Lee Roberts and Muon g-2 Team Earn 2026 Breakthrough Prize
We’re proud to share that Lee Roberts and the Muon g-2 Collaboration, along with Rob Carey, Jim Miller, and their mentees, have… More
Dillon Brout Awarded the New Horizons Prize in Physics
The New Horizons Prize recognized Brout, “for advances in cosmic microwave background and supernovae cosmology,” highlighting the impact of his work in… More
Professor Plamen Ch. Ivanov announced as American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow
AAAS honored Prof. Plamen Ch. Ivanov as the founder of Network Physiology, a multidisciplinary field studying how the dynamic network interactions among… More
Master’s Program in Quantum Science and Engineering at Boston University
We are excited to announce the launch of a cross-college Master's Program in Quantum Science and Engineering at Boston University! The program… More
Tribute to Professor Bill Klein
Bill Klein, Professor of Physics and a member of the Center for Computational Science at Boston University, was a leading figure in… More
We are pleased to welcome our newest hires of our Quantum Science and Engineering Collaborative, Dries Sels and Nikola Maksimovic!
We are pleased to welcome our newest hires of our Quantum Science and Engineering Collaborative, Dries Sels and Nikola Maksimovic! Dries Sels received… More
BU Physics Department annual Pumpkin Drop!
The Boston University Physics department hosted its annual Pumpkin Drop on October 31st 2025. This BU tradition includes throwing over 40 pumpkins… More
BU Physicists Celebrate 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
The 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics has been awarded to the scientists of the Large Hadron Collider experiments — ATLAS, CMS, ALICE,… More
Congratulations to Dr. Alp Akpinar for Receiving the Springer Theses Award!
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Alp Akpinar, advised by Prof. Zeynep Demiragli, has been awarded the Springer Theses award for… More
BU-Made Mirror Installed at the South Pole Telescope
Incoming assistant professor Kirit Karkare is co-PI of the South Pole Telescope Summertime Line Intensity Mapper (SPT-SLIM), an experiment at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole… More