Are We “Brain Washed” during Sleep?
New study from BU reveals the first-ever images of cerebrospinal fluid washing in and out of the brain during sleep
Twisting Light
Professor Siddharth Ramachandran and his team have discovered a new method, and along with it, a new fiber, that can transmit 24 times the amount of data of any previous single optical fiber.
College Launches Competition to Generate Sustainability Innovations
A new, year-long competition hosted by the College of Engineering and funded by Kimberly Samaha, chief executive officer of Born Global, aims to change the way students are thinking about these types of innovations.
Multiplication by Divisions
Fuel cell use could be one of the best ways to mitigate climate change—fuel cells work like batteries, provide efficient power and don’t emit air pollutants. But there are multiple barriers in research and development before they will be available to a commercial market.
Professor Soumendra Basu (ME, MSE) has been working on fuel cells, but, along with everyone else, was stymied by one of those barriers: the material used on the cell’s cathode was unstable and subject to decomposition. For help, he reached out to Professor Karl Ludwig in the Physics Department.
College Hosts Conference with Higher Education Outreach Program Leaders
BU leads NSF-funded research on program outcomes
The College of Engineering hosted a three-day, National Science Foundation (NSF)—funded conference as part of an early-concept grant for exploratory research (EAGER) from September 23-25 that gathered 37 university outreach administrators, K-12 administrators, university students, educational researchers, and evaluators to discuss ambassador-based, K-12 outreach programs.
Floating to the Top
Imagineering Lab puts on model ship building competition
Ship building is not part of the College of Engineering curriculum, but several teams of students waded into those waters last month when they built model ships and tested them in a competition on the Charles River.
The College of Engineering Announces Three Distinguished Faculty Fellows
Associate Professor James C. Bird (ME, MSE) will be the inaugural holder of the Theo de Winter Distinguished Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor Ahmad ‘Mo’ Khalil (BME) will be the next holder of the Dorf-Ebner Distinguished Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor Bobak Nazer (ECE, SE) will be the next holder of the College of Engineering Distinguished Faculty Fellow.
White Elected President of the Biomedical Engineering Society
He will begin his term as President-Elect in October, following two years as President and a fourth and final year as Past-President.
Distinguished Alumni Awards Honor Two ENG Grads
The College of Engineering honored two of its graduates with Distinguished Alumni Awards during BU Alumni Weekend in September. They were recognized for their career achievements and the support they have given their alma mater and community. Justine Laugharn Laugharn is vice president of finance & administration at Covaris, Inc., which creates tools and […]
Professor Xin Zhang Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
She has been elected in recognition of her research and educational initiatives using microelectromechanical systems and metamaterials to address a wide range of important problems in areas ranging from energy to healthcare to homeland security.