Research
Pioneering Research on Memristors Pushes the Frontier of Artificial Intelligence Hardware
Professor Qiangfei Xia's groundbreaking research substantially suppresses “noise” in memristors, creating a potential boon for large-scale AI applications.
CEE Contributes Conspicuously at Tufts Event
CEE faculty and students deliver erudite presentations and posters at the Tufts University event reporting on coastal and offshore geotechnical infrastructure.
ECE’s Jun Yao Collaborates on “Electronic Nose” That Could Transform Health Monitoring
Jun Yao collaborates on research led by Derek Lovley to employ a nanowire, grown from common bacteria, that can be engineered into a tool for health monitoring.
Former MIE Postdoc Yasushi Kimura Wins SIR Foundation Award
The award will enable Kimura to present his research on post-ablation local tumor control at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting.
Jay Taneja Contributes to Groundbreaking Textbook on “Development Engineering”
Taneja’s Ghana project serves as a key case study for first ever “development engineering” textbook, focusing on underserved communities in developing regions.
Emily Diep and Jessica Schiffman Publish Overview of “Electrospinning Living Bacteria” in ACS Applied Bio Materials
Their paper examines applications for “electrospinning living bacteria” that can be used in biotechnologies for advances in healthcare, agriculture, and energy.
Meghan Huber Co-authors Paper in PLOS Computational Biology
This study of how humans extract features of neuromotor control from visual observation gives new insight into how humans interpret the motor actions of others.
Siyuan Rao Receives Prestigious AFOSR Young Investigator Program Award
Rao’s new project is part of her overall research to develop neuroengineering techniques to study the nervous system and neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Jessica Schiffman Receives NSF Grant for the Sustainable Manufacture of Polymer Membranes for Water Purification
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.
CoE Undergrads Brown, Kelly, and Molom-Ochir Honored as Rising Researchers
UMass Amherst selects College of Engineering students Lauren Brown, Lauren Kelly, and Tergel Molom-Ochir for the fall 2022 class of Rising Researchers.
Four College of Engineering Teams Win UMass ADVANCE Seed Grants
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.
Yu Chen’s NIH Grant Supports New Method That Will Accurately Predetermine the Viability of Donor Kidneys
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.