Stories

Senior Design Projects

ECE SPD

Several of our Bachelors degree programs culminate in a senior design project, in which students  apply their academic knowledge to a hands-on project.

Wind Energy Center History

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Wind energy research and development began at UMass Amherst under the leadership of program founder, Professor William E. Heronemus.

A Pioneer Among Graduates

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Bob Raymond graduated as an electrical engineering major in 1949, witnessed many of the momentous events of that time in our world, our campus, and our college.

James Manwell Oral History

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Interview with graduate and faculty member of the Wind Energy Program, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering