Research

Rao’s new project is part of her overall research to develop neuroengineering techniques to study the nervous system and neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Schiffman will use NSF grant funds to produce polymer membranes through a sustainable manufacturing process that for the first time is free from toxic solvents.

UMass Amherst selects College of Engineering students Lauren Brown, Lauren Kelly, and Tergel Molom-Ochir for the fall 2022 class of Rising Researchers.

The teams will receive seed grants and abundant logistical aid from the ADVANCE program to help them apply for external support based on their funded research.

Chen’s research aims to slash the number of deaths from lack of viable kidney transplant matches and to drive down the number of failed kidney transplants.

The “Mini-Cheetah” robot provides an important step for boosting gait rehabilitation and upgrading walking after a neurological or musculoskeletal injury.

Yu Chen is working with a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to partner with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to improve pulse oximeters.

Wang’s winning poster uses wind energy as a test case and socioeconomic model to increase the forecasting accuracy for emerging renewable technologies.

The research of Fan and colleagues on how zeolite crystals form “is critical for learning how to make the materials of the future for combating climate change.”

UMass-led FlyNet was recently highlighted by the Renaissance Computing Institute. 

Yu Chen of the Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department is a member of two research teams that each received a $50,000 pilot grant from the UMCCTS.

Blair Perot has been awarded a U.S. Patent for the trailblazing concept of a “Wind Turbine Airfoil Structure for Increasing Wind Farm Efficiency."