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Both undergraduate and graduate students work with faculty on research projects sponsored by national agencies and leading industries.

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Our programs take a 21st-century approach to the engineering disciplines.

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College of Engineering at UMass Dartmouth

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World-changing engineering begins with real-world experience. Explore your opportunities in the College of Engineering.

Mechanical Engineering student Ryan Masoud '25 working in the machine shop
Undergraduate Programs

Prepare for success in ABET-accredited programs at an R2 research institution.

Bioengineering PhD candidate, Ramina Behzad PhD '24 in the lab
Graduate Programs

Pursue advanced studies and research in an exciting, individualized environment.

Professor (Julia) Hua Fang and her research team in the Computational Statistics & Data Science (CSDS) Lab
Interdisciplinary Programs

Explore innovative programs where engineering intersects with other fields of study.

$4M+

Endowed scholarships for College of Engineering students

99%

College of Engineering students employed six months after graduation, class of 2022.

$77K+

Average salary for engineering undergraduate alumni, class of 2024

$24.3M

College of Engineering current research funding

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Real-world engineering
starts here

Capstone projects connect students with industry and community partners to solve real challenges through research, design, and prototyping.

Student teams work on applied projects shaped by real needs, gaining hands-on experience while delivering practical solutions. Partners contribute ideas and mentorship, helping guide projects that align with industry priorities.

ES³ Engineering Student Support & Services

ES3 provides academic support, advising, peer mentoring, enrichment, referrals, and more.

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College of Engineering news and events

Stay connected with UMass Dartmouth’s College of Engineering through the latest news, research highlights, and events that showcase our academic excellence, student success, and community engagement.

Oyster
Collaborative research group from SMAST, COE, and CCB wins $1.4M grant from Mass Tech Collaborative
The grant will fund an initiative that leverages cutting-edge technology to advance the Massachusetts oyster industry
Top 50 Colleges and Universities Game Design Badge
UMass Dartmouth ranked among the top 50 schools for game design
The Princeton Review ranks UMass Dartmouth's computer science game design program among the top 50 in the U.S. and top 13 in the Northeast
Campus library exterior
2026 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching Winner Announced
A 30-year champion of active, student-centered engineering education earns system-wide recognition
Best Graduate Schools for Engineering 2026 U.S. News & World Report Rankings
UMass Dartmouth ranks among the nation's best engineering graduate schools
UMass Dartmouth is the second-highest ranked engineering school among Massachusetts public universities
May
8
10:00AM
DFO MS Thesis Defense: Sink or Source? by Andie Painten
DFO MS Thesis Defense "Sink or Source? The attraction versus production theory at an offshore wind farm using black sea bass as a case study" by Andie Painten
May
8
10:00AM
Mechanical Engineering / ISE MS Project Presentation by Mr. Sanath Kosuru Padmanabha Raju (Sanath K P)
Study Microstructure & Mechanical Properties TIG Weldments Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys...
May
8
1:30PM
Surrogate Modeling of Atlantis: Deep Learning Approaches for Predicting and Forecasting Biomass
DSC Master's Thesis Defense by Vishnu Selvaraj
May
11
10:00AM
Benchmarking of Memory Fragmentation Metrics on Real Allocation Traces
CIS Master's Thesis Defense by Andrew Bajumpaa
May
11
4:00PM
Emulating Marine Ecosystem Dynamics: A Machine Learning Approach For Biomass Prediction And Forecasting
DSC Master's Thesis Defense by Ajmal Abbas
May
13
11:00AM
BMEBT MS Thesis defense by Shrimathi Venugopalakrishnan
Evaluation of extracellular vesicles released by 3D spheroids and 2D conventional cell culture of the SKOV3 ovarian cancer cell line by Shrimathi Venugopalakrishnan
May
14
10:30AM
Stable and Compute-Resource Efficient Learning with Spiking and Quantum Neural Networks: Methods and Insights
CIS Master's Thesis Defense by Jacob Fronzaglia
May
14
10:00AM
Mechanical Engineering MS Project Presentation by Mr. Joshua Letizia
Research and Development of a Reengineering Plan for an Aluminum Extrusion Facilty
May
14
12:00PM
Masters thesis defense by Aiden Morgado
Heterologous Expression of Chitinolytic Genes in C. necator for Chitin utilization by Aiden Morgado
May
15
11:00AM
BMEBT MS Thesis Defense by Abid Neron
BMEBT MS Thesis Defense by Abid Neron
May
15
2:00PM
Small-World Spatial Network Analysis of Global Supply Chains Using International Trade Data (1988–2022)
DSC Master's Thesis Defense by Harsh Malviya
May
18
11:00AM
DEOS PhD Dissertation Defense: "Waves and Vortices in the Ocean - From Theory to Practice" by Bailey Remy
DEOS PhD Dissertation Defense by Bailey Remy
May
18
11:15AM
From Seizure to Courtroom: A Blockchain Framework for Verifiable Evidence Chain of Custody
CIS Master's Thesis Defense by Christopher Alves
May
18
1:00PM
Master of Science Thesis Defense by Marisa Gay
A Framework for Measuring Sustainability in Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment by Marisa Gay
May
18
2:30PM
RAG-Powered Customer Insight Generation for E-Commerce Using LLMs, Vector Search, and an End-to-End MLOps Pipeline
DSC Master's Thesis Defense by Sai Surya Teja Medisetty
May
19
4:00PM
Quantum Computing with Superconducting Qubits
DSC Thesis Defense by Manish Yadav
May
20
12:00PM
Hub-Based Memory Poisoning: Query-Blind Attacks on Retrieval-Augmented LLM Agents
CIS Master's Thesis Defense by Aidan Root
May
21
10:00AM
Undergraduate & Graduate Student Commencement Ceremony I
Ceremony for SMAST, Engineering, & CCB
May
21
4:00PM
Doctoral Commencement Ceremony
All doctoral students from all schools and colleges (excluding Law students)
May
25
12:00PM
A Noise-Based Defense for Stealthy Backdoor Attacks in Large Vision-Language Models
CIS Master's Thesis Defense by James P. Donohue
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Engineering feature stories

See how UMassD engineers put ideas into action — from robotics and AI to bioengineering and beyond — preparing for careers that make an impact.

Computer science student Jess Welsh portrait
Jessica Welsh '26: Code meets community
First-generation student Jess Welsh blends computer science and community, building real-world solutions while helping students find their place.
Physics major and hockey player Graham Burke '26
Graham Burke '26: Breaking the mold
Physics researcher and hockey goalie Graham Burke ’26 proves you don’t have to choose between intellectual curiosity and athletic ambition.
Mechanical engineering student Ryan Masoud portrait
Ryan Masoud '26: Built to do more
At UMass Dartmouth, Ryan Masoud built a future for himself from the ground up
Physics major Tyler Carlson headshot
Tyler Carlson '25, '26: Machine learning among the stars
The first student to use the Hirshfeld-Dowd Observatory for research after its grand reopening is using machine learning to analyze stars and identify potential planets outside our solar system.
Civil engineering major Malaika Pollard at the National Society of Black Engineers convention
Malaika Pollard '27: Belonging in STEM
From first-gen student to NSBE president, Malaika Pollard ’27 is building belonging in STEM.

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