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The UMass Lowell Edge
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Chemical Engineering
Peter enjoys solving complex problems in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. He’s grateful for opportunities to conduct research.
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Chemical Engineering, Biology
Honors student Michael Doane won a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for his cancer-related research in labs at UMass Lowell and during a summer National Science Foundation program. He says UMass Lowell does a great job of structuring both classes and learning experiences that build on one another.
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Chemical Engineering
Victoria feels UMass Lowell's rigorous course curriculum and lab projects have prepared her well for the working world.
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Salem News
Nathaniel Swanson's love of chemistry started at Ipswich High School. Now, the UMass Lowell graduate is moving on to his dream job to work in cancer treatment. Swanson, 22, was picked as one of four out of more than 1,000 applicants for a two-year rotational program at Genentech Inc. in San Francisco.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded a team of nuclear engineers and scientists led by chemical engineering Assoc. Prof. Dean Wang a three-year, $800,000 grant to develop tools to help keep America’s nuclear power plants safe during extended power disruptions.
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UMass Lowell and UMass Medical School, together with MIT, are spearheading the state's efforts in the newly formed National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals.
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The four oldest Forsyth brothers came to UMass Lowell to study engineering — and more of their siblings could follow in other programs.