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Boston University College of Engineering At BU College of Engineering, we're moving society forward.

Engineers shape the quality of our lives and the Boston University's College of Engineering educates the technology leaders of tomorrow while pushing the boundaries of innovation that improve society. The College offers a slate of bachelor's degrees in several engineering disciplines, as well as master's and doctoral degrees for those pursuing careers in industry or research.

Congratulations to Christos Cassandras (SE, ECE) on receiving this year’s IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Societ...
10/15/2026

Congratulations to Christos Cassandras (SE, ECE) on receiving this year’s IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Outstanding Research Award! His work focuses on autonomous vehicles and the systems that help them drive—work that could one day get rid of traffic lights altogether.

Cassandras spent more than 40 years studying how computers and machines make decisions. Lately, his work has focused on a problem nearly every driver knows well: sitting at a red light with no cross traffic in sight, wondering why it takes so long for the light to turn green.

That idea—proving with mathematical models and intelligent algorithms using cars’ relative speeds, mass, and distance as inputs that self-driving cars will behave safely before they are ever let loose on the streets—has become the foundation of Cassandras’s career and the reason his name keeps coming up in conversations about transportation.

10/13/2026

This past summer, our students took to the lab and put in the work.

Follow along as Musarat Khan walks us through her research as a Summer Term Alumni Research Scholar in our STARS program.

Summer Term Alumni Research Scholars (STARS) and Distinguished Summer Research Fellowships (DSRF) are just two of the opportunities we offer for undergraduate students to further their research and education.

The STARS program provides a housing allowance of $4,500 to work in Boston alongside College of Engineering faculty over the summer, performing research to create solutions to some of society’s most challenging problems.

Distinguished Summer Research Fellows work full-time in the lab of an engineering faculty member for at least 10 weeks during the summer. The fellowship provides students with $11,000 over the summer to support housing, living, and other related expenses.

Interested? Stay tuned to find out when applications will open for Summer 2027!

🏆 Two faculty-led BU Engineering projects each earned a $75,000 Ignition Award, and three more received early-stage awar...
10/06/2026

🏆 Two faculty-led BU Engineering projects each earned a $75,000 Ignition Award, and three more received early-stage awards from BU Technology Development.

The awards provide funding and expert guidance to help researchers move promising ideas from the lab toward real-world impact.

$75,000 Awards:
🔬 Optical technology to address drone threats
Thomas Bifano (ME, MSE, BME, ECE) and David Bishop (ECE, Physics, MSE, ME, BME) are developing technology to improve the performance and reduce the cost of deformable mirror systems. Their work could make directed-energy defenses against low-cost drones more affordable and scalable, with potential benefits for civilian and military safety.

🌊 Quieter underwater propulsion
Tommaso Ranzani (ME, MSE, BME) is developing bioinspired jet propulsion technology to power underwater robots and vehicles. The technology could support quieter operations and longer missions, with less need for maintenance—all particularly valuable advantages in settings where sound matters, from defense to aquaculture. It could also have applications in fluid pumps.

Early-Stage Awards:
🧬 Tissue evaluation
Michael Albro (ME, MSE, BME) is advancing research on technology for evaluating tissue.

🤖 Autonomous science instruments
Keith Brown (ME, MSE, Physics) is working on autonomous scientific instruments to support research and discovery.

🌱 In-soil sensors
Miguel Jimenez (BME, MSE) is investigating new approaches to sensing within soil.

Congratulations to the faculty members and their teams as they take the next steps toward turning research into practical applications!

Read more at the link in our bio.

A BU invention. A life-changing technology. A lasting legacy.Boston University College of Engineering has established th...
07/01/2026

A BU invention. A life-changing technology. A lasting legacy.

Boston University College of Engineering has established the Edward Damiano Professorship in Biomedical Engineering, a new $5 million endowed faculty position honoring Edward Damiano, inventor of the iLet Bionic Pancreas and co-founder of Beta Bionics.

The professorship celebrates the impact of engineering innovation and will help recruit future leaders in biomedical engineering.

🔗 Link in bio.

Please join us in congratulating Keith Brown on his appointment as head of the Division of Materials Science and Enginee...
06/10/2026

Please join us in congratulating Keith Brown on his appointment as head of the Division of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), effective July 1, 2026.

Keith is an associate professor of mechanical engineering, MSE, and physics whose research spans advanced materials, automation, and AI-enabled experimentation, helping accelerate materials discovery through collaborative, cross-disciplinary research.

We also extend our sincere gratitude to David Bishop for 15 years of leadership, mentorship, and service as the head of MSE. Under David’s leadership, the division strengthened its research excellence and collaborative impact across engineering, science, and medicine.

Learn more:
https://www.bu.edu/eng/2026/06/10/keith-brown-to-lead-materials-science-engineering-division/

Friday, May 29.5:30pm - 7:30pmat the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences at Boston UniversityJoin Dean Elise Morgan, Ma...
05/28/2026

Friday, May 29.

5:30pm - 7:30pm

at the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences at Boston University

Join Dean Elise Morgan, Mark Grinstaff Ayse Coskun and Dean Emeritus Kenneth Lutchen, with Nahid Bhadelia and Kosta L. as they discuss how convergent research is key to addressing the big challenges the world is facing.

Stacey Sickels Boyce, CFRE

Part of

Come for the panel and stay for the networking happy hour.

Register: https://partiful.com/e/ae9In9lFKYwuAZaWrQKJ?

05/01/2026

It’s Senior Capstone Day at the College of Engineering! ⚙️

Innovative ideas, thoughtful ex*****on, and impressive presentations across the board. From concept to prototype, our students showed what it means to turn complex challenges into real-world impact.

So proud of our seniors and everything they’ve accomplished. 👏

🔬Materials Day brings together BU researchers, students, and collaborators to share new work in materials science and en...
04/15/2026

🔬Materials Day brings together BU researchers, students, and collaborators to share new work in materials science and engineering. This year’s event highlighted how emerging tools like automation, robotics, and data-driven methods are shaping the way materials research is conducted.
https://bit.ly/4tdVT4H

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