Roberto Paiella
2026 REU Project: Semiconductor nanofabrication process development for computational image sensors 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 (REU, 2016) Manufacturing of Group-IV Semiconductor Nanomembranes […]
Darren Roblyer
2026 REU Project: Coming Soon Dr. Roblyer’s 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: […]
Jian Yin
Dr. Jian Yin was a graduate student in the Paiella Lab. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Manufacturing of Group-IV Semiconductor Nanomembranes for Laser Applications (2015)
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 (RET, 2023) Chip-scale Magnetocardiography […]
Thomas Bifano
2026 REU and RET Projects: Coming Soon Dr. Thomas Bifano directs the Bifano Lab and the Boston University Photonics Center. His research focuses on modeling, design, production, and use of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) in optical instruments and photonic devices. He also works on biomedical imaging applications and microscopy. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Enhancing Cardiac Microbundle […]