Nikola Maksimovic
Nikola Maksimovic is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics, and is a member of the Division of Materials Science and Engineering. Prior to joining BU in 2026, he was an ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Physics at Harvard University working with Prof. Amir Yacoby. He completed his Ph.D. in Physics at […]
Going Deeper | Cheng Continues Pioneering Microscopy Advancements with a Prestigious NIH MIRA Award
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng, a pioneer in medical optics and engineering several times over, has been awarded a $2.8M 5-year NIH MIRA grant renewal to continue his push to realize the full potential of vibrational photothermal (VIP) microscopy.
Masha Kamenetska Awarded 5-Year, $2.1M NIH Grant
Boston University Biomedical Engineer Ji-Xin Cheng Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Precision medicine pioneer holds more than 30 patents and is the cofounder of multiple companies
Siddharth Ramachandran: The 2026 SPIE G.G. Stokes Award in Optical Polarization
For seminal contributions in the area of spatially and vectorially structured light in optical fibers.
Xin Zhang, Irving Bigio, and More Featured in “Best of The Brink 2025” Inventions List
From soft robots that could make cancer surgery safer to an algorithm that boosts hearing aid performance, how BU research made a difference this year
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng Elected NAI Fellow
“The Uses of Invention”
“Community, Friends, and Future Connections” | REU 2025 Recap
A Polymer That Defies Nature: The First Molecularly Impermeable Plastic
For decades, scientists believed all plastics shared one unavoidable weakness: no matter how dense or strong, gases could always slip through. Even the toughest polymers, from bulletproof Kevlar to everyday food packaging, may look solid, but at the molecular level, tiny gas molecules can still sneak through. That’s why potato chips go stale and packaged […]
David Bishop Wins Prestigious Prize for His Contributions to Understanding Superfluids
The Head of Boston University’s College of Engineering Division of Materials Science & Engineering is recognized for his landmark thesis research