Michael Albro

Dr. Albro has dedicated much of his research toward the role of mechanical loading in biological tissues, namely through the progression and treatment of osteoarthritis. In doing so, he hopes to advance the strategies of engineering tissue cartilage at a molecular level.  Previous REU/RET Projects include: Raman Spectroscopic Diagnostics of Invertebrate Disk Degeneration (2022)

Nourin Alsharif

Dr. Nourin Alsharif was a graduate student in the KABlab. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Biomineralization of Droplets (2016)

Mohamed Azize

The research interests of Mohaemd Azize include semiconductor material, characterization, devices and processing for optoelectronics and microelectronics. In 2022, Dr. Azize, Hari Chauhan, and Dr. Nick Fuhr mentored Elizabeth Manser (RET) and Sophia Milan (REU). Their project was titled Lab-on-chip for Molecular Devices. Past REU/RET Projects Include: Lab-on-chip for Molecular Diagnosis (2022)    

Thomas Bifano

Dr. Bifano directs the Boston University Photonics Center (BUPC), a core facility and academic center of excellence comprised of forty-nine faculty members from eight academic departments and sixteen staff staff members. He leads BUPC programs for education, scholarly research and development of advanced photonics device prototypes for commercial and military applications. His research focuses on design, […]

James Bird

The research interests of James Bird include fluid dynamics and its application to many fields including environment, healthcare, energy, and forensics. In 2022, Dr. Bird and Garam Lee mentored Mark Greer (RET) and Jack Verich (REU). Their project was titled How Do Micro and Nanoparticles Deposit on a Surface Following Oblique Impact and a Drop Drying? Learn more […]

David Bishop

In addition to a focus on low temperature physics, Dr. Bishop has a wide variety of research interests, including the study of cardiac tissue engineering, micro-electromechanical (MEMS) systems and nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS), the Casimir Effect, superconductivity and superfluidity, nanotechnology, and feedforward control theory algorithms. Previous REU/RET Projects Include: Coupled Oscillator Simulations (2023) Chip-scale Magnetocardiography (REM […]

William Boley

William Boley is the principal investigator at the Additive Assembly Lab. Their research interests include creating new functional materials and devices through understanding and harnessing the relationships between materials synthesis, assembly process, and multi-scale architecture in additive manufacturing. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Designing Activators and Monomers for 3D Printed Chemically Coalescing Liquid Metal Polymer Composites (2023) Automated […]

Scott Bunch

Dr. Bunch’s research efforts focus on the nano-mechanical properties of a new class of 2D, atomically thin materials such as graphene – single atomic layers of graphite, and their remarkable mechanical properties such as high strength, extreme flexibility, and unprecedented barrier properties. In researching these topics, Dr. Bunch then plans to fabricate and characterize nano-mechanical […]

Christopher Chen

Dr. Christopher Chen is the principal investigator at the Tissue Microfabrication Lab. The lab’s projects include vascular, cardiac, and stem cell biology and engineering. Goals of the lab include building biomimetic tissues as experimental models and to direct tissue remodeling and regeneration through understanding how adhesive, mechanical and biochemical interactions drive cell and tissue function.  This year, Dr. Chen’s REU project is Engineering Vascular Beds that […]