University of Massachusetts Amherst

Polymer Science and Engineering

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Ryan J. Murphy
Ryan J. Murphy has been with the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst since 2002. Ryan is a Ph.D. candidate in Professor Murugappan Muthukumar’s group studying the translocation dynamics of synthetic polyelectrolytes though protein and synthetic nanopores.
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Summer Opportunities

Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

Each summer, PSE faculty host undergraduate students from across the country through a variety of Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs:

Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
MRSEC

Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing
CHM (SURE)

Massachusetts Center for Renewable Energy Science and Technology
MassCrest (CURE)

The Northeast Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate
NEAGEP (SPUR) Program

Institute for Cellular Engineering
ICE

Soft Matter Research in Theory Program
SMART

Research Experience for Teachers (RET)

Workshops for middle school and high school science teachers are offered each summer by the following programs:

MRSEC

CHM

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