BU Materials Science & Engineering: Research and Graduate Programs 2016

ENRICO BELLOTTI • National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship awarded to PhD Student A.Wichman, 2015 THOMAS G. BIFANO • R&D100 Award Finalist, The Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)-Based Adaptive-Optics Confocal Microscope JAMES C. BIRD • Office of Naval Research (ONR) 2016 Young Investigator Program (YIP) Awardee SCOTT BUNCH • Finalist, SwissLitho's Young Researcher Idea Competition, 2015 DAVID CAMPBELL • Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar • Visiting Scholar, Cohen Center for the Study of Technological Humanism JAMES COLLINS • Allen Distinguished Investigator, Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, 2016 • Promega Biotechnology Research Award, American Society for Microbiology, 2016 • Cell Plenary Lecturer, Society for Experimental Biology, 2016 • Bagrit Bioengineering Lecturer, Imperial College London, 2016 • Distinguished Lecturer in Engineering, University of Miami, 2016 • Jefferson Lecturer, University of Delaware, 2016 • Duncan and Susan Mellichamp Lecturer, UC Santa Barbara, 2016

Taiwan with Co-PI Emily Ryan and two undergraduate students • Agilent Academic Technologies Award MARK W. GRINSTAFF • Named Affiliate Faculty, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO MAXIM FRANK-KAMENETSKII • Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa, Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Ukraine National Academy of Sciences, Kiev DOUGLAS P. HOLMES • NSF CAREER Award, NSF CMMI - Mechanics of Materials and Structures CAREER award on Understanding and Controlling the Deformation of Thin Rods within Soft and Fragile Matter • Invited to the National Academy of Engineers Frontiers of Engineering Education workshop to present an engineering education innovation entitled "Viral Videos" on the Mechanics of Materials ELISE F. MORGAN • 100 Inspiring Women in STEM, Insight into Diversity HAROLD S. PARK • Named Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics UDAY PAL • American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) James Douglas Gold Medal, 2015

• Breakthrough Award, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, 2015

• The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) Extraction and Processing Division Distinguished Lecturer Award

ALLISON DENNIS • Finalist, Beckman Young Investigator Award

SIDDHARTH RAMACHANDRAN • Program Chair, 2015 CLEO, Optics & Photonics Community

JILLIAN GOLDFARB • Nominated by the American Chemical Society (ACS) for 2016 NSF Waterman Award

EMILY RYAN • Finalist, TECO Green Technology International Competition, Taiwan with Co-PI Jillian Goldfarb and two undergraduate students

• Finalist, TECO Green Technology International Competition,

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SAHAR SHARIFZADEH • Awarded 1 million computer hours on the Department of Energy’s National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) machine for proposed research project, First Principles Modeling of Organic and Wide Band Gap Inorganic Semiconducting Materials BELA SUKI • Invited plenary lecturer, Brazilian Physiological Society Meeting, Augas de Lindoia, Brazil, August, 2015 OPHELIA K.C. TSUI • Lecturer of the Polymers and Advanced Materials (PAM) Lecture series, University of Akron • Invited to Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) of Macromolecules and ACS Macro Letter M. SELIM ÜNLÜ • Charles DeLisi Award and Distinguished Lecture Recipient, 2016 JOYCE Y. WONG • National Science Foundation I-CORPS Participant • Selected to be 1 of 4 Volume Organizers, 2017 Materials Research Society (MRS) Bulletin MUHAMMAD H. ZAMAN • Elected Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering (AIMBE), 2015 • Cambridge Science Festival Curios Scientist Award, 2015 LAWRENCE ZIEGLER • Delivered Distinguished Alumni Commencement Address at the Department of Chemistry Commencement, SUNY at Stony Brook, May 22, 2015 XIN ZHANG • Elected Fellow of the Optical Society (OSA) • Elected Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) • Named Director of NSF REU in Integrated Nanomanufacturing • First Schlumberger-BU Research Fellowship, 2016

MSE At a Glance

Boston

MSE Faculty are highly successful and internationally recognized researchers. Here are a few of the awards and honors received in 2015-2016:

Research Labs

Lab for Diagnostics and Global Healthcare Technologies

Advanced Materials Characterization Core Facility Advanced Materials Process Control Lab Applied Electromagnetics Lab Atomic Membrane Lab Biomimetics Materials Engineering Lab Cell And Tissue Mechanics Lab Coker Group Collins Lab Computational Electronics Lab Computational Energy Lab Dennis Lab Doerrer Group Femtospec Lab Green Manufacturing Lab High-Temperature Chemical and Electrochemical Processing of Materials Lab High Temperature Oxidation Lab Integrated Photonics Lab Interfacial Fluid Dynamics Lab Lab for Engineering Education & Development

Lab For Microsystems Technology Lab of Integrated Nanophotonics & Biosensing Systems Materials Theory Group Materials X-Ray Diffraction Lab Matrix Mechanotransduction Lab Microscopy Lab Multifunctional Materials Spectroscopy Lab Multiscale Tissue Biomechanics Lab

Physical Acoustics Labs Powder Metallurgy & X-Ray Lab Precision Engineering Research Lab Semiconductor Photonics Research Lab Sharifzadeh Group Solid State Research Lab Surface Modification Lab The Tien Group Tsui Lab Ultrafast Nanostructure Optics Lab Vibrations Lab Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Lab

Nano Heat Transfer Lab Nanomedicine and Medical Acoustics Lab

Research Centers

Nanoscale Energy-Fluids Transport Lab

BioMolecular Engineering Research Center Center for Nanoscience & Nanobiotechnology Center for Space Physics Fraunhofer Center for Manufacturing Innovation Neuromuscular Research Center Photonics Center Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center

Nanoscale Mechanical Engineering Lab Nanostructured Fibers and Nonlinear Optics Lab Novel Materials Lab Optical Characterization & Nanophotonics Lab Orthopaedic & Developmental Biomechanics Lab

ALUMNI "At BU, I learned about a wide variety of projects, which I think is one of the strengths of the MSE Division. While I worked on my own projects in electrochemistry and high temperature ceramics, I worked next to friends who worked on MEMs, optics, and a wide variety of other subjects. I am currently in a postdoc position in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at BU. I manage a team of undergraduate students and work with graduate students on self-cleaning solar power, called the Eletrodynamic Screen, or EDS. We are looking at the effect that high voltage has on the electrode materials and testing different manufacturing techniques. The EDS has been shown to work in the lab, and we are testing it in the field. From there, we will scale up.

Ideally, we want to prove the technology is cheap and mass producible, and therefore a viable commercial product. It’s an exciting stage in the development of a technology.”

— Ryan S. Eriksen (MSE PhD, 2015) Postdoctoral Associate, Boston University, Boston, MA

DEGREES GRANTED SINCE 2008

Career Placement Graduates from Boston University’s MSE program are well-trained to make an impact in careers of constant innovation in emerging areas like nanomaterials, biomaterials, photonics, electronics, biotechnology, energy and plastics industries. Recent graduates have found success with pioneering corporations and in influential positions in academia such as: • Honda

• Lam Research

• Sensata Technologies

• MOxST

• Carnegie Mellon University

• Colgate Palmolive

• Samsung Electronics • Corning • MIT • Lockheed-Martin

"The coursework, research and career development opportunities offered in the graduate program of Materials Science & Engineering Division at BU are unmatched and prepare its students for a successful career in an academic or industry environment. After I graduated, I took a position at Intel Corporation in Santa Clara, CA. My group, Silicon Photonics Solutions Group, develops new approaches to make optical devices out of silicon and use light to move huge amounts of data at very high speeds, with extremely low power over a thin optical fiber for datacom and telecom applications. I am developing and conducting electrical and optical tests required for device characterization and capturing critical information to support design and process improvements for active and passive components of integrated transmitters and receivers.”

— Abdulkadir Yurt (MSE PhD, 2014), Optical Test Engineer, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA

MSE DIVISION

established IN

Doctoral: 26 • Masters: 48 Masters With Practice: 1* MEng: 36** • Minors: 5** *Masters With Practice was first offered in Fall 2014. **MEng and Minor were first offered in Fall 2011.

Students in Fall 2016*

Academic Degrees

Doctoral: 36 • MS: 31 MEng: 9 • LEAP: 6 Minor: 1 *expected

PhD • MS MEng

ALUMNI

116

• LiquiGlide • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne • City University of New York

• Fraunhofer Center for Manufacturing Innovation

• Raytheon

• Johns Hopkins University

• Google

• Shell Oil

• Harvard University

• 3M • WPI

2008

IN FY 2016 MSE RECEIVED

$6.9 million IN NEW RESEARCH FUNDING, AND HAD ON-GOING RESEARCH FUNDING OF

Faculty

$49.2 million

Appointed Faculty: 43 Affiliated Faculty: 39

R E S E A R C H A N D G R A D U AT E P R O G R A M S I N

Materials Science & Engineering Boston University College of Engineering Division of Materials Science & Engineering © 2016 Boston University

www.bu.edu/mse

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mse student population Fall 2016 China

US

India

1 6

70

Iran

60 Taiwan

Turkey

Uganda

2 33

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GRADUATE PROGRAMS Doctor Of Philosophy (PhD) Programs

MESSAGE FROM THE DIVISION HEAD Welcome to the Boston University Division of Materials Science & Engineering Annual Report Highlights. In this brochure you will see the astonishing growth of our program since its inception eight years ago. Here also is a small sampling of the amazing breadth and depth of research being done in Materials Science at Boston University, ranging from studies of the mechanical properties of human bone to nano-mechanical devices working at the quantum limits to deep UV sources to provide enough clean drinking water for the world’s thirsty inhabitants. Researchers at BU are pushing the frontiers of science and engineering and in doing so creating technologies that are positively impacting the lives of people around the world, and making the world a better place for us all.

I am proud of the MSE program and the research of my colleagues, and urge you to take a look at the full report on our website at www.bu.edu/mse.

— Dave Bishop, Head, BU MSE

Master Of Science (MS) The Master of Science (MS) degree in Materials Science and Engineering offers thesis and non-thesis tracks that prepare students for a research-focused career creating ground-breaking applications for new materials and modifications of existing ones. A variety of fields are open to well-trained materials science

quantitative

7

7

BS/MS

15

6

20

2

10

18

28 24

19

LEAP

23

28

UG Minor

23 MS w/ Practice

19

BU College of Engineering ranks in the Top 10 in research dollars expended per faculty member ($832,632) by the U.S. News & World Report.

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MSE Research Funding

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25 PhD

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15

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MS w/ Practice

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Biomaterials research encompasses areas such

Materials for energy and environment can help

as tissue engineering, design of biomolecules and biopolymers, biosensors, laser spectroscopy and more to create innovations in health care. Over the last decade exciting developments in materials-based technologies range from lab-on-a-chip devices to drug delivery systems to novel engineered tissues.

produce cleaner and more efficient sources of energy to address our present energy-related concerns and steer society to a more sustainable future. Active research areas include clean energy conversion, hydrogen generation and storage, fuel cells, green manufacturing and biofuels/metabolics.

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Total Funding (in millions)

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Continuing Funding (in millions)

40

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MSE Minor

MAJOR RESEARCH AREAS

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10

12

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MEng

Mean GRE Score

166

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Numbers of Degrees awarded

MS

FALL 2016

30

16

MEng

Any masters student interested in the With Engineering Practice option must apply and complete an approved internship integral to their program of study. This degree option allows a student to develop additional technical and professional skills.

20 Boston University’s Division of Materials Science & Engineering is at the forefront of creating breakthroughs in our understanding and use of novel materials to solve society’s most pressing technological challenges. The strong link between materials science, emerging research and products in the marketplace means ample job opportunities and a positive career outlook for materials scientists and engineers with advanced academic training. Learn more about the innovations taking place at www.bu.edu/mse.

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Masters With Engineering Practice

8

Materials Science & Engineering at Boston University

5

Master Of Engineering (MEng) The non-thesis Master of Engineering program is suited to industry professionals who wish to further their careers by acquiring deep technical knowledge, supplemented with business fundamentals and critical management skills. The degree program can be completed in as little as one year of full-time study (part-time study is also an option), and students may concentrate in biomaterials; materials for energy and environment; electronic/photonic materials; or nanomaterials.

MS

23

12

PhD

16 5

6

40

researchers, including energy, health care, information technologies and homeland security.

Post-bachelor’s PhD Post-master’s PhD Through coursework, collaborative training projects and dissertation research, MSE PhD students learn to apply analytic and advanced computational methods and the latest techniques to current problems in biotechnology, nanotechnology, electronic and photonic devices, energy processing and more.

Research areas include clean energy, solid-state lighting, photonics and fiber optics, biomaterials and soft tissues, and MEMS and bioMEMS applications.

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2 1 5

The Materials Science & Engineering Core Facility was officially commissioned in June 2012. Since that time, it has grown to house multiple core pieces of equipment for the Materials Science & Engineering and Photonics Center Community. These include a materials processing area with two Salare hoods dedicated to acid and base processing; two Bruker X-Ray systems — the N8 Horizon and the D8 Discover for small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS and WAXS), respectively; a Zeiss Xradia 410 Versa system for x-ray micro-tomography at submicron resolution; an AFM-FM microscope being retrofitted with Raman Spectroscopy for enhanced tip capability; a new Renishaw Raman microscope system with a heating/cooling stage and multiple wavelengths for Raman observation; a FEI Quanta 3D FEG FIB with dual SEM and FIB capabilities, and a FEI Tecnai Osiris S/TEM with EDX and EELS capabilities.

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OUR FACULTY IS DOING EXCITING RESEARCH IN...

MSE CORE FACILITY

Electronic and photonic materials research is

Nanomaterials research is concentrated

invested in III-V nitrides, carbon nanotubes, fiber optic sensors, quantum dots and computational modeling. Engineering breakthroughs—like the blue LED—were produced by Boston University labs and interdisciplinary researchers continue to explore myriad applications in such areas as health care, national defense and information systems.

in areas such as coatings, composite materials, photo-acoustic microscopy, nanoscale materials, and multi-scale modeling. Research, often conducted with industry partners, spans a range of application areas, including mechanics and fluid dynamics at the nano-scale, and developing enhanced materials processing capabilities for opto-electronic applications, advanced engines and power systems.

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New Funding (in millions)

20 10 0

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2009– 2010

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2012– 2013

2013– 2014

2014– 2015

2015– 2016

• Nanoscale 3D printing, catalysis and sensor design: Professor Scott Bunch has demonstrated the ability to measure and control the transport of gas through a single molecule-sized pore in graphene, a strong, flexible material made of oneatom-thick sheets of carbon atoms. By using gold nanoparticles to block and unblock such pores in a graphene membrane, Bunch and his research team have provided the first evidence of controlling the transport of gas through a molecule-sized opening in any existing membrane material. These nanopore molecular valves provide the unique ability to control a single-file flow of molecules, and may lead to important applications in nanoscale 3D printing, catalysis and sensor design.

• Cancer care — faster, better, cheaper and closer to home: Professor Catherine Klapperich leads the Center for Future Technologies in Cancer Care (CFTCC) in efforts to shift advanced technologies away from large, specialized facilities toward smaller, local clinics and patients' homes—and return test results within minutes rather than days— replacing high-cost imaging and late-stage cancer care with earlier, smarter care and prevention. In its first three years, the CFTCC has funded 12 projects, two of which have produced devices that are now being commercialized.

• Learning from nature to build materials: Professor Xin Zhang’s study, published as the cover story in Extreme Mechanics Letters, used the exoskeletons of diatoms called frustules to develop a stencil that can be easily produced and replicated in a certain range of sizes for use in research protocols.

The porous, bowl-shaped, three-dimensional exoskeletons, made naturally of pure silica, lent themselves well to stencil-making, and served as a unique fabrication method. Current methods of creating nanopattern surfaces present a number of problems for researchers—they can be costly, timeconsuming, or it can be hard to achieve scalability or control over the size of the stencil. Zhang’s novel approach seeks to address these limitations by using the bio-structures of the diatoms as a potential alternative for fabricating micro- and nanopatterns.

• Making nanomanufacturing viable: Professor David Bishop and Dr. Matthias Imboden are exploring three potential pathways to high-speed, low cost and scalable manufacture of nanoscale devices ranging from integrated circuits to biosensors. As reported in Physics Today, the three strategies include resist-based nanolithography, commonly used today in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, nanoimprinting, a process akin to using a nanoscale rubber stamp, and a direct writing technique, controlling the placement of atoms with nanoscale precision.

Nanomanufacturers of the future may place different technologies on a chip that can be activated at different times to achieve different purposes.

• Cheaper, simpler, flexible semiconductors: Professor Malika Jeffries-EL is mixing molecules, looking for new materials that could fill a pressing need for cheaper, simpler, flexible semiconductors.

Semiconductors are materials with distinct electrical properties—electricity flows through them better than it flows through, say, wood or plastic, but not as well as it flows through metal.

By altering a semiconductor’s chemistry, scientists can tweak its characteristics; this versatility makes them indispensable for electronics. And as the world grows ever hungrier for laptops, iPhones, solar cells, and lights, the race for next-generation semiconductors is on. Jeffries-EL is betting on organic polymers—long molecules comprised mostly of carbon.

• Mechanical stimulation contributes to bone healing: Professor Elise Morgan, director of the Orthopaedic and Developmental Biomechanics Laboratory, is investigating how mechanical factors contribute to the development, adaptation, failure and regeneration of bone and cartilage. Current projects include the use of mechanical stimulation to promote bone regeneration, the biomechanics of spine fractures and bone healing, and non-invasive diagnostics of bone healing and inflammatory bone loss.

• New material for studying cell mechanics: Professor Christopher Chen and his team have developed a three-dimensional platform for studying cell interactions with fibers and discovered some relationships that may upend some of the thinking on how cells sense tissue stiffness. Two postdoctoral fellows in Chen’s lab constructed three-dimensional matrices of fibers, embedded adult stem cells into this scaffolding, and began studying the cells’ response. They found that the cells behaved very differently in these fibrous networks compared to flat gels. The cell sits much like a spider within a web, applying forces to the fibers of the network. These forces applied to the softer fibers allow cells to pull in or recruit more fibers, bringing more of the matrix within the cell’s reach. The cell’s ability to change its local environment could explain why there is more proliferation in this setting.

On the cover: Professor Tyrone Porter hosted the first BU Materials Day symposium Nanomaterials in Medicine: Improving Healthcare Through SMALL Innovations on September 25, 2015. Go to www.bu.edu/eng/materialsday to read more about the symposium.