{"id":2671,"date":"2026-04-27T12:08:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/?p=2671"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:08:34","slug":"scattering-light-showered-with-praise-doctor-ji-xin-cheng-wins-2026-charles-mann-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/2026\/04\/27\/scattering-light-showered-with-praise-doctor-ji-xin-cheng-wins-2026-charles-mann-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Scattering Light, Showered with Praise: Doctor Ji-Xin Cheng Wins 2026 Charles Mann Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"430\">Boston University College of Engineering is proud to announce that Professor Ji-Xin Cheng has been awarded the prestigious 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/2026\/04\/13\/scattering-light-showered-with-praise\/\">Charles Mann Award<\/a> for Applied Raman Spectroscopy, recognizing his pioneering contributions to biomedical imaging and optical science.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"754\">Presented by the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS), the Charles Mann Award honors individuals who have made significant advancements in Raman spectroscopy\u2014an analytical technique that uses the scattering of light to identify molecular structures. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"1224\">Professor Cheng, a Theodore Moustakas Distinguished Professor in Photonics and Optoelectronics, has been widely recognized for advancing coherent Raman microscopy, enabling high-speed, non-invasive chemical imaging without the need for fluorescent dyes. His work has led to the development of cutting-edge imaging technologies, including coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) and stimulated Raman photothermal microscopy. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1226\" data-end=\"1585\">Over the course of his career, Cheng has authored more than 180 peer-reviewed publications and developed innovative tools that are now used globally in biomedical research and diagnostics. His contributions have also translated into real-world impact through commercially available imaging systems and startup ventures. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1832\">In addition to this latest honor, Cheng is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors and holds over 30 patents, underscoring his commitment to bridging fundamental research with practical applications. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1834\" data-end=\"2005\">The award will be presented at the SciX conference later this year, celebrating Cheng\u2019s continued leadership in advancing spectroscopy and biomedical imaging technologies.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1834\" data-end=\"2005\"><img src=\"https:\/\/optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net\/optica\/media\/osa.history\/imagegallery\/a-e\/ch\/cheng_use_-_lippincott_2019.jpg?ext=.jpg\" alt=\"Ji-Xin Cheng | Optica\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University College of Engineering is proud to announce that Professor Ji-Xin Cheng has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Charles Mann Award for Applied Raman Spectroscopy, recognizing his pioneering contributions to biomedical imaging and optical science. Presented by the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS), the Charles Mann Award honors individuals who have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25784,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2671"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25784"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2671"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2672,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2671\/revisions\/2672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}