Additional Campus Resources
College of Information & Computer Sciences
Data Corps
Provides data science and software engineering services in support of research and development. Services offered include analysis, application development, deployment, and prototyping in areas such as data science, security, forensics, software development, informatics, machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, and cloud computing.
College of Engineering
Human Performance Lab
Provides facilities for high fidelity and portable driving simulator, instrumented vehicle, eye trackers, virtual reality headsets and physiological monitoring. Research focused on young and older drivers, training and feedback, roadway design, and automation and transfer of control.
College of Natural Sciences
Scientific Glassblowing Laboratory
Provides high quality, affordably priced standard and non–standard items, glassware modifications, repairs and custom designs for instructional and research needs.
College of Natural Sciences
Greenhouses
Support faculty and student research, house historical and rare New England plants, and offer the public an opportunity to admire unusual plants in a beautiful conservatory setting.
College of Natural Sciences
Geosciences Facilities
An array of resources ranging from biogeochemistry, GIS, geomechanics, hydrogeology, x-ray fluorescence, and sedimentology.
College of Natural Sciences
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Shared Resources
Gel Permeation Chromatography and Surface Scanning Facility
Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment
Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Laboratory
Five reasons to test your soil: nutrient levels, soil acidity, environmental protection, economics, and health.
Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment
Tick-Borne Disease Diagnostics
tests ticks to determine whether or not they carry the pathogens that cause Lyme Disease and more than twenty other tick-borne pathogens.
Outreach Programs
Massachusetts Pesticide Analysis Laboratory
Provides analytical services and scientific expertise for the regulation and enforcement of pesticide use in Massachusetts.
Outreach Programs
UMass Amherst All-Campus Makerspace
An interdisciplinary makerspace open to students, staff, and faculty from all majors and disciplines providing access to space, tools, equipment, training, and help connect individuals and facilitate mentorship and sharing of knowledge.
Outreach Programs
UMass Water & Energy Testing (WET) Facility
A multi-purpose resource that includes the UMass Water and Wastewater Pilot Plant, the Mill River Monitoring Facility, and it is the home of the UMass Mobile Water Innovation Laboratory.
UMass Libraries
Digital Media Lab
Provides production spaces, equipment borrowing, software for video editing, audio editing and composing, animation and motion graphics, presentation, graphics and design, as well as 3D printing.
UMass Libraries
Science and Engineering
Librarians are available to help with research, including comprehensive literature searches, assistance with specialized science databases, bibliographic managers, and classes in library research methods.
