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 […]
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 […]