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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

  • 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.

  • Chris & Paula White
    Engineering

    The founders of what has become a multimillion dollar premium, all-natural cookie dough and ice cream sandwich company hold degrees in engineering.

  • Molly Tecce
    Plastics Engineering

    Plastics Engineering major Molly Tecce and partners from the 3D Club leapt into action to make PPE when the pandemic struck.

  • Kay Wojtowicz
    Mechanical Engineering

    Kay Wojtowicz ’25 is carrying on a family legacy at UMass Lowell by pursuing a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, focusing on cutting-edge materials research with real-world impact.

  • Julia Measmer
    Biomedical Engineering

    Julia Measmer’s experiments with spinach led to research with a professor.

  • Joey Mead
    Plastics Engineering

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

  • A race car drives on a mountain road, with mountains on the horizon.

    This Car Climbed Mount Washington

    River Hawk Racing became the first collegiate Formula SAE team to drive a student-built car to the summit of Mount Washington, the highest peak in New England.
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  • Two men stand at the front of a room and talk to people seated at round tables.

    The Conversation That Sparked the Engineering Mentorship Program

    Mechanical engineering alumni Steven Serabian ’80, ’86, ’90 and Matthew Matta ’24 have turned their mentorship relationship into a growing program that connects Francis College of Engineering students with alumni mentors.
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  • A young man with a beard gestures with his hand while talking to an older man who is wearing VR goggles and has sensors attached to his clothes in a lab.

    REACH Lab Puts Advanced Technology in Students’ Hands

    Led by Professor Lara Thompson ’03, UMass Lowell’s REACH Lab gives graduate students hands-on experience in conducting rehabilitation research with advanced equipment and community participants.