UMass Lowell: Where Research Becomes Reality

The University of Massachusetts Lowell is building on a century of tradition in education and innovation for competitive advantage. This month, a number of conferences and events are showcasing emergent technologies and scholarship that contributes to the cultural vibrancy of the region.

At the Nanotechnology Summit, come see the work being done to bridge the gap from research to commercialization, from laboratory to high-scale, high-rate production.

At Green Plastics Manufacturing: A Sustainable Materials Conference, join industry leaders to learn how breakthrough advances are helping companies manufacture real-world plastic products from bio-based polymers – including corn.

Join leading scholars and participants from around the world at the conference Community – University Partnerships: How Do We Achieve the Promise? to see why universities have become the prime drivers of economic development within their regions.

An invitational conference, Intergenerational Voices on Women in Science and Engineering, is funded by the National Science Foundation and organized by the Center for Women and Work to address issues changed for women working in science, technology, engineering and math over the past three decades.

Becoming an entrepreneur is within your grasp – at I2V, the Invention to Venture conference led by commercialization experts, business leaders and venture capitalists. This year’s workshop is an introduction to technology entrepreneurship with a special focus on women in technology.

The Center for Atmospheric Research celebrates 25 years of prestigious research in radio sounding and plasma physics with a special Honorary Symposium, followed by the Digisonde Forum and Workshop. The Center’s technology was a key element in the NASA IMAGE mission.

The Third Annual New England Poetry Conference, April 25-26, includes readings by W. D. Snodgrass and Major Jackson, as well as a keynote lecture by Linda Wagner-Martin, Professor of English at UNC-Chapel Hill. The NEPC is sponsored by the Jack and Stella Kerouac Center for American Studies and the UML English Department.