Chen Yang Promoted to Full Professor
Congratulations Professor Yang!
Mike Economo and Ben Scott Awarded Scialog’s “Molecular Basis of Cognition Funding”
The 19 individual awards of $50,000 in direct costs will go to 17 researchers from a variety of institutions in the United States and Canada, including two from BU: Mike Economo and Ben Scott.
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 […]
DOD Awards Steve Ramirez and Team Funding for Memory-Related Research
Miloš Popović Named NAI Fellow
For a “highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and welfare of society.”
Xin Zhang Earns Sigma Xi’s Chubb Award
Prestigious Walston Chubb Award for Innovation is latest in string of honors for metamaterials pioneer
Roberto Paiella Named Optica Society Fellow
For outstanding contributions to the development of novel optoelectronic devices based on quantum-confined systems and photonic nanostructures, Professor Roberto Paiella was recently named an Optica (formerly OSA) fellow!
Kilachand Fund Awards Go to Crystal Rib Cage and Brain Connection Projects
Professors Hadi T. Nia and Mike Economo were among the two research teams to have won the 2023 interdisciplinary research fund grants, and aim to improve study of lung disease and brain development.
David Boas and Team Awarded NIH BRAIN CONNECTS Funding
As one of 11 grants, with a total support cost of $150 million, Professor Boas et al. will utilize their portion of the funding for their research on “Mapping Connectivity of the Human Brainstem in a Nuclear Coordinate System” Read more here: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/news-events/highlights-announcements/nih-brain-initiative-launches-projects-develop-innovative-technologies-map-brain-incredible-detail Project Abstract: The ~1 billion neurons that form the human brainstem are […]