Two BU Scientists Receive Prestigious 2026 Breakthrough Prizes
Lee Roberts and Dillon Brout honored for transformative achievements in physics and astronomy
Our faculty are leaders in a broad range of research areas within the physics field, including molecular biophysics, computational physics, experimental condensed matter physics, theoretical quantum condensed matter physics, experimental particle physics, particle astrophysics, theoretical particle physics and cosmology, photonics, physics education, and statistical physics.
Lee Roberts and Dillon Brout honored for transformative achievements in physics and astronomy
Prestigious honor given to neuroscientist who studies diseases of aging and physicist whose work spans […]
Quantum computers will make traditional data encryption techniques obsolete; BU researchers have turned to physics […]
Winners, recognized as “visionary scientists, scholars, writers, and artists,” will use honor to support work […]
Astrophysics student Ariyana Bonab has studied the composition of 54,000 white dwarf stars-- but she […]
Biophysicist and recent alum Emmy Blumenthal wins prestigious fellowship that comes with up to $250,000 […]
World’s largest scientific society gives lifetime honor to BU biologist, engineer, and physicist
Prestigious five-year award from the National Science Foundation will advance research and expand student opportunities