Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Assistant Professor Alessandro Sabato has won a $607,855 CAREER Grant from the National Science Foundation to advance his work on an innovative system for monitoring the structural integrity of bridges, dams and wind turbines.

The UMass Lowell team of Matthew Ruggiero ’25, Emily Lauretano ’25 and Kaylee Estevao ’25 beat 19 colleges in the fall to earn the regional College Bowl title. At the national competition in May, the team placed fourth among 11 colleges.

One of the newest members of the university’s electrical engineering faculty, Assistant Professor Anhar Bhuiyan, has won a prestigious seed grant to support his research into better materials for the components that power satellites and unmanned spacecraft.

Core Research Facilities hosted its inaugural Art in Science Image Competition.

Sean Simonini, who is double-majoring in biology and political science, wants to help find treatments and a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease. He won a $7,500 Goldwater Scholarship to support that work.

More than 200 students showcased their research work and academic endeavors at the 28th annual Student Research and Community Engagement Symposium at University Crossing.

Backed by a $360,000 U.S. Army Research Office grant, Plastics Engineering Assoc. Prof. Wan-Ting (Grace) Chen is studying how biofilms affect the breakdown of plastic in freshwater environments. The three-year project could help prevent the formation of harmful microplastics

For years, UMass Lowell's Baseball Research Center has been the primary equipment testing lab for Major League Baseball. Now, it’s embracing pickleball – the latest sport to capture the imagination of players young and old – through a partnership with the United Pickleball Association of America and Pickle Pro Labs. 

A warming climate is leading to greater extremes of wet and dry weather, a pattern called hydroclimate whiplash. One example is the Los Angeles fires, which were followed by torrential rains and mudslides, says Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Prof. Christopher Skinner.

UMass Lowell is now listed as a Carnegie Research 1 (R1) university, a prestigious designation used to identify the nation’s top research institutions.

The amount of PFAS exposure among construction workers is not yet known, but a new study aims to assess the extent and sources of PFAS exposure to inform safer industry practices.

Assoc. Prof. Kelsey Mangano of Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences in the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences received a $900,000 grant from Harnessing Emerging Research Opportunities to Empower Soldiers (HEROES), a joint research and development initiative of UMass Lowell and the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (DEVCOM), to study the natural production of omega-3s.

Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Prof. Juliette Rooney-Varga and her collaborators developed a computational model to guide strategies for propagating educational tools on sustainability.

The inaugural Department of Chemistry Research Symposium featured talks from green chemistry co-founder John Warner, faculty researchers and industry professionals.

Chemistry Asst. Prof. Michael Ross and Prof. Matthew Gage are looking to combine proteins with gold nanoparticles to be used in pH sensors.

Education Assistant Professor Christine Montecillo Leider, a new faculty member, has been awarded a $3.4 million federal grant to expand training for aspiring bilingual teachers in southeastern Massachusetts – and to start a similar program in UMass Lowell’s School of Education.

Biological Sciences Assoc. Prof. Jessica Garb received a $344,000 Mid-Career Advancement grant from the National Science Foundation to further her spider silk research.

The National Science Foundation has awarded Chemical Engineering Asst. Prof. Fanglin Che and her collaborator a three-year grant totaling $781,454 to develop a sustainable method for creating organonitrogen compounds, which are used in a wide range of industrial applications, from agriculture to pharmaceuticals. 

Philosophy Chair Nicholas Evans and Criminology Assoc. Prof. Neil Shortland are researching the future of artificial intelligence in warfare and policy under a pair of Department of Defense Minerva Grants worth $4.2 million, leading teams that include paid student researchers and other UML and outside faculty.

The Massachusetts Gateway Cities Climate Resilience Center seeks to develop a community-driven climate resilience model in Lowell that can be replicated in other cities.