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.
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.
Yu Chen Receives Award from NSF to Partner with FDA and Improve the Performance of Pulse Oximeters
Yu Chen is working with a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to partner with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to improve pulse oximeters.
Four Engineering Faculty Chosen as 2022-2023 ADVANCE Faculty Fellows
Cornelison, Gao, Jiménez, and Kulkarni become UMass ADVANCE Fellows working to improve the equity, inclusion, and success of faculty members in engineering.
Yubing Sun Receives NIH Award to Develop Superior Brain Organids
Sun’s grant will enhance brain organids, which are powerful tools to study fundamental mechanisms underlying human brain development and neurological disorders.
REUs Bring Students to Campus for Summer Research and Mentorship
Two Research Experience for Undergraduates ran at UMass Engineering over the summer of 2022 and a third has recently been approved for NSF funding.
College of Engineering Welcomes 8 Talented New Faculty Members
Beginning in September of 2022, 8 skilled academics are arriving on campus to strengthen the exceptional faculty at the College of Engineering.
Cathal Kearney Receives $1.91 Million NIH Grant for Tissue Engineering Research
Cathal Kearney, an assistant professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department, has been awarded a grant of $1.91 million from the NIH.