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From its roots fostering the invention of the telephone to the innovation that made the blue LED possible, the Boston University College of Engineering has remained at the cutting edge of contemporary technology. The College's signature spirit of collaboration allows faculty and students to transcend traditional academic exploration and interact across disciplines, producing innovations in advanced materials, bioengineering, micro- and nano-systems, sensors and imaging, and networks and systems.
As breeding grounds for engineering advancement, the laboratories and research centers at the College of Engineering attract faculty from throughout Boston University. Students and faculty spanning all departments and disciplines are working together to advance the scientific understanding of how the world works and discover new technologies that will have a positive impact on society.
Major Laboratories
- Advanced Materials Process Control Laboratory
- Collins Laboratory
- Auditory Biophysics & Simulation Laboratory
- Biomedical Microdevices & Microenvironments Laboratory
- Biomolecular Systems Laboratory
- Broadband Wireless Communications Laboratory
- Computer Architecture & Automated Design Laboratory
- Control of Discrete Event Systems (CODES) Laboratory
- Fields & Tissues Laboratory
- Intelligent Mechatronics Laboratory
- Lab for Engineering Education & Development
- Laboratory for Microsystems Technology
- Laboratory for Nanometer Scale Engineering
- Motor Unit Laboratory
- Multi-Dimensional Signal Processing Laboratory
- Natural Sounds & Neural Coding Laboratory
- Neuronal Dynamics Laboratory
- Optical Characterization & Nanophotonics Laboratory
- Precision Engineering Research Laboratory
- Quantum Imaging Laboratory
Major Research Centers
- BioMolecular Engineering Research Center
- Center for BioDynamics
- Center for Computational Science
- Center for Information & Systems Engineering
- Center for Nanoscience & Nanobiotechnology
- Center for Space Physics
- Center for Subsurface Sensing & Imaging Systems
- Fraunhofer Center for Manufacturing Innovation
- Hearing Research Center
- Neuromuscular Research Center
- Photonics Center
- Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center