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September 2008
Materials Research Science & Engineering Center (MRSEC) Receives $13.3M NSF Grant for Polymer Research Studies
The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) has received a six-year, $13.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study nanoscale polymer assemblies, polymers in highly charged solvents for potential use for drug delivery and harnessing thin-film instabilities for specialized sensors.
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September 2008
Professor Thomas McCarthy Receives Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity
Professor Thomas McCarthy, Polymer Science and Engineering, is one of seven exceptional UMass faculty members who will be presented with an award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity at the fourth annual Faculty Convocation at UMass Amherst.
Read full article at: UMass Amherst News
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August 2008
Computer Science Professor Jim Kurose Named Interim Dean of the College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics (NSM)
Kurose’s appointment is for two years and a search for a permanent dean is planned for the 2009-10 academic year. A national search is underway for a Nursing dean and Swinney will serve until an appointment is made.
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June 2008
Research by Professor Maria Santore and Colleagues Highlighted in Nature Nanotechnology
Polymer scientist Maria Santore and her colleagues have developed a novel surface containing tiny nanoparticles that can capture and manipulate much larger particles in a flowing solution with great precision. Santore’s research, performed in collaboration with chemist Vincent Rotello and chemical engineer Jeffrey Davis, was recently featured in Nature Nanotechnology.
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June 2008
Plastics Containing 'Smart Elements' Can Detect Mercury in Water, says Researchers
Campus researchers, led by Professor Greg Tew of UMass Amherst Polymer Science & Engineering, have developed plastics containing “smart elements” that can instantly detect the presence of mercury at or below the drinking water standard set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, even when other metals are present in the solution.
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April 2008
Professor Al Crosby Receives 2008 Rohm & Haas New Faculty Award
Professor Al Crosby has received the 2008 Rohm & Haas New Faculty Award. According to the Rohm & Haas website, "The Rohm and Haas TCO New Faculty Award recognizes a non-tenured faculty member at an accredited university for his/her outstanding research achievement or potential in chemistry, polymers or materials science. Candidate nominations and selection of the award recipient are conducted by Rohm and Haas technologists.". Congratulations Al!
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March 2008
Assistant Professor Ryan Hayward Receives $475K Career Award from NSF
Ryan Hayward, assistant professor of Polymer Science and Engineering, has received a five-year, $475,000 CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct research on hydrogels, materials that can absorb hundreds of times their weight in water and undergo huge changes in volume.
Read more at: In The Loop
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February 2008
Professor Thomas Russell Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
On February 8, 2008, the National Academy of Engineering announced the election of 65 new members as well as 9 foreign associates. According to the NAE Release statement, "Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to "engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature," and to the "pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education."
Read more at: NAE News and In The Loop
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January 2008
Research Images Featured in Art Exhibit at Science & Engineering Library
"Images from VISUAL,” an exhibit of works from the Ventures in Science Using Art Laboratory (VISUAL), is on display through April 29 at the Integrated Sciences and Engineering Library in the Lederle Graduate Research Center lowrise.
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November
2007
Professor
Al Crosby To Receive Young Adhesion Scientist Award
At the upcoming Adhesion Society
meeting,
Professor Al Crosby will be honored with the Adhesion Society’s Young
Adhesion Scientist Award. This is the first time this award will be
given. The purpose of the Young Adhesion Scientist Award is to
recognize a young scientist or engineer for conducting outstanding and
fundamental research in adhesion science. For more information about
the Adhesion Society and the awards, please visit their website at http://www.adhesionsociety.org.
To view Professor Crosby’s website and see his current research, please
visit http://www.pse.umass.edu/~acrosby/.
Congratulations Al!
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October
2007
Professor
Greg Tew Receives 2007 Herman F. Mark Young Scholar Award
At the 234th ACS National Meeting and
Exposition in
Boston
,
MA
,
August 2007, Professor Gregory N. Tew was awarded the 2007 Herman F.
Mark Young
Scholar Award by the American Chemical Society Division of Polymer
Chemistry. Professor Tew received the award from the Division
Chair James
Moore. Congratulations Greg!
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September
2007
Professor
James Watkins Receives Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in
Research and Creative Activity
Professor
James Watkins will
receive the Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and
Creative
Activity at the 2007 UMass Amherst Faculty Convocation on September 21,
2007.
This is the third year the Chancellor and Provost will be granting
these awards. Chancellor Cole and Provost Seymour will honor these eight
distinguished
faculty members at the Convocation. A luncheon will follow the
ceremony.
Also honored will be John J. Clement, Teacher Education and Curriculum;
Eric A.
Decker, Department of Food Science; Walter B. Denny, Art Department;
Nancy
Folbre, Economics Department; Patty S. Freedson, Kinesiology
Department;
Jeffrey W. Holmes, Department of Music and Dance; Sabina Murray,
English
Department. Congratulations to Professor Watkins on his
accomplishment.
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September
2007
Professor
Shaw Ling Hsu Receives Outstanding Leadership Award
Professor
Shaw Ling Hsu received the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Outstanding Leadership Award at the NSM Convocation on
September 4, 2007. The award was given to Professor Hsu by
Dean
George M. Langford who remarked on Professor Hsu’s outstanding
leadership
during the 2006-2007 academic year. Also in attendance at the NSM
Convocation were President Jack Wilson, Interim Chancellor Thomas W.
Cole, Jr.
and Provost Charlena Seymour.
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August
2007
Professor
Todd Emrick Awarded Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Grant by The Center
of Excellence in Apoptosis Research
The Center of
Excellence in Apoptosis Research (CEAR) interdisciplinary postdoctoral
fellows program has awarded a grant to faculty members Todd Emrick,
Polymer Science and Engineering, and Priscilla Clarkson, Kinesiology.
Read more at: In
The Loop
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July
2007
Fire-Retardant
Synthetic Polymer Article in July 2007 Issue of Materials World Magazine
"Scientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA, have created a flame-retardant synthetic polymer that does not require conventional and potentially harmful halogen additives."
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here to read full article
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May
2007
New
Fire-Resistant Plastic Developed
A new fire-resistant
synthetic polymer was recently developed by
scientists at UMass Amherst. A news article highlighting and
detailing this development was published in both UMass Amherst's In The Loop weekly bulletin
and at Businessweek.com recently.
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here to read full article in Businessweek.com
Read more at: In
The Loop
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May
2007
Polymer
Science & Engineering Unveils NEW Website
The Polymer Science
& Engineering Department at UMass Amherst has launched its new
website. Updated for easier navigation, more informative web
pages and an overall new look and design, this website reflects the
high quality and standards that the PS&E Department diligently
works to maintain.
Click
here to go to the new PS&E home page
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April
2007
Professor Emeritus William J. MacKnight Receives Society of Plastics Engineers International Award
Distinguished Professor Emeritus William J. MacKnight will be the recipient of the 2007 Society of Plastics Engineers International Award. The Award will be presented at the ANTEC meeting, May 6, in Cincinnati OH.
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April
2007
Professor
Kenneth Carter Wins Percy L. Julian Award
Polymer Scientist Kenneth R. Carter has won the Percy L. Julian Award for significant contributions in pure and applied research in chemistry presented at the national conference of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) in Orlando, Fla. last week. Congratulations Ken!
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April
2007
Dr. Tisato Kajiyama Receives UMass Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award
The
Polymer Science & Engineering Department at
the University of Massachusetts is proud to announce Dr. Tisato
Kajiyama is the 2007 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award.
This award is bestowed upon alumni who have demonstrated distinguished
service to the university.
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here for printed article
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