Faculty
MIE’s Yahya Modarres-Sadeghi Becomes ASME Fellow and an Associate Dean in the CoE
Modarres-Sadeghi is elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the CoE appoints him Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Operations
MIE’s Ana Muriel Receives 2024 IISE Transactions Service Award
Muriel serves as an associate editor of Supply Chain and Logistics for the flagship journal of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers.
Balasubramanian, Butler, Christofa, and Dutta Promoted to Full Professor
The Provost has approved the promotion of four COE faculty members to full professor: Hari Balasubramanian, Caitlyn Butler, Eleni Christofa, and Joyita Dutta.
College of Engineering Research Team Awarded 2024 Armstrong Fund Grant
Eleni Christofa and Jimi Oke of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, have been awarded a 2024 Armstrong Fund Grant.
The NSF and NIH Invite MIE’s Chaitra Gopalappa to Present Her Research During a Symposium on July 16
In her talk, Gopalappa will explain her “Healthy Lives for All Approach” to predict, prevent, and control diseases through systems-engineering models.
UVA’s Mircea Stan and ECE’s Wayne Burleson Ace the “Test of Time” with their IEEE Technical Impact Award
The award commemorates the duo’s 1995 paper based on the research of former Burleson grad student Mircea Stan, now a professor at the University of Virginia.
Qiangfei Xia Appointed to Gupta Professorship
Qiangfei Xia has been appointed to the Dev and Linda Gupta Professorship in the College of Engineering for a five-year term.
The American Chemical Society Honors ChE’s Sarah Perry with Young Investigator Award
This national award recognizes outstanding early career investigators conducting research in any area of fundamental polymer or biopolymer science.
Eight College of Engineering Faculty Members Awarded Tenure with Promotion
Eight College of Engineering faculty members have been awarded tenure with promotion by the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees.
CEE’s Eric Gonzales Explains Pay-per-mile Car Insurance on WalletHub
Gonzales covers the basics of pay-per-mile insurance, which charges customers a daily or monthly base rate for coverage, plus a small fee for each mile driven.
UMass Amherst Honors ChE’s Wei Fan and MIE’s David Schmidt with Distinguished Teaching Award
The Distinguished Teaching Award, the only campus-wide one of its kind as nominated by students, honors exemplary teaching at the highest institutional level.
Breña and Tessier Named Department Heads
Sergio Breña will serve as the head of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Russ Tessier will serve as the head of Electrical and Computer Engineering.