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Neuro Experience Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (NEUROP) Aims to Open Research Opportunities for Undergraduates Interested in Laboratory Work

August 12th, 2026

As an undergraduate, it isn’t always easy to access research opportunities. Thanks to the work of Neurophotonics Center Director David Boas and an undergraduate-turned-research-scientist, both students and faculty will soon have access to such an optimized method: Neuro* Experience Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (NEUROP), matching ideal undergraduate researchers with their preferred research experiences.

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Tracking Airborne Particles on Their Journey Through Your Lungs

August 5th, 2026

Developed by Nia’s group, the Crystal Ribcage acts as a clear, protective shield for an animal’s lungs, allowing scientists to get a close view of how the lungs work in real-time and at a cellular level.

Student Profiles

Bernhard Zimmermann, the Man Behind the NINJA: One of BU’s Most Used fNIRS Devices

August 4th, 2026

By Danny Giancioppo | Photos provided by Bernhard Zimmermann

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NSF Awards Boston University $20 Million to Help Create National “Cloud Lab” Network

July 27th, 2026

Automated, AI-driven labs can remotely run experiments for researchers across the country

Faculty Features

Can We Train AI to Read an MRI?

July 22nd, 2026

Zhang group’s novel method might mean faster, more accurate MRI readings

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Boston University Photonics Center Part of $19.7M MLSC Grant Wins

July 9th, 2026

“This investment will equip Boston University with advanced spatial and molecular imaging capabilities at resolutions essential to understand and interact with biology at the most fundamental scale,” said Kenneth Lutchen, Boston University Vice President and Associate Provost for Research. “The award further amplifies how the Photonics Center can advance interdisciplinary collaboration and hands-on training for the next generation […]

Faculty Awards

Michelle Sander, Hadi Nia and Michael Albro Among 38 Charles River Campus Faculty Promotions

July 8th, 2026

In a letter sent to faculty on June 25 announcing the promotions, outgoing Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gloria Waters wrote: “At the heart of great universities are outstanding faculty who advance our understanding of the world through their scholarship, improve the quality of life through their research, and prepare new generations for success and […]

Faculty Awards

Zhang Elected 2026 ASME Honorary Member

July 1st, 2026

Boston University Distinguished Professor of Engineering Xin Zhang (ME, ECE, BME, MSE) has been elected a 2026 Honorary Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), one of the Society’s highest honors.

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The 27th Annual Photonics Center Symposium: Photonics In Space

This symposium will feature talks from premier astronomy researchers across academia and industry discussing developments in imaging and spectroscopic technologies, superconducting techniques with South Pole telescopes, and usages of the EM spectrum for research on Mars, among other topics.

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Faculty Profiles

Faculty Publications

3/5/2025

Enhanced multiscale human brain imaging by semi-supervised digital staining and serial sectioning optical coherence tomography

Faculty: Irving Bigio, David Boas, Lei Tian | Outlet: Nature

The Photonics Center's 26th Annual Symposium

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Multi-million dollar grants, international events, premier research and so much more. Stay up to date on the latest Photonics Center stories!

Latest News

Neuro Experience Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (NEUROP) Aims to Open Research Opportunities for Undergraduates Interested in Laboratory Work

Tracking Airborne Particles on Their Journey Through Your Lungs

Bernhard Zimmermann, the Man Behind the NINJA: One of BU’s Most Used fNIRS Devices

NSF Awards Boston University $20 Million to Help Create National “Cloud Lab” Network

Can We Train AI to Read an MRI?

Boston University Photonics Center Part of $19.7M MLSC Grant Wins

Michelle Sander, Hadi Nia and Michael Albro Among 38 Charles River Campus Faculty Promotions

Zhang Elected 2026 ASME Honorary Member

The 27th Annual Photonics Center Symposium: Photonics In Space

Faculty Profiles

Faculty Publications

Needed for reproductive justice and autonomy: women in design

The Parkinson’s disease drug entacapone disrupts gut microbiome homeostasis via iron sequestration

Plane wave compounding with adaptive joint coherence factor weighting

Ultrafast simultaneous manipulation of multiple ferroic orders through nonlinear phonon excitation

Ramping dynamics in the frontal cortex unfold over multiple timescales during motor planning

Separating cognitive and motor processes in the behaving mouse

Do Children’s Brains Function Differently During Book Reading and Screen Time? A fNIRS Study

Enhanced multiscale human brain imaging by semi-supervised digital staining and serial sectioning optical coherence tomography

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The Photonics Center's 26th Annual Symposium

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