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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.

Hear From Our Students, Alumni & More

  • Jyotik Savaj
    Energy Engineering/Solar

    Jyotik Savaj, who is enrolled in the Master of Science in Energy Engineering/Solar Program, aims to help fulfill the need for solar power and has a paid co-op job at Exyte, an engineering and project management company specializing in high-tech facilities.

  • Gifty Kessie
    Mechanical Engineering

    Gifty Kessie takes advantage of opportunities to learn and grow – and then turns around and offers a helping hand to others.

  • Stephen Johnson
    Mechanical Engineering

    After 35 years at General Electric, Stephen Johnson earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, where he developed a software tool that shows wind turbine blade manufacturers whether automation can save time and money.

  • Russ Perkins
    Electrical Engineering

    Russ Perkins is researching how AI can earn people’s trust through AI-CARING, drawing on lessons learned in the Army.

  • Dan Murphy
    Mechanical Engineering

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

  • Christine Clancy
    Civil and Environmental Engineering

    As Lowell’s city engineer, civil and environmental engineering alum Christine Clancy ’06 is responsible for infrastructure projects on streets, bridges and sidewalks throughout the city – including those on the campus of her alma mater.

  • A student holds a clicker with red buttons in his left hand while sitting in a classroom.

    Turning Classroom Confusion into a Startup Solution

    Jetrin Orenberg ’26 has turned his DifferenceMaker-winning Comprehension Clicker from a rough prototype into a startup aimed at helping professors better understand when students are struggling in class.
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  • A young man points to a research poster on a wall while another young man looks on.

    Incoming Engineering Majors RAMP Up for Success

    UMass Lowell’s six-week RAMP summer program gives incoming Francis College of Engineering students an early start on college through coursework, research, industry mentoring and community-building.
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  • A young man in a tie and tan blazer gestures to a research poster while talking to people in a room.

    New Grants Boost Hands-On STEM Opportunities

    Two new grants totaling nearly $629,000 will help Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Yanfen Li expand STEM research opportunities for high school students and teachers.
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