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Research = Real World Impact

Research at the Boston University College of Engineering creates solutions that will impact people’s lives, from medicine and vaccines to robots and artificial intelligence.

This research requires converging the knowledge and viewpoints of diverse people from multiple disciplines. We have created a strategy that seeks to capitalize on, and accelerate, this transformative approach to engineering innovation and education.

Investing in America’s Future

As Dean Elise Morgan writes, the partnership between universities and the federal government has produced dramatic improvements in our health, safety, and quality of life. Disrupting this compact will threaten America’s economy and standing in the world.

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In the News

Pioneering research and community accomplishments.

With New Technology and Innovative Treatments, BU Cancer Research Is Saving Lives

November 21st, 2025

The inventions of ENG and other BU researchers are being used to help prevent and treat cancer right now.

Meet the Case Scholars

November 19th, 2025

The ENG recipients of BU's prestigious Case Scholarship are working on solutions in the lab, and making engineering education accessible.

BU Engineers Are Helping to Bring Semiconductor Production Back to the US

November 17th, 2025

Ayse Coskun highlights chip technology research at BU.

A Polymer That Defies Nature: The First Molecularly Impermeable Plastic

November 13th, 2025

For decades, scientists believed all plastics shared one unavoidable weakness: no matter how dense or strong, gases could always slip…

Batmanghelich, Ohn-Bar Earn NSF CAREER Awards

November 12th, 2025

The award will propel the research of rising stars in ECE.

Accelerating Progress with Self-Driving Labs

October 30th, 2025

Materials researchers shared successes and challenges with automation.

Building Virtual Laboratories for the Lung

October 24th, 2025

Suki has co-authored what promises to be a foundational text on modeling for pulmonary researchers.

Emily Ryan

Emily Ryan named Duan Family Faculty Fellow

October 24th, 2025

Emily Ryan, (ME, MSE), has been named a Duan Family Faculty Fellow by BU's Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences.

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Engineered for Impact

Three key components define our future—and the future of engineering:

Why BU ENG?

Field-weighted Citation Impact

# 4

# 15

among all private graduate engineering programs in the United States

TOP 20 %

of engineering schools in the United States

$ 150 M

engineering-related research expenditures