Ji-Xin Cheng, PhD

Professor (ECE, BME, MSE)

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

In the News

Seven ENG Faculty Honored for Real-World Impact Research
October 15, 2025
The annual Ignition Awards honor innovative BU projects that are ready to... [ More ]
Going Deeper
October 3, 2025
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng has been awarded a prestigious $2.8M 5-year NIH MIRA grant renewal to continue his pioneering microscopy research. [ More ]
Engineered Microwaves Might Fight Epilepsy, Pain, and Parkinson’s
October 29, 2024
The team's novel system stops seizures by temporarily suppressing neurons that are firing excessively. [ More ]

Publications

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Honors and Awards

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 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

Professor (ECE, BME, MSE)

In the News

Seven ENG Faculty Honored for Real-World Impact Research

Going Deeper

Engineered Microwaves Might Fight Epilepsy, Pain, and Parkinson’s

Publications