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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lauren Cantley
Dr. Lauren Cantley was a graduate student in the Atomic Membrane Lab. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Growing and Characterizing 2D Atomic Membranes (2015)
Peggy Chern
Dr. Peggy Chern was a graduate student in the Dennis Lab. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Synthesis and Characterization of Thick-Shelled InP/ZnSe Quantum Dots (2015)
Allison Dennis
Previous REU/RET Projects Include: Synthesis and Characterization of Thick-Shelled InP/ZnSe Quantum Dots (2015)
Chuanhua Duan
Previous REU/RET Projects Include: Developing a Nanofluidic Volatile Memory Cell (2022) Rapid Detection of Ultra-Low concentration of Nanoparticles using trapping-based Nanopore Sensing and Free-Flow Electrophoresis (2021) Nanofluidic Sensor for Clogging Monitoring (2019) High Permeable Graphene Oxide Membranes for Water Desalination and Purification (2017) Facile and Scalable Fabrication of PDMS-Glass Nanochannel Devices (2016) Exploring the Effect […]
Kamil Ekinci
Professor Kamil Ekinci’s research focuses on physical and biological phenomena at the nanometer length scales. His group uses state-of-the-art nanofabrication techniques to create functional micro and nanostructures. They use these small structures along with highly sensitive electrical and optical measurement techniques to study diverse fundamental phenomena in solid mechanics, fluid dynamics and biological physics. They […]
Bennett Goldberg
Professor Emeritus Bennett Goldberg follows research interests in biological sensors, semiconductor IC optical failure analysis, and nanotubes and non-optics. Previous REU/RET Projects Include: Seeing Through Rock: How to Image Through Strongly Scattering Media (2015)
Jillian Goldfarb
Previous REU/RET Projects Include: Biorenewable Nanomaterials: Using Biomass as a Fuel Source and Nano-template (2015)