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

Transfer student Imogen O’Brien became a lead student researcher at UMass Lowell's Baseball Research Center.

For electrical engineering major Jack Goutier of Attleboro, failure was part of the job during his six-month product safety co-op at Bose Corp.

Dan Murphy uses his mechanical engineering skills to design sets for Broadway performances.

When Sadrac Noel graduated with his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, he could look back on many twists and turns in his path – and one professor who was always there for him.

Kevin Twitchell graduated the first time as a criminal justice major – and then switched direction, going back to school at night to get a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering technology.