Valeri Frumkin
2026 REU and RET Projects: Coming Soon Professor Frumkin’s work lies in the theoretical and experimental study of interfacial phenomena in fluid mechanics and their application to the development of innovative technological solutions in fields such as additive manufacturing, optics, microscale transport and in-space manufacturing. He also works in the field of Hydrodynamic Quantum Analogs, […]
Thermocapillary Manipulation of Liquid Optical Waveguides
Mentors Project Description The overall goal of this project is to explore how light can be guided and manipulated inside a thin liquid film, turning it into an optical waveguide with real-time dynamic control over its functionality. If a liquid film is suspended within an immiscible liquid environment, it will maintain uniform and smooth surfaces, […]
Hardware Programming for Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems
Mentors Project Description The student will conduct background research on hardware programming and will build an all-electrical setup for precision measurement of an electro-mechanical resonator. The student will be provided with relevant hardware and software, including FPGA (field programmable gate arrays) boards, their corresponding IDEs (integrated development environment), and other pieces of electronics. The student […]
Monan Ma
Monan Ma is a Mechanical Engineering PhD Candidate and Researcher in the Ekinci Lab. Previous REU/RET Projects Include: Hardware Programming for Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems (NEMS) (REU, 2025)
Nicole Bacca
Nicole Bacca is a Mechanical Engineering PhD Candidate and Research Fellow. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Multimaterial 3D Printing of Multifunctional Materials (REU, 2025)
Multimaterial 3D Printing of Multifunctional Materials
Mentors Project Description The Additive Assembly Laboratory (AAL) at BU has a variety of active projects that focus on multimaterial 3D printing of multifunctional materials, ranging from 4D printing (3D printing materials that change shape over time in response to a stimulus – time being the fourth axis), 3D printed optics, robots, soft electronics, and […]
Hun Lee
Hun Lee is a graduate student in the Material Robotics Lab. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Hybrid Surgical Robot Project (2023)
Lorenzo Kinnicutt
Lorenzo Kinnicutt was a graduate student in the Morphable Biorobotics Lab. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Design of a Soft Manipulator for Beating Heart Procedures (2024)
Stephanie Zopf
Dr. Stephanie Zopf was a graduate student in the Additive Assembly Lab. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Designing Activators and Monomers for 3D Printed Chemically Coalescing Liquid Metal Polymer Composites (2023)
Ramon Sanchez
Dr. Ramon Sanchez was a graduate student in the Additive Assembly Laboratory. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Automating and Integrating Additive Manufacturing of Nanoengineered Materials (2022)