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)
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
2026 REU Project: In a Heartbeat 2026 RET Project: Light in the Bucket 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 […]
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 (RET, 2023) Chip-scale Magnetocardiography […]
William Boley
2026 REU Project: Coming soon Professor William Boley leads the Additive Assembly Lab. Professor Boley’s research focuses on understanding and harnessing the relationships between materials synthesis, assembly process, and multi-scale architecture in additive manufacturing to create new functional materials and devices. To accomplish this, his research combines aspects of materials science, thermal fluid science, design, and […]
Hari Chauhan
Dr. Hari Chauhan was a graduate student in the Mohamed Azize Lab. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Lab-on-chip for Molecular Diagnosis (2022)
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. Previous REU/RET Projects include: Developing Anchoring Methods to Generate and Mature […]
Ji-Xin Cheng
2026 REU Project: Imaging tumor spheroid by SWIR CARS Dr. Cheng’s research interests include medical photonics, neurophotonics, molecular spectroscopic imaging technologies, label-free microscopy, cancer metabolism, and photonics for infectious diseases. Cheng and his team have invented a series of chemical microscopes that use spectroscopic signals to map molecular interactions inside a living system temporally and […]
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 […]