Research
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Agility Equation: Discovering the Math of Human Movement for Robotic and Advanced Footwear Technologies
UMass Amherst researchers have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to define the primary mathematical components of running.
UMass Engineers Create First Artificial Neurons That Could Directly Communicate With Living Cells
Built of low-powered protein nanowires, made from bacteria, these neurons open the door to vastly more efficient, bio-inspired computers.
UMass Researchers Help ID New Mineral on Mars, Providing Insight on the Red Planet’s Potential to Have Supported Life
Identifying the mineral on Mars’ surface has eluded scientists for decades.
BME Researchers Serve on Team That Publishes Pioneering Paper in Nature Communications
The researchers developed a novel “Graphene-Mediated Optical Stimulation” platform with applications in neurodevelopment, disease treatment, robotics, and more.
CEE’s Simos Gerasimidis Receives Mutual Mentoring Micro Grant
The grant supports research between Gerasimidis of UMass Amherst and faculty at MIT to strengthen cross-institutional and cross-departmental collaboration.