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.
Inaugural Dean’s Research Infrastructure Awards Given to Multiple Photonics Faculty
Boston University College of Engineering Dean ad interim Elise Morgan has announced the inaugural recipients of the Dean’s Research Infrastructure Awards (DRIA). Six faculty members, along with collaborators they identified, will receive funds under a program that aims to support innovative, high-impact research by enabling the upgrade, repair, or acquisition of critical equipment.
Mary Dunlop, David Boas Awarded Kilachand Fund Awards
The 2024 Kilachand Fund Awards Boost Projects Building Antivirus Platform, Improving Brain Imaging, and Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
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”
Ji-Xin Cheng Wins Raman Award and ACS Award
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng recently won both a Raman Award for “Most Innovative Technological Development,” and the ACS “Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Spectrochemical Analysis” Congrats to Professor Cheng!
Mary Dunlop Among Three Professors to Earn ENG Honors
Associate Professor Mary Dunlop (BME) has been awarded the Dorf-Ebner Distinguished Faculty Fellowship. “Mary’s contributions to graduate and undergraduate education at Boston University and to the field of synthetic biology, as a researcher, mentor, teacher, and leader are exemplary,” Morgan wrote in an email to the ENG community.
Xin Zhang’s Metamaterial MRI Helmet Featured in Fast Company’s “Best Material Innovations of 2024” List
The materials category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors material innovations that lead to greener, better products.
Michael Albro Among Six BU Researchers Receiving Prestigious Early-Career Award
NSF CAREER awards recognize BU researchers innovating in biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, molecular biology, and more
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.