and it all happened in school today. The unique lesson brought together college students, and third graders. And that made for an exciting day, reaching for the stars. “In 10 years you guys could be designing rocket engines,” Doug Lescarbeau from the Boston University Rocket Propulsion Group told the 9-year-olds at the Mendell Elementary School in Roxbury.
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Hearts, Minds, and Microbubbles
MechE Associate Prof. Tryone Porter and BU Sargent College's Kathleen Morgan are joining forces to develop technology to prevent tiny strokes that cause vascular dementia. Their solution uses a novel system of “microbubbles”—tiny bubbles of inert gas smaller than capillaries—along with a focused ultrasound beam to help push the drug into a very specific part of the body: the large blood vessels next to the heart.
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College Establishes New Center for Autonomous and Robotics Systems
The College of Engineering has established a new, interdisciplinary Center for Autonomous and Robotics Systems (CARS) that will build upon the expertise and experience of the current faculty and advanced facilities. Professor Calin Belta (ME, SE, ECE), who heads up the Boston University (BU) Robotics Laboratory, has been appointed the inaugural director of the Center. Belta says that CARS is a natural expansion of the Robotics Lab; the Center will allow the scope of research to broaden with increased funding, the addition of outside collaborators, and increased internal collaboration.
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McLean nonprofit luncheon showcases "bubble expert"
Dr. James Bird, an assistant professor at Boston University’s College of Engineering, is fully aware that most people think of bubbles as child’s play, rather than as a potential subject for serious scientific study. The 2004 Fulbright Fellowship recipient has devoted his academic career to studying bubbles and drops, so he hopes to open a few more people’s minds to the possible real-world applications of his research as the keynote speaker for the Center for Excellence in Education’s annual Congressional luncheon in the District on Apr. 18.
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Ending the Era of the Single-Discipline Engineer
Product developers used to depend on a primary engineering discipline to realize a design. For example, automobile manufacturers use to rely largely on mechanical engineers to design their products. More recently, companies have needed to hire a blend of software, computer, electrical mechanical and systems engineers for cars, particularly electric ones. Increasingly, the most innovative products rely both on an interdisciplinary approach and the use of massive amounts of data to support product development and operation.
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Student Profile: Kali Hamilton (Leap)
To peers in her engineering courses, Kali Hamilton (ENG) appears to be just another undergrad. The difference? Kali already holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Pennsylvania. The California native came to BU to join one of the only programs of its kind in the nation: LEAP.
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Xin Zhang to Deliver DeLisi Lecture
To recognize their contributions to engineering and society, Professor Xin Zhang (ME, ECE, BME, MSE) is the recipient of this year’s Charles DeLisi Award and Lecture, and Assistant Professor Wilson Wong (BME) has received the Early Career Excellence Award.
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