Center for UMass Industry Research on Polymers

The Center for University of Massachusetts - Industry Research on Polymers (CUMIRP) was established by the National Science Foundation in 1980 and is a key partner of PSE by facilitating sponsored research agreements with industry, helping to organize semi-annual conferences for the polymers and materials science community at UMass Amherst, and providing opportunities for graduate student and postdoc education and career development.

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CUMIRP Program Overview

David Waldman, Director of the CUMIRP Program, provides an insightful overview of the program's structure and research projects and clusters. Learn how the program benefits the Polymer Science and Engineering Department and the UMass community as a whole. Graduate students Karan Sagar and Yeseul Lee share their perspectives on how the CUMIRP program has influenced their academic and research journeys. 

Corporate Sponsors to the PSE Department

The Polymer Science and Engineering Department at UMass Amherst takes great pride in our extensive interactions with industries around the world. The following companies are currently supporting research and student fellowships in the department.

In addition, funds have also be given to support outreach activities such as our annual Poster Symposia, the Excellence in Polymer Education Program and PSE Club. Such corporate gifts initiate and sustain specialized educational or research activities and events. The gift of PSE fellowships is especially crucial, as these fellowships enable the department to allow the first-year students to focus on their studies.

Research Clusters, Sponsored Research, Unrestricted Grants, and Master Research Alliances:

3M 3M 3M Gives 3M Gives Apple Apple Ascend Performance Materials Ascend Performance Materials BASF BASF Biogen Biogen Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Dispelix Oy Dispelix Oy Dupont Dupont E Ink E Ink Eastman Chemical Company Eastman Chemical Company Eastman Foundation Eastman Foundation Essilor Essilor EV Group - The Universite de Picardie Jules Verne EV Group - The Universite de Picardie Jules Verne Gelest Gelest Huntsman Advanced Materials Huntsman Advanced Materials Inserm Laboratory GRAMFC Inserm Laboratory GRAMFC LANXESS LANXESS LG Chemical LG Chemical Mitsubishi Chemical Mitsubishi Chemical Moxtek Moxtek NAMICS USA (Diemat) NAMICS USA (Diemat) Nanocomp Technologies Nanocomp Technologies Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) New England Wire Technologies New England Wire Technologies Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman OMG Roofing OMG Roofing Physical Sciences, Inc. Physical Sciences, Inc. Pixelligent Pixelligent PPG PPG PPG Foundation PPG Foundation RevBio RevBio Revision Military Technologies Revision Military Technologies Rogers Rogers Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Saint-Gobain Saint-Gobain Saphlux Saphlux SHEICO SHEICO Solvay Specialty Polymers Solvay Specialty Polymers TOSOH Corporation TOSOH Corporation Turion Space Corp Turion Space Corp U.S. Airforce Research Lab U.S. Airforce Research Lab U.S. Army CCDC-SC U.S. Army CCDC-SC U.S. Army Research Office (ARO) U.S. Army Research Office (ARO)