Team of Researchers Awarded $1M Department of Energy Contract

A team of College of Engineering researchers has won a $1 million contract from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to develop COSSY (Computational Occupancy Sensing SYstem), a system of sensors that can estimate the number of people in a room and adjust air flow in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) appropriately, with the goal of saving energy.

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 […]

Career Development Awards Go to Seven Junior Faculty

Professorships will support research ranging from education to technology and nanomaterials by Joel Brown, BU Today Since arriving at BU a year ago, Travis Bristol, a School of Education assistant professor of curriculum and teaching, has been immersed in teaching and in researching the roles of race and gender in education, particularly policies and practices aimed […]