STEM
STEM at UMass Dartmouth
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics empower problem-solving, exploration, and innovation vital to the 21st-century workplace. UMass Dartmouth offers STEM degree and certificate programs across engineering, life science, mathematics, physical science, and technology disciplines.
STEM stories
Read about UMass Dartmouth students and alumni engaged in exciting research in astrophysics, biodegradability, data analysis, marine science, medicine, and more.
Additionally, see women in STEM at UMassD.
STEM Events
From seminars to symposiums, view UMassD events that focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Employer On-site Library Living Room Lobby Seven Hills Foundation is a large non-profit agency based in Worcester, MA with affiliates operating throughout MA, RI, and NH. Seven Hills Behavioral Health (SHBH) provides a path to a process of change through which people improve their overall sense of health and wellness. We do this by offering a comprehensive range of behavioral health and education services. Expertise includes family resource centers, therapeutic mentoring, family stabilization and support services, college access services, and vocational training. In addition, SHBH provides comprehensive health promotion services that include HIV/STI and substance abuse education and prevention programming, Naloxone education, and syringe services programming. https://www.sevenhills.org/ Learn more! https://umassd.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1648730
Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences "From Shelfbreak to Shoreline: Coastal Sea Level and Local Ocean Dynamics in the Northwest Atlantic" Carolina Camargo, Postdoc Investigator, WHOI Wednesday, November 6, 2024 12:30pm-1:30pm SMAST E 101-102 and via Zoom Abstract: An important driver of regional sea-level change is ocean dynamics. which induces changes related to ocean density and circulation. The role of ocean dynamics in connecting the open ocean to sea level at the coast currently represents a key knowledge gap in climate science. In this seminar, I'll talk about how a local current, the Shelf break jet (SBJ), is related to sea level along the U.S. East Coast. I'll present 7 years of velocity data of the SBJ from the Ocean Observatory Initiative (OOI) Coastal Pioneer Array. Located at the New England shelf break, about 75 nautical miles south of Martha's Vineyard, the Array has seven site moorings, spread from the shelf to offshore of the shelf break. Each mooring contains, among other instruments, an upward-looking ADCP, which measures three-dimensional velocities throughout the water column. Using spectral analysis, I'll then show how the SBJ and coastal sea level, based on tide gauge data, are related. Our results show a high correlation on the 1-15 days frequency band, from the South of New England to as far south as the Delaware coast, depending on frequency. Since the 1-15 days frequency band coincides with the frequency variability of storm surges, I'll finish the talk with some implications for coastal flooding. For additional information, please contact Callie Rumbut at c.rumbut@umassd.edu
Department of Fisheries Oceanography "A Call to Science-Understanding Fisheries, Wildlife and Ecosystem Surveys in a New Era of Offshore Wind Development and Marine Industrialization." Andrew (Andy) Lipsky Offshore Wind Ecology Branch Chief, NEFSC Wednesday, November 13, 2024 3:00 - 4:00 pm SMAST E 101-102 and via Zoom Abstract: To meet state and federal renewable energy targets offshore wind development is rapidly expanding in the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf Of Mexico, and Pacific regions of the United States. By 2030 to meet U.S. national goal of 30 gigawatts of energy, the Northeast large marine ecosystem will be occupied by ~over 2.4 million acres of leases, 3400 turbines, and 10,000 miles of submarine cables with an additional 18.87 million acres under consideration for further development. Offshore wind development is also scheduled for the U.S. Pacific Islands and the Caribbean. At a global scale, Europe, Asia, and North and South America will add over 177 gigawatts of cumulative offshore wind development over the next five years (U.S Department of Energy, 2022). This development will consist of a 3.5 fold increase in fixed turbine technologies in waters less than 60 meters and 68 fold increase of first of its kind floating offshore wind technologies in waters over 1,000+ meters in depth. This change may likely represent the greatest single marine industrialization event across our global oceans. The pace, scale, and scope of this development creates scientific demands for regulatory and scientific missions at NOAA Fisheries and our international partners. Addressing the interaction of wind on fisheries, fishing communities, wildlife, marine habitats, and ecosystem surveys requires deepening our collaborations and for the international scientific community to urgently increase our scientific capabilities. This presentation will provide an overview of these scientific needs and how fishing communities, academic partners, managers and international scientific community can work together to meet them. ********************************************* For additional information, please contact Callie Rumbut at c.rumbut@umassd.edu