Two BU Named Professorships, Last Awarded Decades Ago, Have New Appointees
The Metcalf Chair, recognizing an internationally known scholar in mathematics, science, or engineering, has been awarded to David Boas, a College of Engineering professor of biomedical, electrical, and computer engineering, and director of the Neurophotonics Center. Ran Canetti, a College of Arts & Sciences professor of computer science and director of the Center for Reliable Information Systems & Cyber Security, has been chosen for the Wang Professorship, awarded for distinguished scholarship and teaching in natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, or engineering. Both professorships are for five-year renewable terms and support the recipients’ research and scholarship.
