Academics

The programs will allow students to gain knowledge and skills in the rapidly evolving fields of Aerospace Engineering and Artificial Intelligence Engineering.

A new program within the College of Engineering has gained approval from the Faculty Senate, the UMass Board of Trustees, and the MA Department of Education.

Xu also experiments with different interactive tools and game-based setups designed to boost student participation and enhance learning outcomes.

The competition rewards student teams for capturing customer needs, converting them to engineering specs, and applying optimal engineering analysis and design. 

The bachelor’s degree program offered by the Department of Biomedical Engineering has been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

LaChance will integrate climate-justice principles into STEM learning and involve students in local communities to educate them in socially sound plastics use.

4+1 programs enable students to earn their MS and BS degrees in a combined effort, graduating with both in as few as five years.

The NSF program supports outstanding early-career graduate students in STEM fields who are pursuing research-based graduate degrees at U.S. institutions.

Dr. Sergio F. Breña recently received a curriculum development award from the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Foundation.  

UMass Amherst BRiDGE Program honors Chemical Engineering undergraduate Oliver Arukwe with its BRiDGE to Education Award.

Professor Blair Perot and his collaborator have been awarded a U.S. Patent for a “Wind Turbine Airfoil Structure for Increasing Wind Farm Efficiency.”

Peng Bai and Ashish Kulkarni receive prestigious five-year grants through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER) program.