Emma Lejeune

Emma Lejeune is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Boston University. Professor Lejeune’s background is in the area of computational mechanics and computational biomechanics. Her research is focused on leveraging the state of the art in computational mechanics to investigate multiscale emergent behavior in biological systems and inform patient-specific medical protocols. Current areas of […]

Xi Ling

The Ling Group focuses their research interests on the fundamental science and applications of nanomaterials and their hybrid structures. They aim to use their interdisciplinary knowledge to (1) explore chemistry approaches to achieve new 2D materials and multifunctional hybrid structures in a controlled manner, (2) reveal the physical nature of such nanomaterials and the interface […]

Sean Lubner

Professor Lubner specializes in nano-to-macro energy transport and conversion, and has worked on a variety of energy-related systems including biomedical devices, electrochemical and thermal energy storage systems, solid state energy conversion devices, machine learning models, and water desalination. Lubner works extensively with both industry and academia, and holds numerous joint patents and publications. Previous REU/RET […]

Jerome Mertz

Dr. Mertz and team work on the development of new microscopy techniques for biomedical imaging in their lab. Previous REU/RET Projects Include: Imaging Cardiac Organoids with Laser Speckle (2024) Imaging Gas Vesicle Dynamics (2023)

Elise Morgan

Previous REU/RET Projects Include: Bone Quantity and Bone Quality in Osteoarthritis (2016)

Roberto Paiella

Professor Paiella’s research interests include plasmonics, nanophotonics, and metasurface-enhanced optoelectronics, terahertz photonics, and device physics and applications of semiconductor quantum structures and 2D materials.   Previous REU/RET Projects Include: Manufacturing of Lens-Free Image Sensors for Ultrasmall Compound-Eye Cameras (2016) Manufacturing of Group-IV Semiconductor Nanomembranes for Laser Applications (2015)  

Siddharth Ramachandran

Professor Ramachandran and team focus their research around nonlinear, ultrafast and quantum photonics,, fundamentals of light-matter interactions, fibers and guided-wave devices, super-resolution & brain imaging, classical & quantum networks. Previous REU/RET Projects: Generation, Transmission and Manipulation of Optical Skyrmions (2025, REU) Machine Learning Optimization of OAM-mediated Nonlinear Fiber Optics (2024, REU) Sculpting Light in Space […]

Tommaso Ranzani

Previous REU/RET Projects Include: User Interface for Electronic Control of a Biospired Soft Robot (2024) Design of a Soft Manipulator for Beating Heart Procedures (2023) Robotic Stabilization for Beating Heart Procedures (2023) A Soft Jet Propulsion System for Underwater Navigation (2022) Utilizing Magnetorheological Fluid and Jamming Materials in Stiffening Wearable Applications (2022) Variable Stiffness Soft […]

Darren Roblyer

The Roblyer research group develops new label free imaging modalities to diagnose disease and monitor therapies. A main thrust of the lab is development of new wearable and handheld technologies that can provide earlier assessments of therapy effectiveness for cancer, cardiovascular diseases, kidney disease, and others.   Previous REU/RET Projects Include: Speckle Contrast Optical Spectroscopy […]