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Melissa Cronin, assistant professor of fisheries oceanography at SMAST, leader of the Shared Seas lab
New lab at SMAST focuses on fishing communities and manta ray conservation

National Geographic explorer Melissa Cronin leads the Shared Seas lab at SMAST

Assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering Ana Doblas
Ana Doblas receives $406K from the National Science Foundation to develop next-gen microscope technology

The NSF grant will support research and development of improved lens-free microscopes to observe aquatic microorganisms in their natural environments.

New Bedford harbor
SMAST partners with New Bedford Port Authority to study the effects of wind energy areas on commercial fishing operations

The partnership is supported by a $419K grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Aboard the RV Thomas G. Thompson, UMassD researchers sailed from Phuket, Thailand, for a global ocean mission
Following the monsoon winds: UMass Dartmouth’s role in a global ocean mission

UMassD team returns from international monsoon research expedition funded by $1M Office of Naval Research grant in collaboration with the Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences

Image Courtesy Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)
UMass Dartmouth faculty involved in discovery of the largest-ever black hole merger

UMassD faculty help LIGO uncover signal that upends black hole formation theories

Walaa Mogawer, professor of civil and environmental engineering
Walaa Mogawer receives National Academy of Sciences grant

Commonwealth Professor Walaa Mogawer was awarded nearly $650K for asphalt testing research

MassCEC CEO, Sen Rodrigues, UMassD leadership and faculty attend roundtable at SMAST
UMass Dartmouth hosts Renewable Energy and Sustainability Roundtable for state officials

Senator Rodrigues and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center CEO Emily Reichert visit the School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST)

Members of the Kaput Center
Kaput Center wins NSF grant

Interdisciplinary research center aims to support local STEM teachers

Laptop running Fold-It game
Faculty Focus: The impact and connections to the 2024 Nobel Prizes in science

UMass Dartmouth faculty members reflect on the impact and their connections to the latest prize winners

Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research status renewed
UMass Dartmouth renews designation as Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research

The designation is awarded by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) Program and the National Security Agency

Drone shot of SMAST building and pier
UMass Dartmouth to deploy $8M in state funding to support Blue Economy Initiatives

Funding to enhance the university’s role and positive impact on the regional blue economy and the sustainability of vital coastal and ocean resources

Jonathan kush
Jonathan Kush's research wins Article of the Year award

Assistant professor of management receives Keyton-Brower Best Paper Award for article appearing in Small Group Research

PhD graduate Shabnam Mohammadshahi in Dr. Ling's lab
Newly minted PhDs receive prestigious post-doc, tenure-track faculty appointments

Two class of 2024 engineering PhD graduates are moving on to highly competitive postdoctoral research and tenure-track faculty positions

Dr. Lauran Brewster on a boat with wind turbines in the background
New Assistant Professor Lauran Brewster starts research lab at UMassD-SMAST

The newly established Brewster Lab will focus on the effects of climate change and human activity on fishes

Scallops
SMAST faculty receive $4.9 million through sea scallop research program

Scallop research set-aside programs support research while promoting collaboration between scientists and fishermen

Aerial view of UMass Dartmouth's main quad.
UMass Dartmouth is trending up

Highlights of an extraordinary academic year

Assistant Teaching Professor of Public Policy Kathryn Wassel
Kathryn Wassel receives $270,000 grant for climate pollution reduction planning

Grant aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in RI and the MA SouthCoast

PhD student David Anchieta in Sydney, Australia
Electrical engineering PhD student wins Best Paper Award from Acoustical Society of America

David Campos Anchieta recently received the award for a paper he presented at the ASA meeting in Sydney, Australia

Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor Nefeli Bompoti
Assistant Professor Nefeli Bompoti wins $1M in federal grants in first year at UMassD

The civil and environmental engineering faculty member recently received her second $500K award from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Naomi Mwangi '25 pictured in the Grove
Psychology student wins spot in NSF's REU program

Naomi Mwangi will study Mind, Brain, Body, and Behavior at Emory University in Atlanta

Credit: LISA mission
NASA, ESA move forward on science supported by UMass Dartmouth faculty

UMassD faculty and students play prominent role in probing the history of the universe

Alyssa Giordano, a 2021 biology graduate.
Biology alumna and associate professor win Journal of Zoology's "Paper of the Year"

Paper explores ecological consequences of chronic road noise near predatory environments

Professor Hangjian Ling portrait
Hangjian Ling receives NSF CAREER award

The $505K award provides funding for research and student training in hydrodynamics and marine technology.

Adjunct faculty Collin Capano portrait
College of Engineering adjunct faculty finds new evidence for ringing black holes

A study led by Collin Capano, adjunct faculty in the Department of Physics, has been published in Physical Review Letters.

Nursing Faculty Scholarship Celebration on November 4, 2023
Nursing faculty enthusiastically present their research at Biennial Nursing Faculty Scholarship Celebration

Event provides an opportunity for nursing faculty to share their research with colleagues and students who were inspired by their professors' work

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Dr. June Andrews Horowitz elected president of international family nursing organization

Also honored with the Excellence in Family Nursing Award during annual conference that featured presentations by CNHS graduate students and faculty

Graphic courtesy Tia Martineau '18 (Physics)
UMassD PhD students and faculty gain new insights on binary black holes

PhD students lead international study on gravitational waves and black hole mergers

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Jiawei Yuan receives $299K NSF grant

Associate professor of computer and information science receives grant for research on artificial intelligence and unmanned aerial vehicles

The Jia Lab, photographed on the campus quad in the spring of 2023
Xiaofei Jia awarded two NIH R01 grants to study HIV-1 eradication

Biochemistry professor wins two R01 grants in two months

Professor Liudong Xing portrait
Liudong Xing receives $420K NSF grant

Professor of electrical and computer engineering awarded $420K for research on modeling and mitigating cascading failures in the Internet of Things.

SMAST PhD student Megan Winton on a boat conducting research on Cape Cod
SMAST PhD candidate Megan Winton '23 publishes groundbreaking study on white sharks

SMAST PhD candidate is published in Marine Ecology Progress Series and featured on National Geographic TV special "Return of the White Shark."

Biology students investigating microbiomes in Iceland
Biology class studies microbial diversity in Iceland

Students earn three credits in two weeks with European peers

Shakhnoza Kayumova
Shakhnoza Kayumova named U.S. Fulbright Scholar

Associate Professor of STEM Education will conduct research in Uzbekistan during the spring semester of 2024

Associate Professor of management & marketing Arpita Joardar
Arpita Joardar named U.S. Fulbright Scholar

Associate Professor of Management & Marketing will teach in India during the spring 2024 semester

Professor Stokesbury showing students shellfish
Kevin Stokesbury awarded $1.4 million from NOAA Fisheries

This funding will support four scallop research projects through the 2023-2024 Scallop Research Set-Aside Program.

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Charlton faculty complete study on organizations' cyberattack preparedness

Companies move forward in their battle against cyber threats

library trees
Inaugural outstanding faculty research mentor award recipients announced

Professors Kristen Sethares (Adult Nursing), Vijaya Chalivendra (Mechanical Engineering), Rebecca Hutchinson (Art & Design), and Scott Field (Mathematics) all honored

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Inaugural outstanding student research award recipients announced

Undergraduate student Mckenzie Ferrari and graduate students Benjoe Rey Visayas and Yasmin Zandomenico Vasconcelos all received awards

The Office of Undergraduate Research presents 2023 Three Minute Thesis competition

UMass Dartmouth undergraduate and graduate students competed in the 2023 Three Minute Thesis competition.

Students, faculty, and elected officials pose on stage
Marine and UnderSea Technology Research Program (MUST) receives $3.6M grant for sustained research efforts in critical blue economy sectors

The latest award from the Office of Naval Research to create new marine science and technology projects

student research in archive
Office of Undergraduate Research announces undergraduate student awards

Student researchers from across campus to conduct unique research during the spring

UMass Dartmouth faculty receive CyberCorps grant at NSF ceremony
The CyberCorps Scholarship for Service: Accelerating Cybersecurity Education, Scholarship and Service

UMass Dartmouth received a $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to advance the study of cybersecurity and prepare students for future careers in the field.

Marcia Campbell, Marine Science & Technology MS student, pictured at latitude 90° North
SMAST student returns from the North Pole

Marine Science & Technology MS student Marcia Campbell stands on top of the world

Charlton College of Business building
Charlton College of Business to host multiple entrepreneurial events in November

Corsair Idea Challenge, Global Entrepreneurship Week, and NB100! present opportunities to connect top business school talent to local economy

individuals standing on stairway
New $1.2M Biodegradability Laboratory at the School for Marine Science & Technology officially opens

The lab, formed through a Commonwealth and private partner collaboration, will explore plastics biodegradation in the environment

student in lab safety gear examining specimen
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center awards College of Nursing & Health Sciences $750,000 to diversify the life sciences

The grant will create opportunities for students to access cutting-edge equipment for in-demand careers in life sciences industries

Ming Shao receives $512k CPS award from the National Science Foundation

Cyber-physical systems grant combines with Brigham and Women’s share to total $1.1 million in funds

Charlton College of Business building
Charlton College of Business partners with New Bedford Economic Development Council for "NB100!"

John Williams, Dean of the Charlton College of Business, lands $50,000 for entrepreneurship support program

Lance Fiondella meeting with graduate students
UMass Dartmouth receives $500K Skills Capital Grant Program award

The funding will be used to create an Intelligent Industrial Robotics and Cybersecurity Testbed to support students and gain career-relevant technical experience.

Bhargavi Govardhanam '23 designs app for diabetes research

Easy-to-use, not-for-profit app DiaFriend hopes to benefit diabetics in the SouthCoast and beyond

Ming Shao
Ming Shao receives $498K CAREER award from National Science Foundation

The CAREER Program is the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education.

University of Massachusetts
UMass System announces $250,000 in Technology Development Fund awards

Seed-funding program aims to commercialize scientific breakthroughs across the five-campus UMass system

Man standing at top of staircase
Ryan Beemer collaborates on the first study of underground deployable geosystems

Collaborative project can lead to new ways of designing foundations and underground construction to create more efficient and reliable infrastructure

Hong Liu
National Science Foundation awards Professor Hong Liu $79K

In response to evolving cybersecurity challenges, Dr. Liu and collaborators will pilot a model for the co-creation of cross-disciplinary educational content to help prepare students for success in the workforce.

Ruolin Zhou
National Science Foundation awards Ruolin Zhou

Dr. Ruolin Zhou, assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received a National Science Foundation award of $199,902 for her research project “ERI: An Adaptive Incremental Deep Learning Architecture for Real-Time Inference of RF Signals in Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Environments.”

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UMass Dartmouth achieves continuation of Carnegie Research University Classification

Chancellor Fuller announces the extension of the University's Doctoral Research University - High Research Activity (R2) status

Associate Dean, CNHS
MommaConnect mobile app, under development by Dr. June Andrews Horowitz and team, receives MassVentures Acorn Award

The mHealth app incorporates a holistic approach for mother-infant health by reducing the severity of post-partum depression symptoms and promoting healthy mother-infant interaction

ONR Grant Announcement
UMass Dartmouth receives $4.3M grant from the U.S. Navy for continued focus on marine technology development

The third award in as many years from the Office of Naval Research will further the University's research efforts in the blue economy and offshore wind sectors

UMass Dartmouth Nursing students in simulation lab taking notes
UMass Dartmouth faculty awarded grant to develop training in the treatment of opioid use disorder

The $595,485 grant from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) will aid future nursing students in addressing stigma towards opioid use disorder

Vijaya Chalivendra
Professor Vijaya Chalivendra awarded $430K by National Science Foundation

Dr. Chalivendra received the $430,631 award from the NSF's Division of Materials Research for his“REU site: Advanced Interdisciplinary Materials Research for Maritime Applications” project, which will host a summer cohort of community college students who will conduct cutting-edge research on advanced marine materials.

Abigail Keith lab working
Office of Naval Research awards Dr. John Buck $434K to create acoustic signal processing models

Project combines noninvasive brain imaging techniques, animal behavior experiments, & signal processing models to gain a better understanding of how animals use echolocation to gather information about their environment.

Graphic courtesy Tia Martineau '18 (Physics)
UMass Dartmouth professor and students discover fast-moving black hole

Professor Scott Field Ph.D., and graduate students Tousif Islam and Feroz H. Shaik found the first evidence for a large recoil velocity from a black hole merger

Prof. Sigal Gottlieb, Mathematics
U.S. Air Force awards mathematics professor with $600,000 grant

Chancellor Professor Sigal Gottlieb, Ph.D. receives grant for computing cluster needed to develop and implement robust and scalable numerical algorithms

Professor Tracie Ferreira
UMass Dartmouth awarded $1.49M from the National Science Foundation to develop leadership skills and engineering identity in graduate students

The award led by Dr. Tracie Ferreira will provide $900,000 in scholarships to prepare graduate students to excel as skilled leaders in entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation in an effort to build the South Coast’s blue economy.

Banafsheh Seyed Aghazadeh
Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Award supports Seyed-Aghazadeh’s research efforts in the area of fluid dynamics, shedding light on the fundamentals of fluid-structure-surface interactions in underwater flexible bodies, including near-surface arrays of energy harvesters and underwater soft robots.

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