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Prof. Coskun earns two awards and two major grants in computing research By Gabriella McNevin Energy-efficient computing expert Professor Ayse Coskun was most recently recognized with grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Sandia National Laboratories, a best paper award, and an early career award. NSF awarded the interdisciplinary team led by Prof. Coskun […]
Neurophotonics Center: Advancing Understanding of the Brain
New BU entity will have faculty from both campuses By Mike Seele, originally published in BU Today on 5/12/17 The understanding of the human brain has leaped forward in recent years, with the help of the emerging field of neurophotonics, a noninvasive, light-based technology that allows scientists to study the brain’s functioning in real time. Boston University has […]
New Kilachand Center Links Key Research Disciplines
Discoveries will be fueled by collaboration and a record $115 million gift By BU Today staff. Photos by Janice Checchio. Originally published on 9/14/17 With a powerful boost from the largest gift in its history, Boston University on Thursday officially opened the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering, a state-of-the-art research facility that brings together […]
Douglas Densmore named top-five innovator in DAC’s Under 40 Awards
By Amy Pollard (GRS ’19) The Design Automation Conference names the top 5 young, global innovators in the field of electronic design automation (EDA). This year, Associate Professor Douglas Densmore is one of two academic researchers to receive the honor. Densmore’s primary appointment is in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is a founding […]
Sahar Sharifzadeh Wins U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Award
By Amy Pollard (GRS ’19) Professor Sahar Sharifzadeh received an Early Career Research Award from the U.S. Department of Energy. Sharifzadeh, a noteworthy expert on nanoelectronics, will bring together concepts from Physics, MSE and ECE to further the understanding of the optoelectronic properties of nanomaterials. The award funds a 5-year research project focused on understanding […]
Michelle Sander publishes groundbreaking research in Analyst
By Amy Pollard (GRS ’19) Boston University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty members continue to advance their respective fields of research. Recently, a discovery by Professor Michelle Sander (ECE, MSE), with a potential for profound impact on materials characterization, was featured on the front cover of the June edition of Analyst. Professor Sander […]
New Targets to Treat Type 1 Diabetes
Chemist and Material Scientist Arturo Vegas receives $2 million NIH grant to develop therapies that intervene at early stage of Type 1 diabetes.
Scientists asking for space in local yards to improve space weather forecasting
By Phillip Sitter | This article was originally published in News Tribune in Jefferson City, MO on August 9, 2017. In an effort to improve space weather forecasting capabilities, researchers from Boston University are seeking a few Mid-Missourians willing to lend some space in their yards to measure the ionic response to Aug. 21’s total solar eclipse. Ionization is […]
Dal Negro Publishes Cross-Disciplinary Research in Scientific Reports
By Amy Pollard (GRS, ’19) Professor Luca Dal Negro’s cross-disciplinary research leads to a discovery that will improve technology with many applications, including solar cells and photodetectors for next generation of integrated cameras and distributed sensors. Professor Dal Negro’s findings are published in Scientific Reports. The article, titled “Fractional Transport of Photons in Deterministic Aperiodic Structures,” is […]
ECE Hires Faculty to Expand Interdisciplinary Research in Bioengineering & Chemistry
By Amy Pollard (GRS, ’19) Boston University Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering welcomes two new faculty to its ranks, Professor Ji-Xin Cheng and Professor Chen Yang. Cheng and Yang bring years of expertise in teaching and interdisciplinary research to the department. Cheng, who received the 1st honorary title of Moustakas Chair Professor of Photonics […]