Research
Unprecedented Data on Global River Quality, Quantity Now Gathered From Space, Powered by UMass Amherst-Built Software
River data can help with drought & flood prediction, water resource management for drinking water & irrigation, infrastructure planning, & monitoring
Butler and Abouhend Awarded 2025 Scotiabank Climate Action Research Fund Grant to Decarbonize Wastewater Treatment
The project focuses on decarbonizing municipal wastewater treatment in North America, one of the most energy-intensive public services.
ECE's Arbabi Partners With Myrias Optics to Develop Scalable Polarization-Controlled Metasurfaces
Arbabi’s lab has been awarded about $465,000 out of a $1.55 million grant awarded to Myrias Optics by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).
An App, an Apple Watch and AI: UMass Amherst Creates a New Way for Researchers to Study Sleep Health
The new Apple Watch app will be incorporated into ongoing research examining links between disruptive sleep patterns and Alzheimer’s disease.
CBE’s Peng Bai and Wei Fan Receive Two NSF Awards Totaling $1,191,033
A team of chemical engineers and computer scientists aims to develop new tools to discover nanoporous adsorbents for complex chemical mixtures.
CEE Postdoc Joseph Gikonyo and Co-authors Receive Gascoigne Wastewater Treatment Plant Operational Improvement Medal
Award-winning research from UMass Amherst’s WET Center demonstrates low-cost interventions with energy cost savings at a wastewater-treatment facility.
ChE’s Sarah Perry Receives $636,834 NSF Award
This NSF project will benefit society by establishing a class of biology-inspired materials for use across chemical, agricultural, and industrial applications.
ECE’s Wayne Burleson Serves as Co-PI on NSF Award to Counteract “Brain-jacking” and Other Security Threats in Neural Implants
This pioneering project will greatly improve many safety, security, human health, and wellness functions related to existing and future neural-implant devices.
UMass Amherst Researchers Create Nanoparticle Vaccine That Prevents Cancer in Mice
The vaccine, developed by BME's Prabhani Atukorale, also proves highly effective at preventing cancer’s deadly spread.
CEE’s Eleni Christofa, Chengbo Ai, and Collaborators Complete Safety Research on Bus Stops and Bike Lanes for MassDOT
The MassDOT project studied dynamics around “floating bus stops” to prevent conflicts between transit riders and bicyclists traveling on adjacent bike lanes.
CEE’s Simos Gerasimidis and Chengbo Ai Obtain NSF Award to Support Pioneering Method for Repairing Bridge Corrosion
The research explores the mechanical feasibility, scalability, and field-deployment of cold spray additive manufacturing to repair corroded steel structures
UMass Amherst Researchers Find Massachusetts Drivers Flummoxed by Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons
Among other findings, nearly a quarter of drivers run through the red light.