Careers
CNS Faculty Members Among UMass NSF CAREER Award Recipients
Brian Cheng (Environmental Conservation) and Yuan Li (Astronomy) represented CNS this year.
CNS Chemist Craig Martin Wins 2025 Mahoney Life Sciences Prize
Martin has won this prize for his research into synthesizing vaccine-quality RNA.
Lynne McLandsborough to Serve as CAFE Director
McLandsborough, who will also serve as assistant vice chancellor for research and engagement, will oversee a wide variety of programs.
Mohammad Atari Receives APS Rising Star Designation
The APS title recognizes researchers whose “innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions.”
Stockbridge Students Recognized with Scanlon Awards
Stockbridge students won two of the ten campus-wide Gerald F. Scanlon Student Employee of the Year Awards.
Icek Ajzen Wins BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences
Ajzen is known for his study of the relation between attitude and behavior through his work with the late social psychologist Martin Fishbein.
CNS's Alice Cheung Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Cheung is one of 150 new members to receive recognition for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
Stockbridge Student Alex Ayanian Places First at Innovation Challenge
Ayanian won the competition with his professional pitch for Supreme Microgreens, the food production company he founded and built with three other students.
Alumna Kelsey Perry Selected to Receive NEWIEE Rising Star Award for Work in Wind Power
NEWIEE is honoring Perry for her leadership in the offshore wind industry in Massachusetts.
2025 GEOSET Award Conferred to Biology Student Arnon Kuzmin
The award acknowledges individuals who have made significant contributions to science communication and education.
Aly B. Putnam Talks to WBUR About Invasive Sea Squirts
Invasice sea squirts are spreading rapidly along the New England coast.
Physicist Robert B. Hallock Wins Top Physics Award
The Fritz London Memorial Prize celebrates those who have made strides in low-temperature physics.