The New York Times and BBC Use CEE’s Sanjay Arwade as Expert Commentator on Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Reporters seek expert answers as questions swirl around the bridge collapse when a huge cargo ship slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge after losing power.
UMass Amherst-led Team Creates Biofilm-resistant Glass for Marine Environments
The invention prevents biofilm formation by 98% and is poised to help solve a major issue for the U.S. Navy.
University of Massachusetts Amherst Students Named 2024 Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholars
Angelina Caggiano and Peter Swenson have been accepted to the Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholar Program.
MIE’s Chaitra Gopalappa Earns the ADVANCE Faculty Peer Mentoring Award for the College of Engineering
ADVANCE says Gopalappa’s mentoring makes a huge difference to the success of her colleagues and has made the university a more inclusive and equitable place.
New England Water Environment Association Presents CEE’s Nicholas Tooker with Its Prestigious Clair N. Sawyer Award
The award was established in 1976 and honors those who have given truly outstanding service in one or more significant aspects of the wastewater industry.
CEE’s Guoping Zhang Secures $3-million NSF Grant to Produce Eco-friendly Cement (iCem)
This multidisciplinary research uses recycled carbon-dioxide-equivalent emissions and upcycled mining wastes to manufacture greener, next-generation cement.
UMass Amherst Engineers Create Bioelectronic Mesh Capable of Growing with Cardiac Tissues for Comprehensive Heart Monitoring
In a boon for medical researchers, new tool is the first that can measure both mechanical movement and electrical signal in vitro using a single sensor.
CEE’s Efthymia Kostopoulou Wins Yet Two More Scholarships from the Boston and Rhode Island Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS)
Kostopoulou received an Ann Hershfang Graduate Scholarship and a Jannet Walker-Ford Leadership Legacy Scholarship from WTS chapters in Boston and Rhode Island.
In the Fight Against Breast Cancer, UMass Amherst Researchers Identify Malignancy Hibernation as the Next Battleground
Chemical engineers at the university find less than 1% of studies examine the phenomenon.
Sam Wojda and Eleni Christofa Awarded the College Outstanding Teaching Award
The college presents its teaching awards once every spring semester, and each award consists of a $1,000 prize and a commemorative plaque.