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ME faculty Xin Zhang Named William Fairfield Warren Professor
On September 23, Boston University President Melissa Gilliam and Provost Colin Duckett announced five new William Fairfield Warren professorships, three of whom are ENG faculty: David Boas, Ji-Xin Cheng, and Xin Zhang. More
BU Student Engineers Featured on Boston 25 News
The students used their engineering know-how to empower a rural Kenyan community with access to clean water. More
At 2026 Catalyst Summit, A Focus on Everyday Health
"Our bodies are not working in snapshots. They are generating information continuously, and transmitting that information in signals. What has changed is our growing ability to detect those signals continuously." More
Ignition Awards for Research That Might Reduce Knee Pain, Propel Underwater Robots, and More
The innovative projects earned funding and support on their way to making the leap from the lab to the real world. More
Shark-like Design for AVs Garners Reidy Professorship
Raayai-Ardakani weaves together novel, nature-inspired designs and fluid mechanics to improve the aerodynamic performance of unmanned vehicles More
Design, Build, Drive: Meet Terrier Motorsport
BU student engineers built a full-size, working, all-electric automobile capable of zipping around a track for 44 kilometers, or navigating a slalom course. More
Improving access to life-saving health care
Led by Associate Professor Sheila Russo (ME, MSE) and Associate Professor Tommaso Ranzani (ME, MSE), BU's role is to develop a smarter catheter—a thin tube that combines multiple functions into one tool, a kind of Swiss Army knife for stroke treatment. More
This Terrier Spent the Summer Interning at a Golf Ball Plant
Shervin Boostani (ENG’27), a native of Newton, Mass., spent this summer as an advanced mechanical engineering intern at Titleist Ball Plant 3 in New Bedford, Mass. The facility produces balls used by PGA champions and weekend golfers alike. The company is also a leader in the manufacture of golf clubs and golf gear. More
Toward Materials That Know How to Handle Noise
Abigail Plummer earned an NSF CAREER award to develop an advanced tool kit that might someday be used to build the next generation of intelligent materials. More
IGS Summer Fellows Advance Sustainability Research Projects
These fellows, who come from diverse backgrounds and fields, are united in their focus on fostering environmental sustainability and social welfare. More