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Boston University Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Students Association recognized with Chapters of Excellence Award
MSE GSA win the 2023-24 Material Advantage Chapters of Excellence award for their work. More

Green Wins NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award
“This kind of blue-sky research is super important—we’re pushing the frontiers.” More

A Year Later, Seeking Common Ground
ENG Professor Muhammad Zaman leads one of BU's working groups promoting inclusive, civil dialogue on campus. More

Distinguished ENG Alumni Honored
"Rhonda Harrison and Bob Hines exemplify the college’s mission of developing Societal Engineers." More

“I Should Make Myself Clear”
At the Rising Stars conference, top biomed postdocs learned how to pitch their research. More

Big Federal Award, Tiny Living Factories
“The idea is, what if you could actually make the drug inside the patient? That’s never been done before.” More

How to Protect Your Information after the Potentially Largest Data Breach Ever
Data breaches may be even more common than reported, says Egele. More

Levine Professorship for Tianyu Wang
Wang is "pushing the physical limits of computation and the design of advanced sensing hardware." More

5 ENG Faculty Featured at Research on Tap
The event showcased some of BU’s star researchers, celebrating how they cross and blur disciplinary boundaries in the pursuit of innovation. More

Honored for Excellence in Mentoring Postdocs
The award recognizes Dunlop's deep commitment to the professional and personal development of postdoctoral researchers. More

Just How Safe Are Soft Robots?
Sabelhaus and students are working on novel ways to improve how soft robots are controlled. More

Analog Neural Networks: Nature Communications Publishes ECE Researchers’ Blueprint for Precision
First author Cansu Demirkiran (ECE PhD’24) and advisor Professor Ajay Joshi discuss "fault-tolerant analog neural networks.” More

New Textile for Smarter, Sturdier Fitness Tracking Tech
The novel metamaterial overcomes sweat, salt water, and security challenges More

Investigating and advancing the medical applications of synthetic biology
Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering features Associate Professor Wilson W. Wong (BME) More

Introducing BU’s Newest Terriers: Aditi Singh (ENG’28)
Aditi Singh says she was drawn to Boston University because of the opportunity it affords to meet people from diverse backgrounds. More

Efficient, Secure, and Coming to a Cloud Near You
Professor Ajay Joshi and former advisee Rashmi Agrawal have received a 2024 Ignition Award for their company, CipherSonic. More

Ignition Awards for ENG Researchers
The awards accelerate the advancement of promising new technology, identifying a pathway to bring a new product to market. More

A New Type of RNA Could Revolutionize Vaccines and Cancer Treatments
What seemed at first like a dead end might someday lead to longer-lasting and safer vaccines. More

BU Professor Bridging Sustainability with Innovation in Material Science and Beyond
Dr. Werner brings interdisciplinary collaboration into pursuing sustainable solutions. More

Pratt Named a Rita Allen Scholar
This prestigious grant will help the liquid biopsy expert and her multidisciplinary team develop a tool to track tumors. More