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Professor Dilshod Achilov named U.S. Fulbright Scholar

Achilov will take residency at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

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NASA awards Robert Fisher $550K research grant

Through supercomputer simulations of supernovae, Professor Fisher and colleagues will shed light on the origin of exploding stars.

Mogawer Walaa, professor of Civil and Environmenal Engineering at UMass Dartmouth
Reclaimed asphalt pavement study receives prestigious recognition

Study conducted by Dr. Walaa Mogawer selected as American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 2021 Sweet Sixteen High Value Research project.

Julia Fang
UMass Dartmouth faculty member receives prestigious National Institutes of Health grant

Associate Professor Dr. Hua Fang awarded with first-ever NIH RO1 grant in University history

Adrienne and Lukas of SMAST aboard the R/V Neil Armstrong
Uncovering how the Gulf Stream impacts the fisheries & the ecosystem on the Southern New England Shelf

Dr. Avijit Gangopadhyay and his research team were involved in a multi-institutional research cruise for their collaborative research project funded by the National Science Foundation that seeks to unfold the impact of the changing nature of the Gulf Stream and its rings on the ecosystem in the continental shelf and slope region of the northeast U.S.

sea level rise
Managing sea-level rise

SMAST Research Assistant Professor Robert Griffin and his colleagues at Stanford University and UT Arlington explore alternative ways to manage the dramatic increase of sea-level rise affecting coastal communities.

UMass Dartmouth Research Report 2020
UMass Dartmouth published Annual Research Report 2020

The report is a celebration of scholarship that highlights the innovative research, and scholarly and creative activities that were conducted by UMassD students, faculty, and staff despite the pandemic.

UMass Dartmouth faculty members receive OTCV grant awards

The UMass Office of Technology Commercialization and Ventures awarded Professor Sukalyan Sengupta, Professor Amit Tandon for innovative research proposals

Patagonian scallops captured by SMAST researcher Kyle Cassidy during research cruise to Argentina.
Sea Scallops: Sentinels of the Deep

The Massachusetts Design Art and Technology Institute & School for Marine Science and Technology collaborate to feature an exhibit highlighting scientific archival photography pivotal in the revival of the scallop industry.

Prof. Klobucka
UMass Dartmouth faculty member named a Fulbright Scholar

Professor of Portuguese Anna M. Klobucka to research women’s literary and cultural history in Portugal

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