{"id":2978,"date":"2014-05-23T11:32:28","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T15:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/?page_id=2978"},"modified":"2026-05-28T09:29:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:29:43","slug":"junior-faculty-fellows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/people-2\/fellows\/junior-faculty-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior Faculty Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Junior Faculty Fellows are early-career<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>faculty researchers who are selected for a three-year appointment. <\/span><span>To view more details about the Junior Faculty Fellows program, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/how-to-get-involved\/for-faculty\/jff-program\/\"><strong>visit here.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/kayhan-batmanghelich\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2023\/01\/kayhan-b.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Kayhan Batmanghelich, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering,<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2023),<br \/>\r\nAIR Affiliate<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/meredith-brooks-phd\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/10\/Meredith-Brooks-1-1024x1024-1-636x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Meredith Brooks, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Global Health (SPH),<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2026)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/dillon-brout\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"148\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2024\/05\/Brout-Dillon.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Dillon Brout, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Physics (CAS),<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2024)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/jacob-brown\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"141\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2024\/05\/brownJacob-210830-0137-Medium-564x600-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Jacob Brown, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Political Science,<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2024)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/wei-lun-harry-chao\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2026\/03\/ece.faculty.26.chao_-600x600-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Wei-Lun (Harry) Chao, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Associate Professor of Electrical &#038; Computer Engineering (ENG),<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2026)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/james-chapman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"133\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-10-23-at-8.30.51-PM-636x563.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">James Chapman, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, <br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2024)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/huimin-cheng\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2023\/09\/huimincheng.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Huimin Cheng,  PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Biostatistics (SPH),<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2024)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/kimberly-crespo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2024\/05\/Crespo_headshot_small_cropped-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Kimberly Crespo, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Speech, Language, &#038; Hearing Science (Sargent),<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2024)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/brian-depasquale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"133\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/05\/BDD-636x562.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Brian DePasquale, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, ENG<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2024)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/huitong-ding\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/04\/huitong-509x636.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Huitong Ding, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Research Assistant Professor, Anatomy &#038; Neurobiology, Chobanian &#038; Avedisian SOM,<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2025)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/masao-fukui\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2024\/05\/2022-09-10_Econ-93-425x636.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Masao Fukui, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Economics<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2024)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/boqing-gong\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2024\/08\/Gong-600x600-1-636x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Boqing Gong, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Computer Science (CAS);<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2026)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/hongwan-liu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"116\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/04\/Hongwan-Liu-headshot_page-0001-491x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Hongwan Liu, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Physics (CAS),<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2025)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/jacob-nudel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2026\/05\/Standard-JPG-Jake-Nudel_82_1X1-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Jacob Nudel, MD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Surgery (Chobanian &#038; Avedisian SOM).<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2026)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/charlene-ong\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"145\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2023\/11\/charleneong-1-992x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Charlene Ong, MD, MPHS<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor, Neurology and Neurosurgery,<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2024)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/bryan-plummer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2019\/08\/Bryan-Plummersh-636x636.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Bryan Plummer, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor, CS;<br \/>\r\nCo-Director, AIR;<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2023)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/allison-portnoy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/04\/Allison-Portnoy-636x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Allison Portnoy, ScD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Global Health (SPH),<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2025)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/pawel-przytycki\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/04\/pawel2-600x600-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Pawel Przytycki, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor, Computing and Data Sciences<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2025)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/xiaozhou-ruan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2023\/05\/Ruan-X.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Xiaozhou Ruan, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Junior Faculty Fellow (2023)<br \/>\r\nAssistant Professor, Earth &#038; Environment<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/paul-stillman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2026\/05\/StillmanPaul-424x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Paul Stillman, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Marketing (Questrom)<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2026)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/chris-su\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"127\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2022\/03\/IMG_2065-539x636.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Chris Chao Su, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Junior Faculty Fellow (2023)<br \/>\r\nAssistant Professor, Emerging Media Studies<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/preeti-sunderaraman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2023\/05\/Sunderarama-P.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Preeti Sunderaraman, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Neurology<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2023)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/adriana-tomic\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2023\/05\/Tomic_A.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Adriana Tomic, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Virology, Immunology &#038; Microbiology,<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2023)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div><!--\/.profile-listing-->\n\n<p>Please visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/people-2\/fellows\/junior-faculty-fellows\/past-junior-faculty-fellows\/\" title=\"Past Institute Fellows\">past Fellows\u00a0listing<\/a> for prior Junior Faculty Fellows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Junior Faculty Fellows are early-career\u00a0faculty researchers who are selected for a three-year appointment. 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