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Clean energy project earns UMassD student team “Best Poster” award in the Marine Energy Collegiate Competition.
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UMassD College of Engineering capstone student team wins “Best Build” & “Best Pitch” categories at the 2021 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition.
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UMassD Big Data Club members win "Best data visualization" for the third consecutive year & become runners-up in the "Best Insight" category during the 2021 virtual DataFest.
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Leyi Chen ’24 is the inaugural recipient of the 2020 Women in Defense Greater Boston Chapter/UMassD Scholarship for Women in Engineering.
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Assistant Professors Ming Shao & Jiawei Yuan have received a $404,620 National Science Foundation award for their research experiences undergraduate site, which will intertwine AI research with cybersecurity and systems engineering in a portfolio of synergistic projects.
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UMassD's College of Engineering students win first- & second-place for presenting innovative sustainable energy pitches during Techstars' recent Startup Weekend.
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Associate Professor Hua Fang has received a patent for her "system and methods for trajectory pattern recognition" invention, which can help aid in clinical trials, policy implementation, consumer behavior, & business intelligence.
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The National Science Foundation has awarded Dr. Louhghalam $524,940 to support research that will lead to significant reductions in economic loss and negative social impacts of natural hazards.
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Physics Professor Gaurav Khanna and his team continue to unravel the universe
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The 54-hour online event, which takes place February 19-21, is an engaging, risk‐free experience designed to help students across all disciplines get their startup ideas off the ground.