News & Events
IALS/CPHM
Srimathveeravalli and Rao Receive Seed Funding from UMass System to Commercialize Scientific Breakthroughs
IALS faculty members Govind Srimathveeravalli, assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, and Siyuan Rao, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, both members of the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring (CPHM), have been chosen to receive up to $25,000 in seed...
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Mike Malone Named Interim Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Michael Malone, current vice chancellor for research and engagement at UMass Amherst, has been named to serve as interim provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs. Malone has been a distinguished member of the UMass community for over four decades as an educator, researcher, and...
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IALS Faculty Members Among 14 Teams Awarded 2023 Interdisciplinary Research Grants
Provost Tricia Serio recently announced that 14 teams have been awarded 2023 Interdisciplinary Research Grants at UMass Amherst. A special congratulations is extended to our IALS faculty members that are a part of these teams: Meghan Huber (CPHM, College of Engineering), Douglas Martini (CPHM,...
IALS/Core Facilities
Charlene Coleman Retires After Eight Years With IALS
Congratulations to Charlene Coleman, former Core Facilities Accountant, as she begins a new adventure in retirement! Charlene was a beloved member of the IALS Administration Team and will be missed by all who had the pleasure of working with her.
Charlene has had a vibrant journey working...
IALS/Core Facilities
Vinard and Chambers Help Organize 2023 ABRF Annual Meeting
The 2023 Annual Meeting for the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) took place in Boston, MA on May 7-10. The event, entitled Driving Collaborative Science, brought together scientific leaders to commemorate impacts of science on our lives and help make a collective...
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Duclos Competes in Ironman 70.3 Western Massachusetts Triathlon
IALS staff member Shane Duclos, Facilities Manager of the Life Sciences Laboratory building, competed in the Ironman 70.3 Western Massachusetts triathlon on Sunday, June 11. Shane, amongst hundreds of other participants, began the day with a 1.2 mile swim down the Connecticut River, then...
IALS/Core Facilities
Eyles Helps Local Book Worker Identify Soft-Metal Alloy Through Mass Spectrometry
Stephen Eyles, Director of the Mass Spectrometry core facility, was approached by John Nove, owner of the Grey Seal Bindery, to aid in a project regarding his book nipping press. Thanks to Steve’s expertise, Mass Spectrometry was used in an unconventional way to help a community member uncover...
IALS/Core Facilities
Nagarajan Presents at the 2023 International Magnetic Resonance Conference in Toronto
Rajakumar Nagarajan, MR Physicist in the Human Magnetic Resonance Center (hMRC) presented two posters at the ISMRM & ISMRT annual International Society for Magnetic Resonance In Medicine conference in Toronto from June 3-8, 2023. This work highlights the cutting-edge research being...
IALS/Core Facilities
Open House: Meet the Cores 2023
The UMass Core Facilities recently had the pleasure of hosting an Open House: Meet the Cores event, where participants had the opportunity to learn more about the Core Facilities through a poster session and a speed networking event with core directors.
Attendees also had the chance to...
IALS/Core Facilities
Spring 2023 Open House-Meet the Cores
Open to all faculty, staff, post-docs, and graduate students. Engage in 1:1 speed networking sessions with the core directors for a chance to win Core Credits or Dining Dollars.
IALS/CPHM
Yao and Lovley Use Nanopores to Harvest Clean Energy from Thin Air
A team of engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has recently shown that nearly any material can be turned into a device that continuously harvests electricity from humidity in the air. The secret lies in being able to pepper the material with nanopores less than 100 nanometers in...
IALS/Core Facilities
Undergraduate BME Design Team Prototype a Sustainable Leg Brace to be Used in Torn ACL Rehabilitation
For his Senior Design Team project Benjamin Arms, senior in biomedical engineering (BME ’23) and core summer intern in the Center for Human Health & Performance (CSI ’22) worked on creating a sustainable leg brace to be used in torn ACL rehabilitation. Arms was part of a team of BME seniors...
IALS/M2M
Vierling Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Elizabeth Vierling, distinguished professor of biochemistry, and member of the Models to Medicine Center (M2M), has been elected to the Plant, Soil and Microbial...
IALS/M2M/Venture Development
Skouta Lab Receives ACS Grant to Further Study Lung Cancer Therapies
Rachid Skouta, UMass Amherst research assistant professor of biology and adjunct assistant professor of chemistry, has received a scholar grant of $792,000 from the American Cancer Society (ACS). The grant will provide funding for Skouta’s lab for four years as he seeks “Identification of...
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College of Engineering Breaks Ground for the New Sustainable Engineering Laboratories
State-of-the-art living laboratory for the College of Engineering will facilitate transformational interdisciplinary research and innovation toward an equitable clean energy future.