Sustainability
Are At-Home Water Tests Worth It? New UMass Amherst Study Shows Quality Can Vary Widely
Researchers call for industry standards in the unregulated at-home water testing kit market.
New Study Suggests that Simultaneously Burying Broadband and Electricity Could Be Worth Millions to People in MA Towns
Modeling data shows that upfront investments in co-undergrounding wires, particularly in outage-prone areas, can pay off.
CEE Emeritus Professor David Reckhow and Former CEE Ph.D. Student Julie Bliss Mullen Patent Novel Water Treatment
The trailblazing invention is a proficient, adaptable, and economical electrochemical method to purify water contaminated with a variety of harmful substances.
SEL Building Design Wins Grand Prize in Embodied Carbon Reduction Challenge
The building design for the Sustainable Engineering Laboratories (SEL) recently won a grand prize in the Embodied Carbon Reduction Challenge.
Offshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid for transmission could revolutionize how the East Coast gets its electricity
Erin Baker, MIE, comments on the possibilities of offshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid.
MIE Alums Ian Goodine and Ethan Walko Named 2024 Activate Fellows
The cofounders of rStream are two of the 62 Activate Fellows who “drive meaningful change toward a sustainable and equitable society.”
EPA Awards UMass Amherst Nearly $6.4 Million to Help Shrink the Steel Industry’s Carbon Footprint
The researchers aim to make greenhouse gas data more transparent, trustworthy, and available.
John Wiley & Sons Publishes Third Edition of Bestselling Textbook Wind Energy Explained
Lead author James Manwell of MIE has been working since 2016 on the third edition, which provides “complete and comprehensive coverage” of wind energy.
Trillium Brewing Goes Green with Help from UMass Amherst Engineers
Trillium Brewing in Canton, Massachusetts recently celebrated going solar with assistance from UMass College of Engineering faculty, alumni, and students.
UMass Amherst to Launch $11.9 Million Academic Center for Reliability and Resilience of Offshore Wind with Funding from DOE, Mass CEC, Maryland Energy Administration and Others
The five-year effort led by UMass will advance offshore wind energy designed to be reliable, resilient and equitable.
MIE Alum Michael Bakas Leading the Charge to Innovate the Clean Energy Sector
Michael T. Bakas '91 is the executive vice president of Ameresco, a leading cleantech integrator and renewable-energy company.
MIE Alums Ian Goodine and Ethan Walko Bring Groundbreaking Waste-management System to Campus
The two alumni have invented a revolutionary, AI-driven system that can sort trash, recyclables, and alternative biomaterials onsite in an eco-friendly way.