NEWS
Michael F. Malone, dean of the College of Engineering and the Ronnie and Eugene M. Isenberg Distinguished Professor of Engineering, has been named vice chancellor for Research and Engagement at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Read about it here »
UMass Engineering Students at March Madness of the Mind: The UMass Amherst engineering team of Brian Mullen and Chris Leidel participated in the annual March Madness for the Mind in Washington, D.C., with "an electronic vest for autistic children." (Washington Times, 3/25/09) Read about it here »
Advanced Invention to Venture workshop: The College of Engineering and the Isenberg Program for the Integration of Management, Engineering & Science are staging a four-day Advanced Invention to Venture (AI2V) workshop in the Marcus Student Center from January 21 through 24. Read about it here »
Mass High Tech Article: Two doctoral students at UMass Amherst are developing a start-up company, Bug Power, which seeks to harness bacteria to clean up waste, eliminate odor and generate electricity in portable toilets.
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Business West Article: Creatures and Creativity Dominate UMass Elevator-pitch Competition. Read it here »
Republican Article: One of the four engineering students who won the campus’ Innovation Challenge executive summary and elevator pitch competition in December is profiled. Team leader graduate student Niknil Malvankar and colleagues won $4,000, intended to help them market their idea for using an electricity-producing bacteria in portable toilets. Read it here »
An Invention to Venture workshop is being offered Saturday, Sept. 27 from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in Engineering Lab 2 Auditorium. Read about it here »
Learn more about the 2008 Technology Innovation Challenge winner’s Portable Hug Vest To Help Relieve Anxieties, Disorders in this podcast.
Engineering Student Discovers Marketing Skills at the Isenberg School; Wins Annual Technology Innovation Challenge. Read about it here »
Safety Helmet That Signals For Help after Disabling Accidents Created By UMass Amherst Engineering Student. Read about it here »
Gift endows professorship in Integrative Environmental Science. Read about it here »
