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 […]
Masha Kamenetska Awarded 5-Year, $2.1M NIH Grant
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Annie Tan
Irving Bigio: The 2026 SPIE Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award
For pioneering elastic scattering spectroscopy and translating it into a clinically impactful diagnostic tool, and for mentoring a generation of leaders in translational biomedical optics
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.
Asking the BIG Questions in Kirit Karkare’s Cosmology Lab
Karkare’s group works with laboratories across the country on macro telescopes in the South Pole to create a 3D map of the universe. by Danny Giancioppo, Photos by Kelly Peña “How did the universe begin? Why are we here? To Assistant Professor Kirit Karkare (PHYS), this is the most fundamental scientific question one can ask. […]
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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