College of Engineering stories
Abigail Keith '20: Electrical engineer 2 at Raytheon
As an electrical and computer engineering major, Abigail worked alongside her faculty mentor in the research lab where she demonstrated that dolphin-inspired algorithms are faster on average than other common search algorithms when searching for difficult to detect objects.
Taylor Walsh '21: Optimism leads to success
The “Track Rookie of the Year “shares how serving as captain of the UMassD Cross Country and Track teams helped her realize she can accomplish any goal or dream, despite the global pandemic.
Sarah Dulac '21: The value of role models
Sarah talks about the "aha! moment" that led her to discover her passion in the male-dominated field of mechanical engineering & the role models who’ve mentored her during her time as a student at UMass Dartmouth.
Matt Mrazik '20: Concentrating on game design
Matt's game for visually impaired individuals highlights a novel approach to accessibility in game development
Mike Joyce '85: Bringing PrimaLoft's research in biodegradability to UMassD
Joyce, CEO of PrimaLoft, Inc., sparked the creation of a biodegradability testing lab at UMassD to study the breakdown of microplastics
Osama Aljarrah '21: Choosing a concentration
Osama, who recently earned his PhD, talks about the value of pursuing the industrial and systems engineering concentration as part of the College of Engineering's engineering and applied science program.
Alexander Thibedeau '22: Bringing professional experience to the classroom
Senior Computer Science Major Sergeant Alexander Thibedeau discusses changing career paths, life at UMassD, and helping other veterans feel welcome on campus
College welcomes new academic advisor
Suemy Moreira joins Engineering Student Support & Services team as an advisor for undergraduate students.
David Prairie '20: The value of conducting research
David says conducting research as a PhD student prepared him to succeed and advance in his chosen field.
Josue N Rivera '21: The value of faculty mentorship
Josue discusses how faculty mentorship and novel research opportunities inspired his academic path.
Jonathan Bisbano ’11: Learning to love coding
A solid engineering skillset helped Bisbano build a career at EHR leader Meditech
Alexander Moulton '21: Computer science major
Alexander Moulton shares why he chose to pursue his computer science degree at UMassD's College of Engineering.