Research
ECE Ph.D. Student Randy Kwende Tallies Second-place Finish in IEEE Paper Competition
Kwende placed in the Student Paper Competition during the recent IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society 2024 International Microwave Symposium.
Engineering the Future of Running with a Robotic Hip Exoskeleton
UMass Amherst researchers are announcing a collaboration with footwear manufacturer PUMA to expand the application of their novel robotic hip exoskeleton.
Clean Water Act Leaves about 55% of Water Flowing Out of Rivers Vulnerable to Pollution, New Study Suggests
SCOTUS ruling last year weakened the Clean Water Act, now a UMass Amherst-led research team illustrates how this decision could hurt our waterways.
UMass Amherst Scientists to Help Launch the Future of RNA Research and Biomedicine
Funded by the NIH, researchers look to biology to dramatically enhance our understanding of RNA and how it could lead to future biotechnology breakthroughs.
CEE Ph.D. Candidate Sheila Ariana Receives Prestigious Ammann Fellowship from American Society of Civil Engineers
Her ASCE research will study “green” composites of cross-laminated timber wall and floor systems for sustainability, performance, serviceability, and strength.
MIE’s Yubing Sun and ECE’s Jun Yao Obtain NSF Award to Create More Lifelike Brain Organoids
Neural organoids are synthetic tissues that simulate regions of our brain and provide researchers with more sophisticated knowledge of human-brain development.
UMass Researchers Awarded $12M to Shrink Society's Carbon Footprint with AI & Other Computer Science Tools
The new initiative aims to connect previously siloed decarbonization efforts.
2024 Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing & Engineering Innovation Pilot Grants
Four yearlong pilot projects were awarded addressing a diverse range of topics that highlight the unique contributions of nursing and engineering teams.
The Research of MIE Graduate Student Apoorva Hungund Et Al Impacts Key Transportation Report by U.S. Government Accountability Office
The GAO report cites two publications by Anuj Pradhan’s research team on how advanced vehicle technologies impact various transportation-safety issues.
ECE’s Robert Niffenegger Obtains Prestigious NSF CAREER Award to Revolutionize Research with “Trapped Ions”
Niffenegger’s transformational approach to integrating trapped ions could revolutionize quantum computing, fundamental physics, and much more.
NSF Issues MIE’s Jinglei Ping Prestigious CAREER Award to Develop Novel Method for Detecting Genetic Materials
Ping’s pioneering method will detect genetic materials by uniquely combining high sensitivity with speed to overcome all the limitations of existing techniques.
MIE’s Govind Srimathveeravalli Obtains NSF CAREER Award to Develop Innovative Method for Delivering Drugs to Tumors
The devices and data from his research can reimagine control of blood-vessel-barrier function in diseases and transform treatment for cancer patients.