Honing Her Skills at the Helm
For Professor Ayse Coskun, Director of the Center for Information & Systems Engineering (CISE) and newly-appointed interim Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, leadership is all about having the power to make a difference.
ENG’s Newest Associate Professors
Four ENG faculty have been promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure, BU Provost Jean Morrison announced. Alexander Green, College of Engineering associate professor of biomedical engineering, uses computational design to engineer RNA molecules that provide useful functions inside and outside living cells—research with translational implications for sensing systems, low-cost diagnostics, and biomolecular […]
Smart Technology: Open Source and Equitable
Between 2012 and 2017, the number of car accidents in Boston rose by 33%. Depending on the year, 25% to 31% of all reported accidents in Boston resulted in non-fatal injuries. Christos Cassandras, a distinguished professor of engineering and head of the division of systems engineering, is working to mitigate this issue through smart technology. By implementing cooperative autonomous vehicles, which can communicate with each other, he aims to improve safety, congestion, and energy consumption.
Three ENG Professors Receive NSF Honors
Michael Economo, Hadi Nia, and Alyssa Pierson received Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance scientific research in their fields. The researchers receiving the awards are also laying the foundation for the next generation of scientists by using the funding to support students and youth educational programs and to diversify STEM. A respected program that is highly competitive, NSF CAREER awards mark a significant achievement for early-career scientists.
Aiming to Bring OA to its Knees
NIH grant enables Albro and team to advance first-in-kind scope for early detection of osteoarthritis.
Royal Society of Chemistry Honors Mark Grinstaff
Professor Mark Grinstaff won the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Centenary Prize in “recognition of brilliance in research and innovation.”
New Artificial Intelligence Program Could Help Treat Hypertension
New research from Ioannis Paschalidis demonstrates machine learning to increase efficacy in hypertension care.
Hariri Happenings
The vitality of the partnership between the Hariri Institute and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is reflected in ECE’s strong showing in this year’s Fellows & Focused Research Program Awards.
Dean Kenneth Lutchen Named Interim BU Provost
ENG Dean Kenneth Lutchen will take over as Boston University’s interim provost and chief academic officer on July 1, announced President Robert Brown in a letter to the BU community Wednesday.
Attacking Fatty Buildup at the Source
A novel nanotechnology promises to be the first therapeutic to directly target the liver in the battle against a disease that afflicts roughly a quarter of the global population.