Faculty
Davis Appointed Paros Chair of Atmospheric Research and Hazard Mitigation
Davis has extensive experience in the atmospheric sciences, working to understand and predict the behavior of the atmosphere related to high-impact weather.
Qiangfei Xia Named 2026-2027 Samuel F. Conti Faculty Fellow
The Conti Fellowship recognizes the exceptional quality and significance of a faculty member’s accomplishments in research and creativity at UMass Amherst.
College Names Inaugural Dean's KEEN Faculty Fellows
Fellows will develop cutting-edge resources and pioneering practices that transform their own students, UMass Amherst, and engineering education nationwide
ACI Structural Journal Editorial Board Appoints CEE’s Sergio Breña Its Chair and Editor in Chief
The journal, first published in 1929, focuses on advancing concrete technology and offering networking opportunities for professionals in the concrete industry.
CEE’s John Tobiason Receives Accomplished Mentor Award from Engineers Without Borders
The national award from the Engineers Without Borders honors mentors who guide, motivate, and help transform student members of that organization.
ECE’s Guangyu Xu and Team Report on Pioneering Reconfigurable Silicon Device for Cybersecurity
Dual-gate silicon photodiodes lend themselves to networked edge cryptosystems.
PEP Program Selects Taqi Raza and Jared Starr as Fellows
The Public Engagement Project (PEP) Program trains Fellows to communicate more effectively with U.S. and Commonwealth lawmakers, journalists, and the public.
UMass Trustees Appoint CBE’s Jessica Schiffman to Armstrong-Siadat Endowed Professorship
The professorship was created “to establish and support research programs in the field of materials science and engineering.”
Armstrong/Siadat Endowed Professorship Fuels Research Excellence for CBE’s Nianqiang Wu
Wu has used his five-year tenure as the Armstrong/Siadat Endowed Professor to realize many achievements in research, publications, sponsored grants, and more.
CEE’s Kara Peterman Obtains ISI Fellowship to Develop Coursework on Cities
Peterman serves as an Interdisciplinary Studies Institute Fellow in an initiative calling researchers to work together to solve the problems of our cities.
Chao Zhao Wins Prestigious Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Zhao receives the AIChE Composites Area Mid-Career Professorship Award, which honors “field-shaping scholarship,” among other meaningful accomplishments.
American Physical Society Honors MIE's Jonathan Rothstein as Fellow
The APS Fellow designation, which has been awarded since 1921, recognizes “excellence in physics and exceptional service to the physics community.”