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Seven ENG Faculty Honored for Real-World Impact Research
The annual Ignition Awards honor innovative BU projects that are ready to make the move toward commercialization, from the research phase to consumer use. Given by... More
A Living Internet of Things
ECE faculty characterize new class of devices, invite participation. More
Shannon Stott appointed as Chair of BME department
Shannon Stott has been named the new Chair of the Biomedical Engineering Department. More
Going Deeper
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng has been awarded a prestigious $2.8M 5-year NIH MIRA grant renewal to continue his pioneering microscopy research. More
Xin Zhang, James Galagan Recognized for World-Changing Ideas
The engineering professors' inventions made the 2025 Fast Company list. More
BU Receives Major Multimillion Dollar NIH Grant for Women’s Health Research
The grant will also spur investment in early-career faculty. More
A Lifelong Passion for Understanding Vision and the Brain
Remembering Professor Lucia Vaina, a brain science pioneer. a brilliant mentor, and one of our original faculty members. More
This Smarter Sound Shield Blocks More Noise—Without Blocking Air
The breakthrough was made possible through the use of phase-gradient metamaterials. More
Curing Heart Attacks, Replacing Diseased Organs—Christopher Chen Is Engineering a Healthier Future
Christopher Chen was a teenager when he first started thinking seriously about what makes the human body such an amazing machine. An avid runner and soccer player, Chen injured his knee, sidelining him from sports for a while. His knee eventually got better on its own, but during this time of convalescence, Chen mused about replacement surgery—even the best materials, developed with the most cutting-edge technology, would eventually break down. If he had needed a knee replacement, he’d need another surgery at some point, and maybe even another after that. More
BME Researchers Top Field in Predicting Protein-Protein Interactions
“Protein-protein interactions help you to figure out the mechanisms of life, and provide important drug targets." More