z_Faculty | College of Engineering

Three ENG Professors Receive NSF Honors

in *NEWS, Alyssa Pierson, Biomedical Engineering, BME - Biomedical Imaging, BME Neural Engineering, Hadi Nia, Mechanical Engineering, Michael Economo

Michael Economo, Hadi Nia, and Alyssa Pierson received Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance scientific research in their fields. The researchers receiving the awards are also laying the foundation for the next generation of scientists by using the funding to support students and youth educational programs and to diversify STEM. A respected program that is highly competitive, NSF CAREER awards mark a significant achievement for early-career scientists.

Tagged: Alyssa Pierson, Hadi Nia, Michael Economo, NSF, NSF CAREER Award

Aiming to Bring OA to its Knees

in *NEWS, *Research, Biomedical Engineering, Convergent, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Michael Albro, MSE Research

NIH grant enables Albro and team to advance first-in-kind scope for early detection of osteoarthritis.

Tagged: Brian Snyder, Mark Grinstaff, Michael Albro

Royal Society of Chemistry Honors Mark Grinstaff

in *NEWS, Biomedical Engineering, BME - Nanotechnology and Sensing, Mark Grinstaff, Materials Science and Engineering, MSE Research

Professor Mark Grinstaff won the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Centenary Prize in “recognition of brilliance in research and innovation.”

Tagged: Mark Grinstaff

New Artificial Intelligence Program Could Help Treat Hypertension

in *NEWS, *Research, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ioannis Paschalidis, Systems Engineering

New research from Ioannis Paschalidis demonstrates machine learning to increase efficacy in hypertension care.

Hariri Happenings

in *NEWS, Alexander Olshevsky, David Boas, ECE - Bio-ECE and Digital Health, ECE - Data Science and Intelligent Systems, ECE Faculty, ECE Graduate, ECE Research, ECE Students, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Eshed Ohn-Bar, Joshua Semeter, Kayhan Batmanghelich, Prakash Ishwar

The vitality of the partnership between the Hariri Institute and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is reflected in ECE’s strong showing in this year’s Fellows & Focused Research Program Awards.

Tagged: Alexander Olshevsky, awards, convergent research, David Boas, Eshed Ohn-Bar, Faculty Honors, Hariri Focused Research Program Awards, Hariri Graduate Student Fellow, Hariri Institute, Hariri Junior Faculty Fellow, Joshua Semeter, Kayhan Batmanghelich, Prakash Ishwar, research funding, student honors

Dean Kenneth Lutchen Named Interim BU Provost

in *NEWS, Kenneth Lutchen

ENG Dean Kenneth Lutchen will take over as Boston University’s interim provost and chief academic officer on July 1, announced President Robert Brown in a letter to the BU community Wednesday.

Tagged: Elise Morgan, Kenneth Lutchen

Attacking Fatty Buildup at the Source

in *NEWS, *Research, Biomedical Engineering, BME - Nanotechnology and Sensing, Mark Grinstaff, Materials Science and Engineering

A novel nanotechnology promises to be the first therapeutic to directly target the liver in the battle against a disease that afflicts roughly a quarter of the global population.

Tagged: BUnano, Mark Grinstaff, Xue Han

FDA Clears Bionic Pancreas Developed in BU Lab for People with Type 1 Diabetes

in *NEWS, *Research, Biomedical Engineering, BME - Biomedical Imaging, BME Research, Ed Damiano

The iLet Bionic Pancreas, which automates insulin delivery to manage the chronic disease, was invented in Ed Damiano’s biomedical engineering lab—and inspired by his son

Tagged: bionic, edward damiano, pancreas