09/18/2026
By Susan D'Amore

Please join us at the 26th Annual Sukant Tripathy Memorial Symposium.

  • Date: Friday, Dec. 4, 2026
  • Time: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • Location: UMass Lowell Meehan Student Center, 2nd Floor, Moloney Ballroom
  • Cost: Free
  • Register for the symposium

Faculty and industry researchers will present their latest work on advanced materials.

The University of Massachusetts Lowell honors the memory of the late Professor Sukant Tripathy at the annual symposium. Sukant was a renowned researcher and former director of the Center for Advanced Materials, university provost and vice chancellor.

Tentative Speakers and Program

  • Professor Solomon A. Mensah, Biomedical Engineering, Global School, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, and founder and CEO of Therapeutic Innovations

    "Engineering Hope: From Scientific Discovery to Global Health Innovation"

  • Professor Murugappan Muthukumar, Wilmer D. Barrett Distinguished Professor, Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA

    Presentation: TBA

  • Professor Archana Kamal, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

    Presentation: TBA

  • Dr. Timothy Lawton, research chemist on the Material Development & Integration (MDI) Branch of the Soldier Protection Directorate at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Soldier Center, Natick, MA

    "Understanding the Influence of Polymer Mechanical Properties on Mechanochromic Behavior of Cholesteric Liquid Crystals"

  • Lunch & Poster Session

  • Professor Devon A. Shipp, Director, Associate Vice President for Research & Innovation / Director of CAMP, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Clarkson, Potsdam, NY

    Presentation: TBA

  • Professor Amay J. Bandodkar, Electrical & Computer Engineering, NC State University, Raleigh, NC

    Presentation: TBA

  • Dr. Pradeep K. Dhal, Ventry Biopharma Solutions, LLC, Lexington, MA

    "Epitope-Imprinted Polymeric Nanogels as Synthetic Antibodies for Selective Sequestration of Proteins"

For more information, contact Susan_Damore@uml.edu.