ENG’s Xin Zhang Is BU’s 2018 Innovator of the Year, First Woman Chosen
Cited for translational research on use of metamaterials in MRI, acoustic technologies Xin Zhang, a College of Engineering professor, is the ninth faculty member to receive the BU Innovator of the Year award. Photo by Cydney Scott 10.24.2018 By Joel Brown Originally Featured on BU Today Xin Zhang is well-known for her pioneering work with […]
New Self-Lubricating Condom Would Revolutionize Safe Sex
Other than adding flavors and colors, it’s been nearly 50 years since a major advancement in the design of condoms. BU researchers may have changed that.
Treating Tumors with Light and Sound
In lumpectomy surgeries, operations where a (usually cancerous) lump is removed from the breast, many small, early-stage tumors can’t be felt by hand during an exam, which makes them difficult to locate during surgery. For tumors like these, a doctor typically inserts a thin guide wire, less than a millimeter wide, into the breast before the […]
Taking His Time: Ian Schon (ENG’12) makes analog watches in a digital world
In the video above, watch as Ian Schon (ENG’12) makes watches in his Allston studio. A mechanical engineer, he opened Schon Horology earlier this year to sell wristwatches he designs and makes himself.
The Bright Idea That Sparked More Bright Ideas
Engineers solve grand challenges by forming interdisciplinary centers
Breast Cancer Beacon
New device could make lumpectomies faster and more precise
ECE Professor Elected as OSA Fellow
The Optical Society of America (OSA) has elevated Professor Ji-Xin Cheng (ECE) to the rank of fellow for his outstanding contributions to invention and development of label-free optical spectroscopic imaging technologies with groundbreaking applications to biology, medicine and materials science.
Distinguished Alumni Awards Honor Three ENG Grads
The College of Engineering honored three alumni for their career achievements and for the support they have given their alma mater and community during BU Alumni Weekend ceremony in September. After a welcoming address from Dean Kenneth R. Lutchen, two current students introduced the three 2018 honorees – Larry Leszczynski (BME ’85, ’87), Anne Hines (BME ’85) and Tonie Leatherberry (ME ’85).
BME Student Named Finalist in 2018 Collegiate Inventors Competition
The National Inventors Hall of Fame has named Jang Hwan Cho, a BME graduate student, as a finalist in this year’s Collegiate Inventors Competition.
BME Professor Irving Bigio receives the 2018 Evans Center IBR Excellent Research Collaborator Award
BME Professor Irving Bigio is being recognized by the Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, at the BU School of Medicine, for his extensive collaborations, over the years, with a variety of researchers and clinical practitioners at BUMC, fueled by funding from a number of NIH grants and sponsored research agreements with industry. These research […]