David Bishop Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
When Professor David Bishop checked his phone last Thursday afternoon, he was stunned by what he saw. After a 50-year research career, Bishop received the news that he had just been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the premiere professional society for engineers.
Postdoc Receives Fellowship to Study the Impact of Poor-Quality Medicines for Tuberculosis on Antimicrobial Resistance
By Liz Sheeley Carly Ching, a postdoctoral associate, has been awarded The USP Quality Institute Fellowship in Quality Medical Products. She will continue to study the role of poor-quality medicines in fostering antimicrobial resistance, which, her advisor, Professor Muhammad Zaman (BME), says “continues to be one of the greatest public health challenges of our time.” […]
Christopher Chen to Deliver DeLisi Lecture
To recognize their contributions to engineering and society, Professor Christopher Chen (BME, MSE) is the recipient of this year’s Charles DeLisi Award and Lecture, and Assistant Professor Sahar Sharifzadeh (ECE, MSE, Physics) has received the Early Career Excellence Award.
Katherine Zhang Promoted to Full Professor
Page Cache Hacking
The phone lights up and buzzes against the table. The news app notification pops up on the screen alerting the public of a recent cybersecurity threat. That constant fear that nothing we keep on our computers stays private is becoming more and more of a reality. According to a Clark School study done at the […]
Seeing around Corners
Associate Professor Vivek Goyal (ECE) and his team have developed a method of seeing around corners that uses just a simple digital camera and their custom-built algorithms.
ENG, Smith College Form Innovative Partnership
The College of Engineering and Smith College are pioneering an innovative 4+1 BS-MS partnership program. The program will offer Smith College Bachelor of Science engineering students enriching research experiences as they prepare to enroll in one of BU’s Master of Science engineering programs. Smith College is among the largest liberal arts colleges for women in […]
Longtime ECE Faculty Member Eric Schwartz Mourned
Professor Eric Schwartz (ECE), a long-time faculty member and pioneer in computational neuroscience, died following an illness on December 31. He was 71.
Crossing the Scientific Aisle to Advance Tissue Engineering
Michael Albro’s lab is exploring novel ways to grow cartilage Michael Albro, an assistant professor at the College of Engineering, is working to develop innovative growth factor delivery strategies to overcome several of the major challenges in cartilage tissue engineering. By Sarah Wells (COM’18) BU Today TAKEAWAYS: • Albro and his lab are bringing […]
Q&A with Masha Kamenetska
BU assistant professor of physics, chemistry, and materials science and engineering wins prestigious $450,000 grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research The Air Force Office of Scientific Research received 290 proposals for its Young Investigator Research Program and recently announced it was awarding $13.9 million in grants to 31 scientists and engineers. […]