Research
Articles by ECE’s Michael Zink and Colleagues Describe Pioneering Encryption Method for Video Streaming Services
Their new encryption technology greatly reduces the computational burden on servers and caches, making streaming faster, cheaper, and more scalable.
New All-Silicon Computer Vision Hardware by UMass Researchers Advances In-Sensor Visual Processing Technology
The experimental analog hardware could perform better than state-of-the-art computer vision methods.
Three CoE Faculty Members Obtain CAFE Grants
The Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment awards grants to Lauren Andrews, Caitlyn Butler, and Chul Park for interdisciplinary research projects.
CEE’s Konstantinos Andreadis and Colleagues Publish Paper on New Flood-prediction Model in Journal of Hydrology
The team’s pioneering hydrodynamic model accurately predicts annual-peak-daily streamflow in natural basins and correctly quantifies flood-risk assessments.
Can 3D Printing Help Repair the Nation’s Aging Bridges? UMass Amherst Researchers Use Great Barrington’s Former ‘Brown Bridge’ as First Test Case
With more than half of the nation’s 623,218 bridges experiencing significant deterioration, this method is positioned to be a much-needed solution.
2025 Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation Pilot Grants Awarded
The Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation has announced three recipients of the center’s 2025 Pilot Grants.
Oke and Kumpel Receive Faculty Research/Healey Endowment Grant
They recieved the grant for their project “Novel public water system typology for effective deployment of innovative treatment technologies across the U.S."
2025-26 SPARC Seed Grant Awardees Announced
The grants are designed to empower creativity, support interdisciplinary collaborations, and strengthen the campus’ areas of excellence.
MIE’s Yubing Sun Receives Seed Grant for Collaborative Research with Hokkaido University
Sun is establishing a new collaboration with Dr. Toshiro Ohashi at Hokkaido University to study the mechanical regulation of collective-cell migration.
Jentoft Receives 2025-2026 Samuel F. Conti Faculty Fellowship
The Conti Fellowship recognizes the exceptional quality and significance of a faculty member’s accomplishments in research endeavors at UMass Amherst.
Five CoE Faculty Members Obtain Translational Seed Awards
The seed grants support faculty research teams from UMass Amherst that are developing startup companies and intellectual property to address societal needs.
UMass Amherst Selects MIE’s David Schmidt as a 2025 Provost Professor
This honorific recognizes exceptional faculty achievements in research and teaching and comes with a $12,500 award in addition to campus-wide recognition.