Research

Instrumented treadmill at NERVE Center in 110 Canal St, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Research collaborations build on UMass Lowell’s traditions of innovation, entrepreneurship, and corporate and community partnerships and create experiential and academic opportunities for students.

UMass Lowell houses a combination of fundamental and unique research equipment and technology which support sports research. Among these are the Baseball Research Center which was founded in 1999 to be a Center of Excellence for the Science and Engineering of Baseball for both experimental and analytical methods.

Research programs and laboratories throughout the campus support sports research both in the human factor and performance and in sporting goods equipment.

Sports Specific

Baseball Research Center - The UMass Lowell Baseball Research Center is a Center of Excellence for the Science and Engineering of Baseball for both experimental and analytical methods.

Dynamics and Impact Testing

Structural Dynamics and Acoustics Systems Laboratory - The Structural Dynamics and Acoustic Systems Laboratory (SDASL) focuses on research related to analytical and experimental problems in the areas of structural and acoustic systems.

Advance Composite Materials and Textile Research Laboratory - The Advance Composite Materials and Textile Research Laboratory (ACMTRL) focuses on research to better understanding of the design, analysis, and manufacture of high-performance composite materials and textile structures.

Wind Tunnel Laboratory – The Wind tunnel laboratory houses a 200-mph wind tunnel with a 2 feet by 2.5 feet cross section.

Materials Research and Development

Advance Composite Materials and Textile Research Laboratory - The ACMTRL focuses on research to better understanding of the design, analysis, and manufacture of high-performance composite materials and textile structures.

Fabric Discovery Center - The Fabric Discovery Center (FDC) 28,000-square foot facility with equipment to design, develop, test and pilot manufacture Smart Fabrics and Textiles, Flexible Hybrid Electronics, Human-Robot Interaction and Assistive and Sensing Technology from concept to commercialization.

Center for Advance Manufacturing of Polymers and Soft Materials - The UMass Lowell Center for Advanced Manufacturing of Polymers and Soft Materials (AMPS) leverages a strong plastics heritage along with industrial scale equipment to develop advanced nanomanufacturing processes, in a safe, reproducible and controlled environment.

UMass Lowell Core Research Facilities (CRF) - Core Research Facilities provide world-class instrumentation and facilities which include Materials Characterization, Analytical Chemistry, Nanofabrication, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Radiation and Thermal & Mechanical Properties.

Modeling

Finite Element Analysis – Finite element analysis resources and expertise utilize advance software, including LS-Dyna and Abaqus and access to the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC).

Physical Therapy & Kinesiology

The UMass Lowell Department of Physical Therapy & Kinesiology conducts interdisciplinary clinical and scientific research that enhances the well-being and quality of life of humans by focusing on mechanisms for improving health.

UMass Movement Research Center (UMOVE)

The UMass Movement Research Center (UMOVE) improves our understanding of biomechanics and develops clinical applications addressing movement-related issues in health, injury rehabilitation and injury prevention.

NERVE Center

Part of the Core Research Facilities, the New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation (NERVE) Center is an interdisciplinary robotics testing, research and training facility that evaluates robotic capabilities, human performance and human-robot interaction.