M. Selim Ünlü, PhD

Distinguished Professor (ECE, MSE, BME)

Office 8 St. Mary’s St Boston, MA 02215, Room 826
Email selim@bu.edu
Phone (617) 353-5067
Website OCN Laboratory

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Publications

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Honors and Awards

Fellow, AIMBE, 2020
Fellow, Optica, 2017
Fellow, IEEE, 2007
Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2011
General Chair for IEEE Photonics Society Annual Meeting, 2009
TÜBITAK Special Award, 2008
ARCNN Distinguished Lecturer, 2007
IEEE/LEOS Distinguished Lecturer, 2005 – 2007
NSF CAREER Award, 1996
ONR Young Investigator Award, 1996
Boston University Innovator of the Year Award, 2021
Charles DeLisi Distinguished Lecturer Award, 2016
Dean’s Catalyst Award, 2007
College of Engineering Service Award, 2006
ECE Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2002

Classes Taught

EK307 Circuits
EK131 Optics, Waves, Metrology, and Biosensors
EC410 Introduction to Electronics
EC563 Fiber-Optic Communication System
EC570 Lasers
EC770 Guided-wave Optoelectronics
EC892 Seminar: Electro-Physics

Additional Affiliations

Division of Materials Science & Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Physics
Photonics Center
Precision Diagnostics Center

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

Affiliations: Photonics & Optical Systems, Primary & Affiliated Faculty

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