Ji-Xin Cheng, PhD

Distinguished Professor (ECE, BME, MSE)

Office PHO 827
Email jxcheng@bu.edu
Phone (617) 353-1276
Website Cheng Group

In the News

A Retinal Prosthesis Might Restore Sight for Millions with Age-Related Macular Degeneration
April 15, 2026
The technology offers hope to people with an incurable disease that’s one of the leading causes of blindness. [ More ]
Scattering Light, Showered with Praise: Professor Cheng Receives 2026 Charles Mann Award.
April 13, 2026
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng receives the 2026 Charles Mann Award for Applied Raman Spectroscopy. [ More ]
The Uses of Invention
December 11, 2025
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng Elected NAI Fellow. [ More ]

Publications

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Honors and Awards

2026: FACSS Charles Mann Award for Applied Raman Spectroscopy
2025: Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
2025: BU Ignition Award
2024: Raman Award for Most Innovative Technological Development
2024: ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Spectrochemical Analysis Award
2024: SPIE Biophotonics Technology Award
2024: DeLisi Award
2022: BU Innovator of the Year
2020: Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award from Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh
2019: Ellis R. Lippincott Award from OSA, Society for Applied Spectroscopy, Coblentz Society
2019: Fellow of Optica (formerly the Optical Society of America)
2017: Inaugural Moustakas Chair Professor in Optoelectronics and Photonics, Boston University
2016: Purdue University College of Engineering Research Excellence Award
2015: Craver Award from Coblentz Society
2014: Fellow of American Institute of Medicine and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)

Additional Affiliations

Division of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Chemistry
Department of Physics
Neurophotonics Center
Photonics Center
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry Program (MCBB)

Departments or Divisions: Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering

Affiliations: Neuroscience & Neuroengineering, Photonics & Optical Systems, Primary & Affiliated Faculty

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Ji-Xin Cheng, PhD

Distinguished Professor (ECE, BME, MSE)

In the News

A Retinal Prosthesis Might Restore Sight for Millions with Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Scattering Light, Showered with Praise: Professor Cheng Receives 2026 Charles Mann Award.

The Uses of Invention

Publications