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Our students organizations compete nationally in competitions from building steel bridges to designing prosthetic limbs. The concrete canoe team scored an impressive win at this year’s regional competition organized by the New England student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Learn more about our clubs and organizations.

Hear From Our Students, Alumni & More

  • Rohann Nair
    Engineering Management

    Rohann Nair was torn about whether to pursue a master of science degree or an MBA. Instead of choosing, he opted for both by enrolling in UMass Lowell’s master’s degree in engineering management.

  • Dan Murphy
    Mechanical Engineering

    Dan Murphy uses his mechanical engineering skills to design sets for Broadway performances.

  • Javier Palma
    Electrical Engineering, UTeach

    Javier Palma is earning a teaching license along with his B.S. in electrical engineering.

  • Nardine Faheem
    Mechanical Engineering

    Nardine Faheem is UML’s first recipient of a three-year, $75,000 Entegris scholarship for STEM students from underrepresented populations.

  • Julia Measmer
    Biomedical Engineering

    Julia Measmer’s experiments with spinach led to research with a professor.

  • Ramsha Farooq
    Electrical Engineering

    Pakistan native Ramsha Farooq ’19 came all the way to UMass Lowell for her master’s degree in electrical engineering. She’s staying in the area after landing a “perfect job” as an electrical engineer at Black & Veatch in Burlington, Mass.

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    Everything Clicks for DifferenceMaker Winner

    Students showcased innovative solutions to real-world problems at the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute’s annual Engineering Prototyping competition, with winning projects addressing classroom feedback, adjustable prosthetics, blast detection and human rights monitoring.
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    Aspiring Biomedical Engineers Gain Industry Insights

    Biomedical engineering majors learned about internship and career opportunities with 18 medical technology and biotech companies at the annual “Student Employer Mashup,” co-hosted by the Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center and the student chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society.
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  • Prof. Meg Sobkowicz Kline

    Researchers Win USDA Grant to Develop Biodegradable Mulch Films for Agriculture

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded a four-year, $744,000 grant to Assoc. Prof. Jonas Baltrusaitis of Lehigh University and Prof. Meg Sobkowicz Kline of UMass Lowell to develop new mulch films for agricultural crops that are not only sustainable and biodegradable but will also help nourish and improve the health of soils and reduce plastic pollution.