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In addition, eight UMass INFORMS students make research presentations, including talks by three INFORMS officers from the Riccio College of Engineering. 

The Women in Chemical Engineering Travel Award supports female graduate students and others to attend the AIChE Annual Meeting in Boston in November.

The award honors Mahankal for her work in the lab of CEE Professor Sarah Perry as applied to drug discovery, disease modeling, and personalized medicine.

Lombardi and colleagues work in ECE Associate Professor Jun Yao’s lab and help market Yao’s pioneering “Air-Gen” technology that harvests energy from thin air.

Erika Elston is preparing for a career in the semiconductor manufacturing industry, a path that has been shaped by her hands-on engineering experience at UMass.

Bharadwaj Madabhushi, a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering, is building a career at the intersection of academic research and industry.

Sheila Ariana was awarded the O. H. Ammann Research Fellowship by the American Society of Civil Engineers for the creation of new structural design knowledge.

As part of the award, Ashikuzzaman presented his offshore wind research at the 74th Annual Denver X-ray Conference.

The NASA event marked the conclusion of the nine-month challenge in which teams designed, built, and launched rockets carrying scientific payloads.

Each year the fellowship goes to graduate students in the U.S. based on their accomplishments, leadership, and commitment to positive environmental change.

The award provided Shah with funds for lodging and registration at the North American Catalysis Society Meeting in Atlanta this June.

The award provided Hong with funds for lodging and registration at the North American Catalysis Society Meeting in Atlanta this June.