NSF Grant to Help BU PhD Students Attack Climate Change
The research traineeship grant will help PhD students collaborate on new ways to convert and store sustainable energy.
Engineered heart tissue. Driverless cars. Precision agriculture. Rockets. Are you in? These advancements and countless others are part of the tidal wave of progress happening here and now at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. With a focus on interdisciplinary thinking, you will be at the forefront exploring new areas such as nanotechnology, autonomous systems, additive manufacturing, sustainability and cube satellites. You will be constantly inspired by the best and brightest thinking as you meet the demands of an ever-changing world.
For the past two years, Sanika D. Barve has been studying how different types of fabric rings—some twisted, some simply wrapped—help people carry a variety of loads on their heads, from heavy pots of water to ever-shifting bags of rice.
The research traineeship grant will help PhD students collaborate on new ways to convert and store sustainable energy.
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