Francis College of Engineering

UMass Lowell's Francis College of Engineering has strong ties to the regional companies and government agencies shaping the industry, connecting students to a variety of co-op and internship opportunities.

Work-Ready Education

Our distinguished reputation for hands-on education and cutting-edge research will ensure you graduate ready for work. We have strong ties to companies and government agencies, connecting you to a variety of co-op and internship opportunities. Learn more about cooperative education.

True Competitors

Our students organizations compete nationally in competitions from building steel bridges to designing prosthetic limbs. The concrete canoe team scored an impressive win at this year’s regional competition organized by the New England student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Learn more about our clubs and organizations.

Engineering Solutions through Research

Highly magnified view of lung cancer cells

Three times a year, the College of Engineering highlights its research endeavors in its publication Engineering Solutions. Our faculty and students work with foundations and companies to engineer solutions to society's most pressing problems. Read Engineering Solutions.

A Helping Hand

UMass Lowell students have joined together across majors to design, build and donate prosthetic devices for children.

eNABLE Lowell is a local chapter of a global nonprofit volunteer organization that provides 3D printed prosthetic devices to children around the world.

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Co-op Scholars Explore Infinity – and Beyond

Co-op Scholars Explore Infinity – and Beyond | Featured Story

8/18/2017
Every year, more than 200 first-year students receive merit-based, $4,000 Co-op Scholarships in their acceptance packages. The scholarships pay them to do research with a faculty member, intern at a community agency or study abroad.
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Philosophy Prof Wins NSF Grant on Ethics of Self-Driving Cars

Philosophy Prof Wins NSF Grant on Ethics of Self-Driving Cars | Featured Story

8/8/2017
Should your self-driving car protect you at all costs? Or should it drive you into a ditch to avoid hitting a school bus? The National Science Foundation has awarded a $556,000 grant to three philosophers, a transportation engineer and two public health experts so they can figure out ethical safety algorithms for self-driving cars.
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Twins Share more than Academic Pedigree

Acton Identical Twins Share more than Academic Pedigree | In The News

6/16/2017
Wicked Local

Michael and Nicholas Forsyth of Acton mirror more than each other’s appearances – the identical twins, after five years sharing the same classes, textbooks, and college commute, recently graduated with master’s degrees from UMass Lowell and with plans to pursue careers in robotics.
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Top Teaching Award for Civil Engineering Professor

Top Teaching Award for Civil Engineering Professor | Featured Story

6/6/2017
Prof. Donald Leitch, who taught the first cohort of undergraduates to major in civil and environmental engineering at Lowell Tech, is still going strong after 49 years and two university name changes. The founding adviser of the Concrete Canoe Team and the student chapter of ASCE won the 2017 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching, UMass Lowell’s top teaching award.

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Yehya Merhi

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering major Yehya Merhi discovered his passion as a co-op for medical tech company Atrium Medical. Now the Lebanon native wants to make it a career.
David Laurello

Electrical Engineering, master’s in Business Administration

When it comes to education, David Laurello values lessons that translate to life on the job.
Gregory Ensom

Electrical Engineering

An exchange semester at the Czech Technical University led to a two-month internship in Prague for electrical engineering major Gregory Ensom.
Joey Mead

Plastics Engineering

For most of her professional life, Prof. Joey Mead has been interested in plastics.
Mark Saab

Plastics Engineering

Alumni donor Mark Saab's UMass Lowell education provided the foundation for a successful career. His gratitude to the plastics engineering program is expressed through the generous donations he's bestowed upon the University.
Matt Macioci

Mechanical Engineering

Thanks to professional co-ops at New Balance and Teradyne, mechanical engineering major Matt Macioci has designs on a future career working with complex machinery.