Faculty
MIE’s Juan Jiménez Receives Fulbright Scholarship in Belgium to Study Blood-vessel Wound Healing
Jiménez will test if pressure gradients in blood vessels affect wound healing and cell migration, an important variable in cardiovascular-stent design.
CoE Chooses Wu, Kumpel, and Chen for Its Outstanding Faculty Awards
Three gifted faculty members receive the Outstanding Senior Faculty Award and Barbara H. and Joseph I. Goldstein Outstanding Junior Faculty Award.
CEE’s Eleni Christofa and Eric Gonzales Work with State and Federal Agencies to Address Inequities in Access to Transportation
The two researchers are studying inequities in accessibility to transportation for under-served populations and improved health through better access to food.
The New York Times and BBC Use CEE’s Sanjay Arwade as Expert Commentator on Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Reporters seek expert answers as questions swirl around the bridge collapse when a huge cargo ship slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge after losing power.
New England Water Environment Association Presents CEE’s Nicholas Tooker with Its Prestigious Clair N. Sawyer Award
The award was established in 1976 and honors those who have given truly outstanding service in one or more significant aspects of the wastewater industry.
Sam Wojda and Eleni Christofa Awarded the College Outstanding Teaching Award
The college presents its teaching awards once every spring semester, and each award consists of a $1,000 prize and a commemorative plaque.
Engineering Faculty Members Sundar Krishnamurty and Ashish Kulkarni Named NAI Senior Members
UMass engineering faculty members Sundar Krishnamurty and Ashish Kulkarni have been named to the National Academy of Inventors’ 2024 Class of Senior Members.
UMass Public Engagement Project (PEP) Chooses CEE’s Song Gao and MIE’s Shannon Roberts as PEP Fellows
As PEP Fellows, Gao will help stakeholders to understand ride-sharing decision-making, and Roberts will communicate her recent research on automated trucking.
MIE Department Head Sundar Krishnamurty Gives Keynote Speech at Prestigious Conference
His talk gave highlights of a National Academy of Engineering report on how engineering education programs can better develop advanced manufacturing capacities.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Honors ECE’s Joseph Bardin as an IEEE Fellow
Bardin adds this honor to a DARPA Young Faculty Award, NSF CAREER Award, IEEE Outstanding Young Engineer Award, Office of Naval Research YIP Award, and others.
MIE’s Emmanuel Branlard and ECE’s Rajveer Nehra Join Talented Faculty in College of Engineering
Branlard studies multi-physics modelling of wind turbines; Nehra works on developing ultrafast, quantum-information-processing systems in nanophotonics.
Nianqiang Wu and Qiangfei Xia Make Annual List of World’s Most Highly Cited Researchers
List of “Highly Cited Researchers” places Wu and Xia among global researchers “who have demonstrated exceptional influence through their published papers.”