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Course Spotlight: Electromechanical Design (ENG ME360)
Electromechanical Design (ENG ME360) is a core course for all BU undergraduate who is pursuing a Mechanical Engineering (MechE) degree. From designing to building, MechE... More
Siddharth Ramachandran Joins Ranks of AAAS Fellows
The Distinguished Professor of Engineering is being honored for “pioneering contributions to the generation, control, and propagation of singular states of light, enabling applications spanning classical and quantum communications, imaging, and high-power lasers.” More
AI Task Force Report Recommends Critical Embrace of Technology and Cautious Use of AI-Detector Apps
BU Today spoke with the two cochairs of the task force, Yannis Paschalidis, Distinguished Professor of Engineering at the College of Engineering and Wesley J. Wildman, a professor of philosophy, theology, and ethics at the School of Theology, about the new report. More
Ramachandran Named an AAAS Fellow
Ramachandran is being recognized for distinguished achievements throughout a career as a leading scholar in photonics and optics. More
Meet Our Alumna, Brynna Freitag
Coming from a physics background, Brynna Freitag (’19) came to Boston University to pursue a Master of Science (MS) degree in Mechanical Engineering with a... More
BU Mechanical Engineering Welcomes New Faculty Members
The Mechanical Engineering Department at Boston University is thrilled to announce the addition of two new Assistant Professors to our esteemed faculty. We are committed... More
Sean Lubner receives Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award.
Professor Sean Lubner was awarded a prestigious YIP from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. His project, titled "Investigating Coupled Thermal, Mechanical, and Electrical... More
Could Boston Be the Next City to Impose Congestion Pricing?
An ENG-trained traffic expert says the Hub might benefit from congestion pricing, among other measures. More
Vivek Goyal Named a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow
Goyal earned the prestigious honor in part on the strength of his prediction-making algorithms and his ground-breaking imaging technology. More
Speeding the Healing of Wounds in Old Age
With the support of a new $2 million grant from the Hevolution Foundation, Eyckmans’ team will study impaired wound healing through a synthetic biology framework. More
BU mechanical engineering student Sanika D. Barve is studying fabric rings head carriers use
BU mechanical engineering student Sanika D. Barve has been studying how different types of fabric rings help people carry a variety of loads on their heads, from heavy pots of water to ever-shifting bags of rice. More
Newly Appointed Materials Science Engineering Faculty
Welcome to our newly appointed faculty members! Read below to find out about their research interests, their primary appointments and what they are delving into at... More
Ji-Xin Cheng Delivers 2024 DeLisi Lecture
The cutting-edge imaging techniques developed by Cheng have advanced the field and are in use in labs and clinics around the globe. More
Professor Cheng Receives Spectrochemical Analysis Award
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng has been named the recipient of this year’s American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry Spectrochemical Analysis Award. More
Pioneering Pathways
"We need everyone — not just women — to contribute to addressing problems in women’s health." More
Opening Doors
Rhonda Harrison (ENG’98,’04, GRS’04), CEO of Biopharmix Consulting, is working to foster diversity in STEM workplaces and to inspire students. More
The Bold World of Marcus Wachira
Wachira's ENG studies helped him flesh out the technological scaffolding of the sci-fi devices in his new book, which reached a top-20 list on Amazon. More
Bridge Collapse Creates Conversation in BU Structural Mechanics Class
When you teach a college course that’s a mechanical engineering advanced elective called ME309-Structural Mechanics, the shocking collapse of a 47-year-old bridge makes for some pretty interesting classroom discussion. More
Professor Wenchao Li Earns NSF CAREER Award
Professor Li’s project aims to overcome fundamental challenges in Imitation Learning for AI systems. More
Bringing the Brain Into Focus
Professor Tianyu Wang receives grant from the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative for reinventing a quantum-inspired light source to improve deep-tissue imaging. More