Thierry Lapointe-Leclerc Strives to Connect Photonics Grad Students in Research and Beyond
by Gwyn Moe Thierry Lapointe-Leclerc knows that science would be nowhere without the dedication and passion of the researchers behind it. As an Electrical and Computer Engineering PhD student in Professor Siddharth Ramachandran’s lab and as president of Photonics Student Society, he hopes his time at Boston University will leave a positive impact in the […]
Ariane Garrett Paves the Way for More Accurate Blood Pressure Monitoring
By Gwyn Moe Ariane Garrett is no stranger to innovation. As a Biomedical Engineering PhD student in Professor Darren Robyler’s lab, she’s changing the game for medical professionals with her work on a new device that measures blood pressure with more frequency and precision than currently available technology. Garrett has always had a love for […]
Will Cunningham Makes Moves on NPC Graduate Student Organization and Neuronal Circuitry Research
Will Cunningham doesn’t just study how neuronal circuits control systems of movement––he’s making several moves of his own. While pursuing his PhD at Boston University, he’s serving as a member of the Economo lab group, and simultaneously helping to found the Neurophotonics Training Organization (NPTO), a student chapter that will house individual student groups under […]
Monan Ma: Making Big Waves with Nanotechnology in the Ekinci Lab
Monan Ma researches phenomena on the nanometer scale, but he’s no small figure at the Boston University Photonics Center. As a PhD student studying Mechanical Engineering in Professor Kamil L. Ekinci’s lab, Ma has already conducted research as a BUnano Cross-Disciplinary Fellow, given talks at MIT, and served as the Vice President of the BU […]
PhD Student Daniel Shahar is Bending Light and Breaking Boundaries in the Ramachandran Lab
By Jack Osmond Reading about the latest cutting-edge scientific discoveries, it’s easy to forget about some of the people behind the experiments, crunched numbers, and written reports: the graduate students. Daniel Shahar is one such student, now in his PhD program’s fifth year at Boston University. He first heard about the Photonics Center when his […]