New BU Postdoctoral Awards Celebrate Excellence in Mary Dunlop’s Mentorship and Research
Inaugural honors “reflect the critical contributions of our postdocs and their mentors”
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 […]
Siddharth Ramachandran Elected AAAS Fellow Alongside Two Other BU Faculty
World’s largest scientific society gives lifetime honor to BU biologist, engineer, and physicist
Ji-Xin Cheng, 2023 Innovator of the Year, Gives DeLisi Lecture to a Full House
Last night, the Photonics Center was packed for Ji-Xin Cheng’s DeLisi Lecture, hosted by the Boston University College of Engineering. Faculty, staff, and students of Boston University filled the room to celebrate Professor Cheng and Assistant Professor Rabia Tugce Yazicigil, winner of the Early Career Research Excellence Award.
Theodore Moustakas Named Optica’s 2024 Nick Holonyak Jr. Award Winner
Professor Emeritus Theodore Moustakas has been honored for pioneering contributions to nitride semiconductor materials and optical devices that helped build the foundation for blue and UV LEDs.
Ji-Xin Cheng Wins SPIE Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng has been awarded the 2024 SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award. Cheng is the Moustakas Chair Professor in Photonics and Optoelectronics and is a world-renowned pioneer in bond-selective spectroscopic imaging.
Zhang to Join European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Distinguished Professor of Engineering Xin Zhang (ME, ECE, BME, MSE) has been elected a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA), a learned society of 2,000 members, including more than 30 Nobel Prize Laureates. Members are elected for outstanding achievements in science, arts and governance, and their exceptional standing in society as a result of their scientific […]