Mechanical and Industrial Engineering news

The six faculty from the CEE, ChE, ECE, and MIE departments at UMass Amherst have been promoted to the status of associate professor within their departments.

The UMass Board awards distinguished professorships to full professors for outstanding contributions in research, teaching, and/or public service. 

Through the CAREER Award, Huber will receive $650,866 to study how people learn to walk using wearable robotic exoskeletons.

As the spring 2025 semester ended, senior UMass Amherst engineering students put their inventions on display at senior design project showcases.

The grants are designed to empower creativity, support interdisciplinary collaborations, and strengthen the campus’ areas of excellence.

The Teaching Showcase, staged by the UMass Amherst Center for Teaching and Learning, highlights effective teaching strategies used by campus faculty members.

The Lilly Fellowship will help Huber redesign a key programming course and galvanize the growth and development of the robotics curriculum in MIE.

Salani Seneviratne has been selected as the Class of 2025 student speaker for this year’s Senior Recognition Ceremony, on May 16th in the Mullins Center.

MIE seniors team up with students from the College of Information and Computer Sciences to win $35,000 for their sustainable smartwatch technology.

Daniel J. Riccio Jr. ’86BS, ’24MS has been a leader in designing, developing and engineering nearly all of Apple’s products for almost 30 years.