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BU Robotics Club Wins First Prize and Audience Choice Award at Annual Robotics Summit & Expo
The students designed and built a robotic solution for tomato harvesting. More
Emiliano Dall’Anese to Serve as Interim Head of Systems Engineering
Shaping the Future Boston University College of Engineering has appointed Emiliano Dall’Anese, associate professor of electrical & computer engineering and systems engineering, as interim head of... More
Keith Brown to Lead Materials Science & Engineering Division
A New Chapter for MSE Boston University College of Engineering has appointed Keith Brown, associate professor of mechanical engineering, materials science and engineering, and physics, as... More
Like a Hawk
Suddenly, the only sound is of the wind whistling across the wings—which have been designed to keep the plane aloft without power. You catch an updraft and circle silently through the air with the birds. More
A Squid-Inspired Fluid Pump Might Make Labs Greener and Less Costly
The ENG team's fluid pump—which can be used to help study biological tissues, environmental samples, and cell cultures—was inspired by the mechanism squid use to propel themselves through water. More
ENG Researcher Helps Launch New Clean Energy Tools
Associate Professor Emily Ryan (ME, MSE) is part of a convergent research across Boston University. Ryan collaborated with BU faculty to design tools meant to... More
We Can Predict Space Weather. What If We Could Also Stop It?
“Since humans have been in space, we’ve been trying to predict what’s going to happen in the space environment. But we came up with a model that could flip the paradigm." More
Professor Christos Cassandras Wins 2026 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Outstanding Research Award
Professor Christos Cassandras, Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Head of the Division of Systems Engineering at Boston University, has been awarded the 2026 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society (ITSS) Outstanding Research Award in recognition of his pioneering contributions to intelligent transportation systems, connected and automated vehicles, and smart city infrastructure. More
Maximizing Investigators’ Research
An extraordinary milestone for a young lab BME Assistant Professor Samagya Banskota and her lab have been awarded an NIH R35 Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA)... More
4th Annual BTEC x BMES Design-a-Thon Winners
The 3 winning projects, all to develop medical devices, share an emphasis on addressing women’s health challenges. BTEC’s annual Design-a-Thon event, in partnership with the... More
A Legacy of Excellence
Honoring student achievements at the close of the 2025-26 academic year. More
Beyond Visionary
Imagineering Competition winner creates dynamic tactile interface for the visually impaired. More
Mapping the Internal
New Cheng study peers into chemical activity within living cells. More
From Curiosity to Control: Ahmad Ahmad’s Journey in Autonomous Robotics
Recent Boston University Systems Engineering PhD graduate Ahmad Ahmad is advancing the future of safe and intelligent robotics through research that combines control theory and artificial intelligence. More
A Steel Ring and a Solemn Oath
After stirring and thought-provoking words from Irving Bigio about their coming responsibilities, nearly 350 graduating seniors recited the Obligation of the Order of the Engineer. More
An Alum Who Sees the Big Picture
Through surgical practice, education, technology development, and entrepreneurship, Brian Dunkin (ENG’85) has been a force for the advancement of minimally invasive surgery. More
Video: “Your dreams have a lot of power”
2026 BME Graduate Mark Lucas launches a start-up inspired by his late mother's illness. More
Evidence-Based Hope
In a pair of ceremonies leading up to BU Commencement, the College of Engineering celebrated the Class of 2026. More
Building Smarter, Safer AI: Alumnus Vittorio Giammarino’s Research Journey
Vittorio Giammarino’s research explores how artificial intelligence systems can operate more safely and reliably outside controlled laboratory settings. By combining machine learning, robotics, and advanced mathematics, his work focuses on developing adaptable AI systems capable of making intelligent decisions in complex real-world environments. More
Growing Liver Tissue on Demand Directly in the Body
BME’s Chris Chen leads a team at the Wyss Institute to combine tissue engineering with synthetic biology, laying the foundation for “smart” solid organ therapies. More