Research

A proposal to develop a new materials science research facility using the University's high-energy ion accelerator has been chosen by the UMass President for funding.

A new study suggests that global warming is raising surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean, which in turn is causing a dramatic decrease in rainfall over eastern and southern Africa.

Prof. Jayant Kumar was among a team of researchers whose invention of new solar-cell manufacturing technology recently received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

UMass Lowell opened a fully automated BioManufacturing Pilot Plant that will help Massachusetts companies bring new biopharmaceuticals closer to commercial production.

Profs. Joey Mead, Michael Ellenbecker and Dhimiter Bello spoke at the 6th New England International Nanomanufacturing Workshop.

Four UMass faculty attended a national charrette – “Faculty for the Engaged Campus.”

This year’s Konarka Sukant K. Tripathy Endowed Memorial Lecture will be held Oct. 16 at 3:30 p.m. at Alumni Hall on the North Campus.

Four projects by eight UMass Lowell faculty members from five different departments have been selected for funding under the Joseph P. Healey Endowment Grants program.

An asteroid circling the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and measuring 2½ to 5½ miles across was named Umasslowell by the International Astronomical Union.

Researchers at UMass Lowell’s Center for Atmospheric Research have received a $4.8 million grant from Stanford University to minimize the threat of Earth’s radiation belts.

Prof. Ziyad Salameh discusses sources of renewable energy at a recent engineering meeting in Saudi Arabia.

UML grants to fund research and new faculty.