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Photonics Professor Siddharth Ramachandran Named IEEE Fellow
Photonics Professor Siddharth Ramachandran was named an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer (IEEE) Fellow. Read more.
Photonics Professor Ji-Xin Cheng’s Post Doc Dr. Jie Hui Awarded SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship
Photonics Center Professor Ji-Xin Cheng’s Post Doc Dr. Jie Hui was recently awarded the prestigious SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship to work on light-based approaches to treat MRSA-related diseases. Read more.
Photonics Professor Ji-Xin Cheng and Assistant Professor Xue Han Awarded NIH Brain Initiative Grant
Photonics Professor Ji-Xin Cheng and Photonics Assistant Professor Xue Han were awarded a $3.3M grant under the NIH Brain Initiative. Read more.
Photonics Assistant Professor Jerry Chen Awarded High-Risk, High-Reward New Innovator Award by NIH
Photonics Assistant Professor Jerry Chen was awarded a $2.5 million New Innovator Award by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the neural code of the brain. This award is one of four high-risk, high-reward research awards presented by the NIH each year. Read more
Photonics Professor Xin Zhang Named BU’s 2018 Innovator of the Year
Photonics Professor Xin Zhang was named Boston University’s 2018 Innovator of the Year recipient for her exemplary research on metamaterials. The full article in BU Today is available here.
Photonics Professor Ji-Xin Cheng Awarded $1.5M Department of Energy Grant
Photonics Professor Ji-Xin Cheng, along with two fellow BU BME Professors, was recently awarded $1.5M Department of Energy grant to study biofuel synthesis. The full article on this topic, written by the BU College of Engineering, is available here.
Photonics Professor Ji-Xin Cheng Elected OSA Fellow
The Moustakas Professor in Optics and Photonics, Ji-Xin Cheng, was elected an OSA fellow for his outstanding contributions to the field. The full article on this topic, written by the BU Electrical and Computer Engineering department, is available here.
Photonics Faculty Involvement in NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) and BU Neurophotonics Highlighted in BU College of Engineering Article
Photonics faculty Professor David Bishop and David Boas’ involvement in National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center and BU Neurophotonics Center was recently highlighted in a BU College of Engineering article. The full article is available here.
BU Photonics Professor Ji-Xin Cheng’s Research Aims to Make Advances in Breast Cancer Outcomes
BU Photonics Professor Ji-Xin Cheng’s research aims to make advances in breast cancer outcomes. The full article, written by BU Today, is available here.
BU Photonics Center to Host 22nd Annual Photonics Center Symposium on Frontiers of Cardiac Tissue Engineering on November 29, 2018
The Boston University Photonics Center will host the 22nd annual BU Photonics Center Symposium on Frontiers of Cardiac Tissue Engineering on November 29, 2018 at the Boston University Photonics Center. The symposium will be chaired by Photonics Professor David Bishop. Further details are available here