Research

Faculty in the Department of Plastics Engineering are active researchers. The department maintains an extensive lab facility allowing the faculty to direct research in areas including:

• Plastics Product Design
• Plastics Process Development
  
• Plastics Materials and Additives
• Plastics Mold and Die Design
• Elastomers and Rubber
• Testing and Characterization
• Computer Aided Engineering
• Plastics Recycling
• Polymeric Biomaterials 
  
  
  

• NSF Biodegradable Polymer Research Center     
• Incubator & Licensing
• Nanomanufacturing

The Plastics Engineering faculty work closely with both industry and governmental organization on plastics related research.  Labs describes the department's laboratory facilities.  Individual faculty research interests are described in People.  Most research programs are developed between faculty members and the sponsoring company or organization. Project sponsors define their specific needs, and the faculty member(s) develop a proposal.

In such cases, proposal is developed with the assistance of The UML Office for Research Administration, the University's one-stop solutions provider for managing research, budgets, technology research programs and technology licensing.  Mechanisms exist for conducting all types of research programs, from simple short-term materials testing or consultations to major multi-year research projects.

For more information contact:

Professor Robert Malloy
Chair, Department of Plastics Engineering
UML - Ball Hall, Rm. 204
One University Ave.
Lowell, MA 01854

Tel: (978) 934-3435
Fax:(978) 934-4141
Email: Robert_Malloy@uml.edu

or

Dr. Louise Griffin
Director, External Funding Technology Transfer
UML Office for Research Administration
883 Broadway St.
Dugan Hall - UML South
Lowell, MA 01854

Tel: (978) 934-4705
Email: Louise_Griffin@uml.edu

Click for a listing of past Plastics Engineering Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations.

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