Close up: Collegiate Inventors Winner Ning Mao
2017 Collegiate Inventors Competition graduate student gold winner Ning Mao (ENG’17) won $10,000 for her invention Engineered Probiotics, an engineered safe bacterium that inhibits the progression of a cholera infection. It provides early detection and helps contain spread of the disease. The technology could be adapted to fight other types of bacterial infections. Photo by […]
Robot Boats and Drug Subs
ENG prof and students developing autonomous boats to find drug traffickers 09.28.2017 By David Levin. Video by Devin Hahn Originally published in BU Today In 2016, US antidrug agents intercepted a strange vessel off the California coast: a homemade fiberglass submarine. Inside, the small craft was packed to the brim with 12,800 pounds of cocaine, […]
NIH Director Touts Research by BME Professor
Creative Minds: Rapid Testing for Antibiotic Resistance By Dr. Francis Collins, Director, NIH | Originally posted on NIH Director’s Blog The term “freeze-dried” may bring to mind those handy MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) consumed by legions of soldiers, astronauts, and outdoor adventurers. But if one young innovator has his way, a test that features freeze-dried […]
New Sensors for Smart Lighting
Responsive sensors aim to improve human health and lighting efficiency Thomas Little, professor of electrical and computer engineering and associate director of the Center for Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications (LESA), in his laboratory at the BU Photonics Center. By Caitlin Bird. Photos by Jackie Ricciardi. Imagine sitting in a secluded corner of a college […]
Tuesday, February 21: Former Google Executive presents talk titled “How to Become a Star Performer in Tech”
Tuesday, February 21 | 7-9pm Boston University Law Auditorium 765 Commonwealth Ave Free and Open to the Public Click to Register Every star shines in her own way, and there are many factors in common among the star performers. Drawn from his performance experience at Google and interview with executives in top-notch tech companies, Richard […]
ENG Key Partner in Newly Announced $80 Million Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Manufacturing USA Institute
The College of Engineering has been selected as a key partner in a major, federally supported initiative aimed at creating a new industry that may one day manufacture living tissue and organs at scale for rapid delivery to patients. The US Department of Defense has funded a nation-wide consortium of government, academia and industry, known […]
New MS in ECE to train new generation of agile, adaptable engineers
by Emily Wade The digital revolution has shifted and blurred the once-rigid boundaries between electrical engineering (EE) and computer engineering (CE). As cities and environments become smarter, virtual reality becomes part of daily life, devices become more connected, and cybersecurity vaults to the forefront of global awareness, engineers need skills from both EE and CE […]
Worth More: BU Engineering Ranked #8 in Mid-Career Salary
by Emily Wade Engineering has a reputation for being a lucrative major, but Boston University College of Engineering graduates experience an even greater return on their investment, according to a new report. PayScale, the world’s largest database of individual salary profiles, has ranked the Boston University College of Engineering #8 in its annual list of […]
New MS in Product Design & Manufacture Addresses 21st Century Needs
by Emily Wade Advanced interdisciplinary training in modern processes The College of Engineering announces a new MS degree that will prepare students broadly for a career in product design and production. The primary goal is to create a cadre of engineers who have the talent and training needed to generate compelling new ideas—as well as […]