Academics
CESL Selects ChE’s Anna Marie LaChance as Faculty Fellow to Enhance Her Course on Polymer Processing
LaChance will integrate climate-justice principles into STEM learning and involve students in local communities to educate them in socially sound plastics use.
College of Engineering Announces New Accelerated BS/MS Degree Programs in Biomedical and Manufacturing Engineering, and a New Graduate Certificate in Decision Analytics
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.
BME’s Lauren Brown Wins Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
The NSF program supports outstanding early-career graduate students in STEM fields who are pursuing research-based graduate degrees at U.S. institutions.
Breña Receives Curriculum Development Award from PCI
Dr. Sergio F. Breña recently received a curriculum development award from the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Foundation.
Casey Brown Appointed as Provost Professor
Casey Brown of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department has been named by Provost John McCarthy as one of six UMass Amherst Provost Professors.
Oliver Arukwe Receives BRiDGE to Education Award
UMass Amherst BRiDGE Program honors Chemical Engineering undergraduate Oliver Arukwe with its BRiDGE to Education Award.
CEE's Patrick Wittbold Earns Chancellor's Citation
Research Fellow Patrick Wittbold received a Chancellor’s Citation for his “extraordinary talents” and “outstanding contributions” to UMass Amherst.
Chemical Engineering Faculty Peng Bai and Ashish Kulkarni Awarded Prestigious CAREER Grants
Peng Bai and Ashish Kulkarni receive prestigious five-year grants through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER) program.
Blair Perot Patents Pioneering Airfoils to Make Wind Farms More Efficient
Professor Blair Perot and his collaborator have been awarded a U.S. Patent for a “Wind Turbine Airfoil Structure for Increasing Wind Farm Efficiency.”
ChE Professor Shelly Peyton Named a UMass Amherst Spotlight Scholar
Peyton's research revolves around crucial questions: Where, how, and why does breast cancer spread?
ChE: Best Dissertation Lectures
Best Dissertation Lectures, Eric Hernandez and Xiangxi "Zoey" Meng