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.
Time names Zhang’s Wireless MRI Coils an Invention of the Year
This is the second year in a row technology developed by ENG faculty has made the TIME Best Inventions list: In 2024, Irving Bigio’s rapid skin cancer detection device was honored.
Two BU-Created Inventions Are Named “World Changing Ideas”
Fast Company list recognizes projects “driving meaningful change”
Lei Tian Wins Provost’s Scholar-Teacher Award
Two BU Faculty Will Be Honored for Outstanding Teaching Monday
Thomas A. Edison Patent Award for Xin Zhang
ASME honor recognizes metamaterials pioneer
Professor Lei Tian Receives Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award
The dual mission of a world-class research university is both to educate, and to develop and apply new forms of knowledge for the good of society; pursuits which are intrinsically linked. As a member of the Boston University faculty, this means “integrating cutting-edge research with a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring,” according to Professor […]
Dean’s Faculty Leadership Fellows Begin Work
Bunch and Farny are first recipients of new fellowship
Michelle Sander & Lei Tian Named Optica Fellows
“Congratulations to the 2025 class of Optica Fellows,” said Jim Kafka, 2025 Optica President. “These members are making important contributions to our society and field. We thank them for their dedication and are incredibly proud to celebrate their accomplishments.”
Michelle Sander Among Nearly 400 Federally Funded Early-Career Scientists Honored by President Biden
President Biden awarded nearly 400 scientists and engineers the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers.
Darren Roblyer Named 2025 SPIE Fellow
The inductees this year represent high-profile leaders in academia, industry, and government, many of whom are prominent in their support of the optics and photonics community and mentorship of others.