$3.3M Awarded to ENG Researchers under NIH BRAIN Initiative
Their research proposal has three specific aims, but overall plans to deliver a systematic understanding of the effects of a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, ultrasound neuromodulation.
Treating Tumors with Light and Sound
In lumpectomy surgeries, operations where a (usually cancerous) lump is removed from the breast, many small, early-stage tumors can’t be felt by hand during an exam, which makes them difficult to locate during surgery. For tumors like these, a doctor typically inserts a thin guide wire, less than a millimeter wide, into the breast before the […]
ECE Professor Elected as OSA Fellow
The Optical Society of America (OSA) has elevated Professor Ji-Xin Cheng (ECE) to the rank of fellow for his outstanding contributions to invention and development of label-free optical spectroscopic imaging technologies with groundbreaking applications to biology, medicine and materials science.
ENG Researchers Win $1.5M Department of Energy Grant
Three ENG researchers, Assistant Professor Mary Dunlop, Assistant Professor Wilson Wong, and Professor Ji-Xin Cheng, were awarded a three-year, $1.5M Department of Energy grant to develop technology to better understand and measure the synthesis of biofuels in living cells.
Cheng is Inaugural Moustakas Professor in Photonics and Optoelectronics
Upon Professor Ji-Xin Cheng’s (ECE, BME) appointment to the College of Engineering last summer, he was named the inaugural holder of the endowed Theodore Moustakas Professorship in Photonics and Optoelectronics.
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 […]