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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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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Emerging Energy Initiative Gets a Boost from President’s Office

Emerging Energy Initiative Gets a Boost from President’s Office S&T Grant | Featured Story

6/1/2017
UMass Lowell’s role as a leader in the emerging energy industry got a lift from a recent $95,000 grant from the UMass President’s Science & Technology (S&T) Initiatives Fund.
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New Research Center to Study Biomechanics of Aging

New Research Center to Study Biomechanics of Aging | Featured Story

5/31/2017
A new UMass systemwide research center, launched with a $25,000 grant by the UMass President’s Science & Technology Initiatives Fund, will study the science of how bone and muscle systems work under different conditions.

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Harish Hande

Renewable Energy Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Social entrepreneur Harish Hande is helping the poor in India in an economically and environmentally sustainable way, by bringing affordable solar power to the countryside.
Steven Jacek

Chemical Engineering

Research and community are important to Steven Jacek. Fortunately, he’s found opportunities for both on campus.
Leo Montagna

Plastics Engineering

Plastics Engineering alumnus Leo Montagna Jr. '70, '76 says he wouldn't be where is is today with the University. He is a devoted UMass Lowell donor and supporter of the Plastics Engineering Department.
Nicholas Langberg

Chemical Engineering

By working with the Office of International Experiences & Study Abroad, chemical engineering major Nicholas Langberg was able to add a two-month internship to his summer school program in Germany.
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.
Mickyas Yihdego

Electrical Engineering

Mickyas Yihdego, an electrical engineering major originally from Ethiopia, helps the Lowell Housing Authority digitize its blueprints archive through his work-study job at O’Leary Library.