Switching Gears: Jessica Gimbel (ENG’19)
Jessica Gimbel isn’t someone you can call unmotivated–a part-time nurse, LEAP student, and Zapotec intern, she’s just beginning her mechanical engineering journey. By Shruti Bhiwandiwala Nursing didn’t really have a big role to play in Gimbel’s decision to pursue engineering. The driving force was her interest in renewable energy; something she was able to […]
Stories in Space
By Shruti Bhiwandiwala 2018 has already been a big year for Prof. Brian Walsh. Following a successful collaboration with the University of Miami on a launch at Poker Flat, Alaska, he’s now preparing for the ANDESITE launch, scheduled to happen in the near future. The journey behind the University of Miami launch goes back […]
Behind BU Bold: MechE’s Role in the Climate Action Plan
For BUMechE professor Michael Gevelber, the Climate Action Plan has been a project 10 years in the making. By Shruti Bhiwandiwala Prof. Gevelber (ME, MSE, SE) who offered energy audit courses for five years starting in 2008, worked with a team of students in Spring 2017 to formulate the research that would help build Boston […]
Design, Engineer, Iterate, Build: The Ian Schon (ENG’12) Story
When it comes to your career path, Ian Schon (ENG’12) advises students to think like engineers – formulate a hypothesis, map your trajectory, and think critically. Being a product designer came naturally to Schon, who always liked to make stuff since a young age. “My grandfather was an engineer, and he has this great […]
DXL-3 Sounding Rocket: Successful launch on January 19
The DXL-3 sounding rocket launched out of the Poker Flat Research Range in Alaska on a Black Brant 9 in the early hours of January 19. The launch is led by the University of Miami, with BU contributing to the science and modeling efforts of the mission, with Cusp Modeling supporting the launch. You can […]
MechE Asst. Prof. Emily Ryan Receives 2017 Scialog Fellowship
In November, Assistant Professor Emily Ryan (ME, MSE) was awarded the 2017 Scialog Fellowship for Advanced Energy Storage, along with some of the nation’s finest researchers in the field. With the Scialog initiative, the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) – which awards these fellowships – aims to encourage collaborations between theorists and experimentalists. At […]
Oliver McRae (ENG’19) takes his research to the CDC
What first began as a foray into the world of biology quickly changed into mechanical engineering for graduate student Oliver McRae (ENG’19). His time at BUMechE and as a student researcher in Prof. Jacy Bird’s Fluid Lab have landed him a sought-after NSF internship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Cincinnati, […]
Prof. Douglas Holmes works on “slender structures”
What can engineers learn from observing the physics of a slinky? The popular toy is just one example of an object that inspired BU professor Douglas Holmes (ME, MSE) to find ways to harness instability for advanced functions. According to Prof. Holmes, these “slender structures”- next generation materials that bend or warp – will involve […]