5 ENG Faculty Featured at Research on Tap
The event showcased some of BU’s star researchers, celebrating how they cross and blur disciplinary boundaries in the pursuit of innovation.
Ignition Awards for ENG Researchers
The awards accelerate the advancement of promising new technology, identifying a pathway to bring a new product to market.
ECE’s Lightbulb Moment: Professor Dall’Anese Brings Sustainable Energy Focus
ECE’s newest Associate Professor, Emiliano Dall’Anese, centers his research on the challenge of implementing renewable energy at scale.
The Race to a Battery-Powered Future
We know that to have a green future, the entire world needs to shift from fossil fuel–generated power to renewable energy. And as countries agree on tripling solar and wind capacity, there are still major hurdles in the plan: one is that existing batteries aren’t good enough.
Abundantly Clear
With $5 mil from the DoE, a BU team works to bring down the cost of green hydrogen.
University hiring must be centrally organized around convergence
Today there is no disagreement that the considerable challenges facing humanity can only be addressed by bringing together expertise from across the academic disciplines. From decarbonizing economies to harnessing AI for the good of society, solutions will require unprecedented levels of creativity and interconnection of traditionally distinct disciplines – which, following others (mostly in STEM fields), I refer to as “convergence”.
FDA Clears Bigio’s Tech for Skin Cancer Detection
Is that an innocent mole or skin cancer? An optical technique pioneered by Irving Bigio could cut the number of missed cancers in half.
Unveiling a New Era of Imaging: BU Engineers Lead Breakthrough Microscopy Techniques
Ji-Xin Cheng and colleagues have made significant advancements in the field of vibrational imaging.
Clearing the Air
For subs, spacecraft and more, Werner is working on a novel material that would capture CO2 in a targeted and efficient way.
Machines and Health
BU engineers are combining their expertise to develop robotic and AI technologies to help solve health problems of all kinds.