
Rotello and Colleagues Design a "Chemical Nose" to Sniff Out Cancer Earlier, Improve Treatment Options
Using a “chemical nose” array of nanoparticles and polymers, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a fundamentally new, more effective way to differentiate not only between healthy and cancerous cells but also between more ...
Chemistry Alum George Lust Shares his Fond Memories of UMass
It was a sunny day in early October of 1955 when I drove alone in the family 1949 Buick to Amherst for an admission interview with Mr. Lamphear who was the University Registrar. He was friendly and he enthusiastically told me about college life more ...
Auerbach's Zeolites Featured on the Cover of J. Phys. Chem.
Prof. Scott Auerbach, with collaborators in the UMass Chem Eng Dept,
have used special imaging methods to "see" microwave hot spots in
microwave-heated syntheses of nanoporous materials known as zeolites.
Their work is being featured on the cover of the Journal of Physical
Chemistry B more ...
Dubin Awarded ACS Grant on Polymer-Surfactant Systems
Research Professor Paul Dubin, with Physics Professor Tony Dinsmore, was recently awarded a grant for $100,000 from the American Chemical Society for work on polymer-surfactant systems. Some of us have more ...
Thai's Research Featured in 'Chemistry World'
A recent article in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s “Chemistry World” column featured research by Chemistry professor Sankaran “Thai” Thayumanavan and colleagues on a new more ...
UMass Amherst Selected for Multi-Million Dollar Energy Frontier Research Center To Advance Energy Alternatives, Create Jobs
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has been chosen to host a new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) to pursue advanced scientific research, as part of a federal science initiative more ...
Marv Ellin received a NSM Dean's Service Award for his many contributions to the college, particularly the planning, execution, and opening of the ISB. The award will be made at the College Convocation in the fall. Congratulations Marv!
Kevin Early (Barnes Group), one of the three members of QD Tech Wins UMass Amherst Innovation Challenge, and Receives $35,000 Grand Prize for Plan To Improve Solar Cell Output
QD Tech has won the $35,000 grand prize in the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Innovation Challenge Final Business Plan Competition. The winning team plans to produce more ...