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Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · 3d

A team of UMass Amherst engineers has created an artificial neuron with electrical functions that closely mirror those of biological ones. The discovery means that we could see immensely efficient, biology-inspired computers that interface directly with living cells.
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UMass Engineers Create First Artificial Neurons That Could Directly Communicate With Living Cells | UMass Amherst

A team of UMass Amherst engineers announced the creation of an artificial neuron with electrical functions that closely mirror those of biological ones.

Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · 6d

Researchers from UMass Amherst—including Meghan Huber, assistant professor of mechanical engineering—have received a grant from the NSF to define the primary mathematical components of running. Compared to walking, much less is understood about agile movement.

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The Agility Equation: Discovering the Math of Human Movement for Robotic and Advanced Footwear Technologies | UMass Amherst

Compared to walking, much less is understood about agile movement, and shedding light on this movement will support the development of innovative wearable technology, such as robotic exoskeletons and ...

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · 7d

Amazing lecture by Prof. Raskin (@lutraskin.bsky.social), this year’s Distinguished Feng Lecturer. Thanks for joining us at UMass!

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Feng Distinguished Lecturer, Professor Lut Raskin, with the Feng family and the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering faculty and staff.

Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · 8d

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Research and Education Division has named Professor Michael Knodler of the UMass Amherst Civil and Environmental Engineering Department as its new president.

CEE’s Michael Knodler Named President of ARTBA Research and Education Division : Riccio College of Engineering : UMass Amherst

Besides being president of the ARTBA Research and Education Division, Knodler was just named vice president of the Council of University Transportation Centers.

Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · 9d

UMass Amherst researchers—including Mario Parente, associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering—have helped identify a new mineral on Mars, giving more insight into possible life on the planet.

UMass Researchers Help ID New Mineral on Mars, Providing Insight on the Red Planet’s Potential to Have Supported Life | UMass Amherst

Identifying the mineral on Mars’ surface has eluded scientists for decades

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Anna Nagurney @annanagurney.bsky.social · 11d

We heard from @informs.bsky.social that our @umassinforms.bsky.social Student Chapter will receive the Cum Laude Award at the #INFORMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta. This chapter is a great collaboration betw @isenbergumass.bsky.social & @umassengineering.bsky.social! More: websites.umass.edu/umassinf/

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Sarah Perry (she/her) @perrys-lab.bsky.social · 18d

We are so excited to have been awarded $2M from the @NSF #DMREF program to develop bio-inspired membranes in collaboration with @schiffmanlab.bsky.social, Charles Sing, Cecilia Leal, Viviana Monje, and Jeffrey Ethier!
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UMass Amherst @umassamherst.bsky.social · 24d

Historic News! Dan Riccio ’86, ’24MS has committed $50 million to the College of Engineering which will now be known as the Daniel J. Riccio Jr. College of Engineering.

Learn more about this extraordinary gift: www.umass.edu/gateway/ricc...

Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · 28d

Assistant Professor Jingjing Gao of UMass Amherst Biomedical Engineering Department has received an award of $200,000 from the Alzheimer's Association International Research Grant program to support her research into a novel Alzheimer’s treatment.

BME’s Jingjing Gao Awarded Grant from Alzheimer’s Association : College of Engineering : UMass Amherst

Gao’s funded research aims to develop a novel treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that boosts the brain’s own immune cells, called microglia.

Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · Sep 3

UMass Rocket Team Finishes First in New England in 2025 NASA Student Launch Competition : College of Engineering : UMass Amherst

The NASA event marked the conclusion of the nine-month challenge in which teams designed, built, and launched rockets carrying scientific payloads.

Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · Aug 18

ChE’s Lauren Andrews Awarded $699,903 NSF Grant to Study How Microbes Communicate in the Root Zone of Plants : College of Engineering : UMass Amherst

The NSF award will support Andrews’ pioneering research on how microbes interact in the root zone, with applications in agriculture, biomanufacturing, and more.

Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · Aug 15

UMass Amherst-led Team Finds Rapidly Changing River Patterns in High Mountain Asia Pose a Challenge for Region’s Energy Future | UMass Amherst

The increase in water coming from melting glaciers has consequences for billions of people who depend on this water for drinking, agriculture and electricity generation.

Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · Aug 4

Paul Siqueira, professor of electrical and computer engineering @umassamherst.bsky.social, is the ecosystems lead for NISAR, which launched last week. This satellite will observe nearly all of Earth’s land and ice surfaces two times every 12 days, detecting centimeter-level changes.

Ready for Launch: UMass Researcher Takes a Lead Role with NASA/ISRO Satellite to Collect Remote Sensing Data to Study the Earth from Space | UMass Amherst

The satellite, which makes currently invisible parts of the Earth’s surface visible, launched July 30.

Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · Aug 4

At UMass Amherst, engineering is more than a discipline—it’s a tool for solving real-world problems. Through the university’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders, undergraduate students apply their knowledge and creativity to make a tangible difference in communities both locally and globally.

Engineers Without Borders: Creating Meaningful Change, One Project at a Time | UMass Amherst

Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · Jun 30

UMass Amherst has joined the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN)—a nationwide partnership of universities that have the shared mission to graduate engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset.

UMass Amherst Joins Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network | UMass Amherst

The network of 68 universities is committed to instilling an entrepreneurial mindset in their engineers.

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Joyita Dutta @joyitadutta.bsky.social · Jun 25

Congratulations to Vibha Balaji for winning the @snmmi-pidsc.bsky.social Best Poster Award (1st Place) and Fan Yang for a great oral presentation at the @snm-mi.bsky.social conference! Ziyuan Zhou & Bowen Lei did excellent work on their virtual posters.
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Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · Jun 23

New All-Silicon Computer Vision Hardware by UMass Researchers Advances In-Sensor Visual Processing Technology | UMass Amherst

The experimental analog hardware could perform better than state-of-the-art computer vision methods.

Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · Jun 13

Can 3D Printing Help Repair the Nation’s Aging Bridges? UMass Amherst Researchers Use Great Barrington’s Former ‘Brown Bridge’ as First Test Case | UMass Amherst

With more than half of the nation’s 623,218 bridges experiencing significant deterioration, this cost-effective, minimally disruptive method is positioned to be a much-needed solution.

Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · Jun 9

The Academic Center for Reliability and Resilience of Offshore Wind (ARROW) recently held a Summer Education Accelerator for faculty, lab staff, postdocs, and students from across the country to participate in an intensive course of study on the UMass Amherst campus.

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ARROW Stages Summer Education Accelerator at UMass Amherst : College of Engineering : UMass Amherst

The Summer Education Accelerator empowered participants to share the latest innovations in offshore-wind energy and build collaborations across institutions.

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WWET Lab @mcbeathlab.bsky.social · Jun 2

Big congrats to Faye, Alanna & Josh on their graduation! We're so proud of everything you've accomplished at WWET Lab and excited to see what’s next. Read more on our website:
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Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · May 30

UMass Engineering Innovation on Display at Senior Design Showcases | UMass Amherst

Marking the culmination of their four-year Bachelor of Science degrees, these students’ projects reflect innovation as well as the skills they have developed within the engineering design process, inc...

Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · May 23

Congratulations to BME PhD candidate Vibha Balaji, who recently received the Alavi-Mandell Award for her paper on “Artificial Intelligence for PET and SPECT Image Enhancement,” published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine!

BME Ph.D. Candidate Vibha Balaji Wins Prestigious Award from Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging : College of Engineering : UMass Amherst

The Alavi-Mandell Award recognizes young physicians and scientists and encourages them to pursue a career in academia and research in nuclear medicine.

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · May 22

Faye Kuszewski representing the @mcbeathlab.bsky.social at #AEESP2025. Presenting to a packed room about the unforeseen consequences of toxic disinfection byproduct formation during the electrochemical treatment of textile dye wastewater.

Riccio College of Engineering, UMass Amherst @umassengineering.bsky.social · May 21

The student startup features pioneering kinetic-energy-harvesting technology that the budding entrepreneurs hope will “revolutionize the wearable-technology industry.”

MIE Undergrads Ben Hyjek and Flo Sabatini Win First Prize in Innovation Challenge Final : College of Engineering : UMass Amherst

MIE seniors team up with students from the College of Information and Computer Sciences to win $35,000 for their sustainable smartwatch technology.

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Sean T. McBeath @mcbeath2o.bsky.social · May 21

Great UMass Amherst faculty representation at #AEESP2025! Many more students, postdoc and staff also in attendance.

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