BME Grad Program Rises to #9 in US News Rankings
BU’s Department of Biomedical Engineering has moved up 3 positions to #9 nationally among the top engineering schools for graduate biomedical / bioengineering degrees, according to U.S. News & World Report. Chosen by the department chairs of peer institutions, BU BME’s new position represents an advance in the newly-released 2020 rankings of the country’s best graduate schools.
Ji-Xin Cheng Honored by the Optical Society of America
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng has been presented with the Ellis R. Lippincott Award from the Optical Society of America. Named after a pioneer in vibrational spectroscopy, the award recognizes those who continue to advance the field in innovative and creative ways.
4th Year MechE PhD, Taylor Lawson receives prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) from NIH
Grinstaff lab is excited to announce that Mr. Taylor Lawson, a fourth-year Mechanical Engineering PhD student has received a prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The focus of the training grant will be Taylor’s current research project entitled “GAG Mimetic Interpenetrating Network for the Repair […]
State Representative Tackling Societal Challenges
Massachusetts State Representative Vitolo earned Bachelor’s Degrees of Science in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics. His aptitude for solving mathematical applications and drive to address community problems led him towards operation research. At Boston University, he connected the dots. In 2011, he graduated from BU with a Ph.D. degree in Systems Engineering and the know-how to make a difference in the world.
BU BME’s BOTLab Highlighted in New York Times
Tech article includes BOTLab’s wearable chemotherapy monitoring probe. BME Assistant Professor Darren Roblyer and his researchers have created a wearable probe that can monitor, in real-time, if chemotherapy is working on a breast-cancer patient. Roblyer’s Biomedical Optical Technologies Lab (BOTLab) specializes in developing and using new optical technologies to study cancer. The group utilizes a […]
Making the World a Lot Quieter
What sounds would you mute if you could? A pair of Boston University mechanical engineers are asking that question, with the ever-increasing din of drone propellers, airplane turbines, MRI machines, and urban noise pollution blaring in the mind’s ear.
Want to Run a Company? An Engineering Degree Is the New Key
Understanding how to use data seen as big factor in shifting trend Computer engineer Angela Pitter (ENG’86,’93) is the founder and CEO of social media consultancy LiveWire Collaborative. Photo courtesy of Pitter 02.26.2019 | By Chuck Leddy Via BU Today For those who aspire to one day reach that elusive corner office and become a […]
A New Way to Count
With a new method developed by Professor M. Selim Ünlü’s lab, researchers can determine a much more exact measurement by continually observing molecular reactions throughout the test. Their work has been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Can Technology Eliminate Blind Spots?
By Kat J. McAlpine (BU Today) What if your car possessed technology that warned you not only about objects in clear view of your vehicle—the way that cameras, radar, and laser can do now in many standard and autonomous vehicles—but also warned you about objects hidden by obstructions. Maybe it’s something blocked by a parked […]
Highway US-33 – Honda and Cassandras Team Up
Self-driving smart cars used to be something that was seen in the movies; an idea that was too far away to even consider a possible reality. Yet, today we are closer to realizing this dream than ever. Most smart cars on the market come equipped with detectors to alert the driver another vehicle is in […]