Center for Semiconductor Materials & Devices Modeling
The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and Boston University established the Center for Semiconductor Materials and Devices Modeling (CSM) to bring together government, academia, and industry in a collaborative fashion to address research opportunities through its Open Campus initiative. This Center leverages combined core competencies of partner organizations; broad knowledge base in modeling, and its validation; […]
SHIELD DRIVE Science Center
The SHIELD NASA DRIVE Center is a national and international collaboration involving researchers from over half a dozen institutions, and led by Merav Opher from the Astronomy department at Boston University. SHIELD will: (1) determine the global nature of the heliosphere; (2) determine how pickup ions evolve from ‘cradle to grave’ and affect heliospheric processes; (3) establish how the […]
Center for Computational Science
Founded in 1990, the Center for Computational Science (CCS) connects BU computational scientists to support collaborations across departments and colleges. Enabling the cross-fertilization of new computational ideas and methodologies, the CCS serves as a conduit for collaborations between experimental researchers who are synthesizing and collecting real-world data and computational researchers and expertise in model building, simulation, […]
Center for Space Physics
The Center for Space Physics (CSP) is a university-based center for research and education in space science and space-related technologies. Faculty, researchers, and students from the Boston University Departments of Astronomy, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering collaborate under a common mission to advance our understanding of the atmospheres, magnetospheres, and plasma environments of our […]
Photonics Center
Located at the heart of Boston University’s urban campus, the Photonics Center is an interdisciplinary hub for education, research, scholarship, innovation, and technology development associated with practical uses of light. Its nine-story building houses world-class research facilities and shared laboratories dedicated to photonics research, and sustains the work of over 170 faculty, staff, and students.
Nanotechnology Innovation Center
The Boston University Nanotechnology Innovation Center (BUnano) is an interdisciplinary collaborative research center that fosters research and education in nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology—addressing challenges in medicine, manufacturing, and energy. The center includes 62 BU faculty from 10 departments, spanning the College of Engineering, the College of Arts & Sciences, and the School of Medicine.
Institute for Astrophysical Research
The Institute for Astrophysical Research (IAR) was founded in 1998 in order to promote and facilitate research and education in astrophysics at Boston University. The IAR supports research by BU Astronomy faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students, postdocs, and senior research associates. In addition, the IAR manages and coordinates the use of astrophysical research facilities […]