Awards Received by UMass Lowell Faculty & Staff
The following represents Technology awards that have been received by UMass Lowell Faculty and Staff. If you have any questions or would like more information on any of these awards please contact us.
MA Tech Transfer Center Awards
The Massachusetts Tech Transfer Center (MTTC) facilitates and accelerates technology transfer between research institutions and Massachusetts companies; promotes collaboration between research institutions and the Commonwealth’s technology industry; assists in the growth of Massachusetts companies, including startups, by enhancing technological leadership; and supports regional and statewide economic development priorities. For more information please visit the MTTC website.
Faculty interested in commercialization funding from the Mass Tech Transfer Center should contact OTC.
MTTC "Acorn" Fund Awardees
| PI(s) | Department | Technology | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Yaroslavsky | Physics and Applied Physics | Reduction of Skin Cancer Care Costs Through Polarization-Sensitive Optical Imaging | 2017 |
| Daniel Schmidt | Plastics Engineering | Scale up and Characterization of a High Performance BPA-Free Unsaturated Resin | 2017 |
MTTC Innovation Commercialization Seed Fund
| PI(s) | Department | Technology | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Schmidt | Plastics Engineering | Bisphenol A (BPA) Free Epoxy Resins for Food Can Liners | 2015 |
| Pradeep U. Kurup | Civil Engineering | Versatile Electronic Tongue for Environmental Monitoring and Food Safety Applications | 2015 |
| Erno Sajo | Physics and Applied Physics | Radiation Detection and Monitoring for Radiation Safety and Medical Applications Employing Self-Powered High Energy Current Nanofilms | 2015 |
| Xing-Wei Wang | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Catheter Based Ultrasound (CBU) Fiber Optic Temperature Distribution Measurement System for Controlling Radiofrequency (RF) Ablation | 2015 |
Mass Clean Energy Center (CEC) "Catalyst" Awards
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) is a publicly-funded agency dedicated to accelerating the success of clean energy technologies, companies and projects in the Commonwealth. For more information please visit the MASS CEC website.
Faculty interested in Catalyst awards from the Mass CEC should contact OTC.
Mass Clean Energy Center (CEC) "Catalyst" Awards
| PI(s) | Department | Technology | Year / Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ertan Agar* and Patrick Cappillino | Mechanical Engineering* and Chemistry, UMass Lowell; and Biochemistry, UMD | High-performance redox flow batteries with bio-inspired electrolytes for grid-scale energy storage | 2017 - 2 |
| Fuqiang Liu | Mechanical Engineering | All-day Solar Cell Integrating High-capacity Photochromic Storage | 2017 - 1 |
| Wei Guo | Physics and Applied Physics | InGaN Nanowire Phosphor Materials for Energy Efficiency Solid State Lighting | 2017 - 1 |
TechConnect National Innovation Awards
| PI(s) | Department | Technology | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pradeep U. Kurup | Civil Engineering | A Portable Heavy Metal Detector | 2016 |
| Daniel Schmidt | Plastics Engineering | Bisphenol A (PBA) Free Epoxies Useful in Making Safer Paint Stripper Alternatives | 2017 |
| Gregory Morose | TURI | Safer Paint Stripper Alternative | 2017 |
| Joey Mead | Nanomanufacturing Center | Durable Icephobic and Superhydrophobic Coating Systems | 2017 |
UMass Technology Development Fund Awardees
For more information on the UMass Technology Development Fund (UMPO TDF) please see the UMPO TDF Website.
Faculty interested in commercialization funding from the UMPO should contact OTC.
UMass Technology Development Fund Awardees
| PI(s) | Department | Technology | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Kazmer | Plastics Engineering | Fractal Screw Extrusion | 2017 |
| Bob Giles & Cecil Joseph | Physics and Applied Physics | Grating Based Terahertz Spectrometer | 2017 |
| Ertan Agar* & Patrick Cappillino | Mechanical Eng, UMass Lowell* & Chemistry and Biochemistry, UMD | High-Performance Redox Flow Batteries with Bio-inspired Electrolytes for grid-scale Energy Storage | 2017 |
| Carol Barry & Joey Mead | Plastics Engineering | Corrosion Resistance Coating with Improved Durability | 2016 |
| Akshay Kokil & Daniel Schmidt | Plastics Engineering | Vinyl Hydroxyl Ether Resins (VHER): A New Family of Resins | 2016 |
| Joey Mead | Plastics Engineering | Superhydrophobic Coatings | 2015 |
| Zhiyong Gu | Chemical Engineering | Nanosolders | 2015 |