Coskun Selected to Attend the National Academy of Engineering’s 2019 Symposium
Associate Professor Ayse Coskun was selected as one of 87 innovative early-career engineers to participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering symposium on September 25-27 in North Charleston, South Carolina.
ENG Recognized as Leader in Diversity Action
The College of Engineering has been recognized by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) as a leader in inclusive excellence as a part of ASEE’s Diversity Recognition Program.
Stepp Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Associate Professor Cara Stepp has been honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government to science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.
Bishop Lands Grant from Sony to Develop Novel Magnetometer
Professor David Bishop has been awarded a $100,000 research grant from Sony Electronics to further develop a novel, ultra-sensitive and contactless magnetometer to be used for anything from location sensing to heart monitoring.
BU’s Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers Thrives
Remi Shittu (ENG ’19) was recruited into the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) at BU early in her freshman year. This past academic year and her senior year, she was president of the chapter. Her leadership pushed the group to create new programs and recruit many more members, resulting in the chapter winning more awards than any other in their region last year.
New Center for Multiscale and Translational Mechanobiology Announced
The College of Engineering has established a new Center for Multiscale and Translational Mechanobiology (CMTM) that will facilitate new research projects between faculty from ENG, the College of Arts and Sciences, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and BU Medical School.
Professor Emeritus Richard Vidale Mourned
Professor Emeritus Richard Francis Vidale (ECE), a long-time faculty member, died on May 17 at the age of 83. Vidale was a professor of systems and computer engineering at BU for 37 years, and was the first chair of the Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering Department (as it was formerly known) from 1970 to 1981, […]
ENG Grads Hear Ways to Embrace the Concept of the Societal Engineer
The Societal Engineer is a well-known concept within the College of Engineering at BU, and was the theme of this year’s undergraduate and graduate Commencement Exercises. At separate ceremonies, more than 750 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees were awarded to the Class of 2019.
Portable Water Purifier ‘Blue Life’ Wins Imagineering Competition
The Imagineering Competition invites undergraduates to submit extracurricular projects that showcase their creativity and entrepreneurial capabilities for a chance to win cash prizes and develop their project further. The winning project this year is called Blue Life, a portable, hand-crank-powered water purifier that uses UVc LED lights to purify water. He came up with the idea after traveling to Kenya, where access to clean water can be a problem especially for some nomadic tribes.
Four ENG Professors Receive CAREER Awards
Assistant Professors Brian Walsh, Michelle Sander, Sahar Sharifzadeh and Lei Tian have all received Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation.