Darren Roblyer Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows Class of 2026
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of three Boston University College of Engineering faculty members to the AIMBE College of Fellows, a group comprising the top two percent of biomedical engineers in academia, industry, clinical practice, and government across the U.S. and nearly 30 other countries.
Scattering Light, Showered with Praise
Professor Cheng Receives 2026 Charles Mann Award.
Masha Kamenetska Awarded 5-Year, $2.1M NIH Grant
Michael Economo Awarded 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship
Congratulations to the Sloan Research Fellows of 2026! The following 126 early-career scholars represent the most promising scientific researchers working today. Their achievements and potential place them among the next generation of scientific leaders in the U.S. and Canada. Winners receive $75,000, which may be spent over a two-year term on any expense supportive of […]
Minjung Son Wins Flygare Award at ISMS
“The Flygare Award Lectures are given out biannually to early career independent scientists who showcase outstanding contributions in molecular spectroscopy.”
Irving Bigio: The 2026 SPIE Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award
For pioneering elastic scattering spectroscopy and translating it into a clinically impactful diagnostic tool, and for mentoring a generation of leaders in translational biomedical optics
Siddharth Ramachandran: The 2026 SPIE G.G. Stokes Award in Optical Polarization
For seminal contributions in the area of spatially and vectorially structured light in optical fibers.
Minjung Son Awarded DOE Early Career Research Award
Recently, Assistant Professor Minjung Son (CHEM) and team received a major grant from the Department of Energy: the Early Career Research Award. The award promises $875,000 over five years, which, in the DOE’s words, allows recipients “to pursue new ideas and harness the resources of the user facilities to increase the potential for breakthrough new […]
Mary Dunlop Awarded NIH and NSF Grants
Professor Mary Dunlop (BME) was recently the recipient of two awards, one from NIH and one from NSF. The NIH R01 grant, titled “Cell-to-cell heterogeneity and the emergence of antibiotic resistance,” focuses on the initial steps in the emergence of antibiotic resistance, looking at how intrinsic tolerance mechanisms may provide a window of protection that […]
Michael Albro, Ji-Xin Cheng, Selim Ünlü, and Ayşe Coskun Win BU Ignition Awards
Including Michael Albro, Selim Ünlü, Ji-Xin, Cheng, and Ayse Coskun.