Innovation Leans In
Professor Nazer Receives 2024 Gitner Family Award for “flipped classroom” model for teaching foundational engineering course.
NSF CAREER Award for Sabelhaus
Safer human-robot interactions in the future could make health care “less expensive and a lot more accessible.”
Emily Ghosh: Working at SpaceX, and Researching Renewable Energy Technologies for a Cleaner Environment
They tasked her to build a vacuum chamber she knew nothing about –– but she realized the project paired her love for physics with hands-on learning.
Algae Fuel Cell Tops Imagineering Competition
With a cross-disciplinary team, a LEAP student develops his childhood dream into a promising power source
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 juniors focus on the use of engineering principles, simulation, and physical models in product design. This course’s hands-on exercises allow students to propose solutions to practical problems and to develop […]
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.”
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 focus area in Manufacturing. During her time at St. Olaf College (alma mater), Brynna discovered the complexities of product design and manufacturing in everyday life and became fascinated in learning […]
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 to fostering a dynamic intellectual community by welcoming faculty who are innovators and experts in their field. Embracing diversity in perspectives and collaboration are our biggest values, and we are […]
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 Phenomena in High-Temperature Materials using Thermal Wave Sensors”, focuses on the use of thermal wave sensors (TWS) and a technique Lubner codeveloped to use them to comprehensively explore and understand […]
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.