WELCOME

Boston University
• World-class liberal arts and professional
educational institution in an urban environment.
• Major research university:
– Research Education.
• International. Diverse student body; study-
abroad programs.
• Exposure to Performing Arts, Business, Law,
Medicine, Engineering, Religion, Philosophy,
Health and Natural Sciences, Politics, etc, etc.
• Mentorship….faculty-student relations
• Social, Fit-Rec facilities

Why go to College?
• Education
• Life-Long Learning Skills

Why Engineering?
\"We will restore science to its rightful place\"
President Barak Obama Inaugural Address
“If we want to ‘harness the sun and the winds
and the soil to fuel our cars and run our
factories,’ as Obama has decreed, we shouldn't
look to science. What we need is engineering.”
Henry Petroski, Want to Engineer Real Change? Don't
Ask a Scientist; Washington Post, Sunday, January
25, 2009

Want to Engineer Real Change? Don't Ask a
Scientist.
By Henry Petroski, Washington Post
Sunday, January 25, 2009
“The principles that explain how a battery
works, for example, are old news. But a
lightweight and cost-effective battery pack with
enough juice to power a car over long distances
remains an elusive goal.”
“Scientists established long ago that natural
processes involving chemicals and sunlight can
produce electricity. We need engineers to make
the cells lean enough to compete with coal and
oil. Science alone is never enough”.

Impacting the Future
Engineering Science
Policy &
Innovation
Society

Why Engineering?
More than Math & Science
More than Engineering!
• Create
– Quantitative/scientific “artist.”
• Understand
– How do “things” work?
• Innovate & Integrate
– Life-Long Learning
• Impact: Galvanize Organizations and Society
– Leading and Problem Solving

Intro to Engineering:
More than Math & Science
• Stem Cells, Cloning and Tissue Engineering
• Photonics – Engineering With Light
• The Electric Guitar as a Gateway to Electro-acoustics
• Introduction to Robotics
• Multimedia Computing and Communications
• Introduction to Microchip Fabrication
• Human Brain Mapping
• Subsurface Sensing and Imaging
• Clean Energy

Career Planning and Mentoring Program
FRESHMAN YEAR:
• Intro Session
• Career Office Open Houses
SOPHOMORE YEAR:
• Career Advisor Sessions
• Intro to Co-Op/Internships
JUNIOR YEAR:
• Faculty Career Advisors
• Co-Op/Internships
• Professional Mentoring Seminars
• Interview Workshops
SENIOR YEAR:
• Resume Review
• Faculty Career Advisors
• Interviewing Workshops
• Resume Review
• Job Fairs
• Professional Mentoring Seminars
• Graduate School Mentoring
• Networking Seminars (Alumni)

Engineering at Boston University
ADVANCING OUR QUALITY OF LIFE

Education:
Undergraduate programs linked to
cutting edge practice and research:
“The Societal Engineer”

The NEW College of Engineering
Electrical & Biomedical
Mechanical
Computer Engineering
Engineering
Engineering Dept. Department
Department
ME-AE ME ME-MFG EE CE BME
Division of Materials Science and Eng. (MS; Ph.D)
Division of System Eng. (MS; Ph.D.)
Six Versions of Accredited BS Programs
Suite of Minors & Concentrations
Interaction with Business & Management
Experiential Engineering
Career Planning and Placement
AGILE ! CURRENT !

Snapshot
Three Academic Departments
Biomedical Engineering
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Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Two Interdisciplinary Divisions
Materials Science & Engineering
Systems Engineering
Enrollment
1,150 Undergraduates
500 Graduate students
Faculty
115 Tenured/Tenure-Track
Research Centers
15 Interdisciplinary

Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Science
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Biomedical, Computer, Electrical,
Mechanical (optional concentrations
in Aerospace or Manufacturing)
Minors available in any discipline
including Materials and Systems Eng.
Concentrations in Clean Energy &
Environ. Eng. and Nanotechnology
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Experiential Opportunities
Study abroad for engineers
Funded research opportunities
Summer Research Fellowships
Corporate Internships and Co-Op
Engineers Without Borders
FIRST Robotics, Mini-Baja, etc.
Career development

Graduate Programs
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Doctor of Philosophy
Biomedical, Computer, Electrical,
Mechanical, Systems,
Materials Science & Engineering
Master of Science
Biomedical, Computer Systems,
Electrical, Manufacturing, Mechanical,
Photonics, Systems,
Materials Science & Engineering
Master of Engineering
Biomedical Innovation, Systems

Research
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$32.7 Million in external
support last year.
Culture of collaboration
across departments and
schools at BU.
Interdisciplinary strength in
photonics, advanced materials,
sensors and imaging, networks and
systems, micro- and nano-
technology, acoustics.
Applications for healthcare, clean
energy, information systems, and
national & domestic security.

Clean Energy and Environmental
Sustainability
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Environ. Science
Technologies
Economics Policy & Law
Systems Analysis & Optimization
ENG CAS SMG LAW

Transforming the College
• Structural
• Faculty
• High Impact Programs &
Initiatives
• Fund Raising

Partnering with BU-ENG:
Opportunities for Lasting Impact
• Clean Energy and Environmental Sustainability
• Personalized Medicine (Synthetic Biology thru Nano
Medicine thru Translational Bioengineering)
• Engineers as Innovators and Entrepreneurs
• Wireless Information Systems: Connecting Societies
• New-Age Materials: Bio-Lighting-Structures-Electronics-
Computer-Optics
• New-Age Education: The Global and Societal Engineer
• Enabling a Modern Learning/Experiential Environment
• Catalyzing and Retaining a Legacy of Faculty Leaders for
Society
• Creating Opportunities for Students: Scholarships and
Fellowships