ENG’s Xin Zhang Is BU’s 2018 Innovator of the Year, First Woman Chosen
Cited for translational research on use of metamaterials in MRI, acoustic technologies Xin Zhang, a College of Engineering professor, is the ninth faculty member to receive the BU Innovator of the Year award. Photo by Cydney Scott 10.24.2018 By Joel Brown Originally Featured on BU Today Xin Zhang is well-known for her pioneering work with […]
ENG Robotics Programs Listed Among Nation’s Best
Boston University makes the short list of top Robotics Universities, according to Analytics Insight. The Robotics Lab at Boston University’s college of engineering offers three distinct research topics to impart the knowledge of how to program and create robotic automation among its students. Boston University Robotics Lab is a self-contained research facility situated in the Engineering Product Innovation Center (EPIC) on Boston University’s Charles River campus.
Rebecca Khurshid Joins Systems Engineering to Advance the Relationship Between Humans and Robots
Khurshid heads the BU CAIR Laboratory and opens doors to SE graduate students this fall. Systems engineers further CAIR productivity by offering a strong mathematical background to model the complexities of systems consisting of human beings and robots. These models can then be used to generate desired behaviors in a robotic partner.
Duan Wins DARPA Young Faculty Award
Duan’s award will help fund his research into replicating cell-to-cell communication. He is one of the 35 YFA awardees this year and will receive close to $500,000 from DARPA over the next two years to pursue his project and he could receive an additional $500,000 based on the progress of the project.
Shrinking Down Soft Robots
A novel four-step process has been developed by researchers including Assistant Professor Tommaso Ranzani (ME) and Assistant Professor Sheila Russo (ME) to construct microfluidic origami for reconfigurable pneumatic/hydraulic (MORPH) systems. Their work, published in Advanced Materials, details the process and demonstrates its capabilities with the fabrication of a highly complex soft structure.
Professor James “Jacy” Bird Named Early Risers (PRISM Summer 2018 issue)
We are very proud to announce that BUMechE and Materials Professor James “Jacy” Bird was named in PRISM Magazine’s Summer 2018 issue among Early Risers: 20 High-Achieving Researchers and Educators Under 40. Read feature below, Piercing the Mystery of Bubbles. Please join us in congratulating him on this wonderful achievement!
The Beauty and Science of Bubbles
Prof. James Bird (ME, MSE) discusses his research on the scientific significance of bubbles.
College Establishes New Center for Autonomous and Robotics Systems
The College of Engineering has established a new, interdisciplinary Center for Autonomous and Robotics Systems (CARS) that will build upon the expertise and experience of the current faculty and advanced facilities.
When Slower Means Faster
As bacteria grow increasingly resistant to antibiotics, scientists are on the hunt for a fast way test how the bacteria infecting a patient will respond to a particular antibiotic. Professor Kamil Ekinci (ME, MSE), Assistant Professor Chuanhua Duan (ME, MSE) and postdoctoral fellow Vural Kara, along with collaborators from the BU School of Medicine, have developed a new rapid antibiotic susceptibility test that works by measuring the movements of bacteria
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 […]