Designing a Better World for the People Sat Beside You – Professor Chen Yang’s Lab Works to Enhance Retinal and Brain Implants
For recently promoted Professor Chen Yang, ECE, Chem, MSE making a societal impact through her work––utilizing nanotechnology to research, understand, and develop retinal and neurostimulative devices––is everything. The interdisciplinary nature of her research, meanwhile, is a natural part of the process.
Unleashing the Power of Metamaterials to Improve MRI Imaging – BU Experts Article on Xin Zhang
Boston University engineer explains the science behind metamaterials and MRI enhancement and how to turn research into clinical practice.
Dr. Thomas Bifano to Serve as Interim Vice President and Associate Provost for Research
Gloria Waters will be BU’s new provost; a new Office of Strategy & Innovation is being created
Steve Ramirez and Xi Ling Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
Arts & Sciences congratulates the 16 faculty members promoted to associate professor. The promotions will be effective July 1.
Xin Zhang Wins the 2024 Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award
Distinguished Professor of Engineering Xin Zhang (ME, ECE, BME, MSE) at Boston University, has been selected to receive the 2024 Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award from the American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
A Robot on a Mission – Brink Article
See how an autonomous robot created a shock–absorbing shape no human ever could—and what it means for designing safer helmets, packaging, car bumpers, and more
Emily Ghosh: Working at SpaceX, and Researching Renewable Energy Technologies for a Cleaner Environment
By Chloe Cramutola They tasked her to build a vacuum chamber she knew nothing about –– but she realized the project paired her love for physics with hands-on learning.
Five Photonics Center Faculty Granted Hariri Institute Focused Research Program Awards
The Hariri Institute of Computing recently announced their 2024 Fellows and 2025 Focused Research Program (FRP) award recipients. Among the FRP recipients included five Photonics Center faculty members: “Privacy Preserving Energy Analytics for Data Centers;” Ajay Joshi “From Self-Driving Labs to Community-Driven Labs;” Keith Brown, Catherine Klapperich “Multimodal Transformer Architectures for Neuropathology Study of Alzheimer’s […]
Dr. Thomas Bifano, BU’s Innovator of the Year, Has Pioneered Devices to Advance Astronomy, Microscopy, Eye Exams
Photonics Center Director Thomas Bifano recognized for helping others nurture their ideas and for “always trying to solve problems”
Photonics Pioneer Siddharth Ramachandran Among Three BU Faculty Recognized by World’s Largest Scientific Society
A pioneer of spiral-shaped light beams that might improve internet capacity, medical imaging, and more, Distinguished Professor of Engineering Siddharth Ramachandran (ECE, MSE) has been selected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The world’s largest general scientific society, AAAS annually bestows this honor on scientists, engineers, and innovators in recognition of scientifically and socially […]