Oke and Kumpel Receive Faculty Research/Healey Endowment Grant

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The Office of Research Development (ORD) has announced eight projects led by UMass Amherst researchers have received Faculty Research/Healey Endowment Grants (FRG) for 2025. Administered by ORD under the vice chancellor for research and engagement, the FRG program promotes research and scholarly and creative activities in all disciplines and fields across the university campus. Additionally, the grant program supports projects with high potential for future publication and funding from outside of the university, or recognition of excellence. 

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Full-time UMass Amherst faculty members whose appointments extend beyond the current academic year are eligible to apply for up to $20,000 in FRG grants, provided they have not received two previous FRG awards, have yet to submit a final report for a previous FRG award, or have more than $40,000 in unrestricted, uncommitted funds.

 One of the projects that received a grant was “Novel public water system typology for effective deployment of innovative treatment technologies across the United States,” by Jimi Oke and Emily Kumpel, assistant professors in the College of Engineering’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Oke and Kumpel are working to develop a nationwide typology of public water systems, and in this study, Oke and Kumpel aim to understand which innovative water treatment technologies perform best in each type of water system and why, and their research findings may accelerate knowledge transfer, save money and improve water quality outcomes across the U.S.