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Crosby lead PI on $2.6M Office of Naval Research grant
A research team led by Alfred Crosby, Polymer Science and Engineering, is the recipient of a four-year, $2.6 million grant from the Office of Naval Research to focus on one of the least-studied factors in traumatic brain damage and other soft-tissue injuries, cavitation, the sudden expansion of bubbles in a material. Read more
Irschick and Digital Life featured in National Geographic article
Explore Toad's Digital Clone: Scientists use high-tech gear to create finely detailed, 3-D models that look like real animals. Read more
Albertson Receives 1.76M NIH Grant to Study Shaping of Skull and Facial Skeleton
Craig Albertson, biology and M2M, has received a five-year, $1.76 million National Institutes of Health grant to study the development of the craniofacial skeleton, work he says will address a significant knowledge gap. Read more
On October 10, 2017 CEM's Cluster V will meet with industry members at CUMIRP's Fall event
For more information, please visit the Center for UMass / Industry Research on Polymers (CUMIRP)
Patricia Brennan and Diane Kelly highlighted in Washington Post article
Patricia Brennan and Diane Kelly highlighted in Washington Post article
Sarah Perry and Jessica Schiffman receive research grant
Sarah Perry and Jessica Schiffman received a faculty research grant on electrospinning of polyelectrolyte complex fibers
Jessica Schiffman wins award
Jessica Schiffman was awarded the 2017 the Barbara H. and Joseph I. Goldstein Outstanding Junior Faculty Award in the College of Engineering
Sarah Perry named outstanding teacher
Sarah Perry named the 2017 College of Engineering Outstanding Teacher
NSF Funds Schiffman's Research
NSF Funds Schiffman's "Potentially Transformative" Research to Confine Biofouling into Sacrificial Areas of Membranes Used for Water Purification. Read full story
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