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Photonic Materials & Devices

NYT – After Lunar Disappointments, NASA Hits the Jackpot With Blue Ghost

in External, Faculty News

Brian Walsh was quoted in this recent NYT article on the Blue Ghost lander project, featuring the LEXI telescope!

Xin Zhang, Stephan Anderson Group Featured in CACM Article

in External, Faculty Features, Faculty News

We live in an incredibly noisy world. The relentless hum of traffic, industrial machinery, and motorized tools has become a constant presence—and source of irritation—in our daily lives. Yet, ambient noise is more than a mere inconvenience; it impacts mental and physical health.

Success! BU Telescope Lands on the Moon Aboard NASA’s Blue Ghost Mission 1

in Faculty News

In a historic first for BU, the LEXI telescope is operating from the lunar surface and will image Earth’s magnetic shield

Feb 21, 2025

Ultrafast simultaneous manipulation of multiple ferroic orders through nonlinear phonon excitation

in Uncategorized

Faculty: Wanzheng Hu | Outlet: Nature

Dean’s Faculty Leadership Fellows Begin Work

in Faculty Awards, Faculty Honors

Bunch and Farny are first recipients of new fellowship

SPIE and Boston University announce $1-million endowment for graduate and postgraduate scholarships

in External, Faculty Grants

The SPIE-Boston University Scholarship in Photonics will support graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at the university’s Photonics Center

Taking the “U” out of “UFO”?

in Faculty Features, Faculty News

Professor Joshua Semeter recently appeared on a new one-hour special from the classic PBS series, NOVA, to share his scientific perspective on an astronomically popular topic.

Professors Economo, Joshi, Chen, and Tian Win BU-AIRR Awards

in Faculty Awards

Among the 26 AI research projects, these Photonics Center faculty were among several pioneering AI research forward.

Walsh Team’s LEXI Telescope Successfully Launches into Space

in External, Faculty News

Following liftoff and launch vehicle separation, Firefly acquired signal from the Blue Ghost lunar lander at 2:26 a.m. EST. Blue Ghost is now officially on its way to the Moon, and Firefly will provide regular mission updates all along the way.

Josh Semeter’s Ionospheric Imaging Project Listed in NASA Article

in External, Faculty Features, Faculty News

“In 2024, NASA selected 25 new citizen science proposals for funding that will lead to new projects and new results to look forward to in 2025 and beyond. “

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