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.

Chancellor Julie Chen and alumna Lisa Brothers ’84 shared career and leadership lessons with students during a fireside chat hosted by the Society of Women Engineers and Shah Academy.

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.

When humans and artificial intelligence disagree on the best strategy to pursue in a high-stakes situation, can working through their differences lead to better decisions? A group of UMass Lowell faculty has won a $971,874 Army grant to explore human-AI misalignment.

Eight students completed a mechanical engineering directed study during the spring semester, which included a one-week trip to Sosúa, Dominican Republic, where they installed solar panels for those without reliable electricity.

For their senior capstone project, four mechanical engineering majors redesigned and installed a more reliable oil skimmer in the North Campus power plant, solving a longstanding maintenance issue while gaining real-world engineering experience.

Researchers from UMass Lowell and Florida Gulf Coast University received nearly $100,000 in seed funding across five collaborative research projects.

Jasmina Burek, assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, is studying geothermal energy networks that can heat and cool a mix of residential, commercial and public buildings. It’s part of a statewide collaboration.

A device that makes permanently mounted window bars fire-safe by allowing residents to release them instantly in an emergency won the annual Francis College of Engineering Prototyping Competition, hosted by the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute.

The final project for Introduction to Engineering Design allowed students to give back to their community while testing their new engineering skills.