The Center for Advanced Materials (CAM) partners with government agencies, industry, and academic institutions on research that advances materials science, from foundational studies to applied, research and development activities. These partnerships give collaborators access to UMass Lowell (UML) faculty expertise, specialized facilities, and a pipeline of talented students entering the field. Explore our current and past partners below and contact us to discuss a new collaboration.
Interactions with U.S. Government Agencies
CAM's federally sponsored research spans defense, energy, and scientific research priorities, supported by agencies including:
- U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center
- Harnessing Emerging Research Opportunities to Empower Soldiers (HEROES)
- Army Research Laboratory
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Office of Naval Research
- Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
Recent Collaborations with Industrial Organizations
CAM works directly with industry partners on applied research and technology development. Given the proprietary nature of this work, partnership details are shared only with company consent.
- Smiths Detection
- Triton
Recent Collaborations with Manufacturing USA Institutes
Recent interactions with Academic Institutions
CAM collaborates with universities and research institutions worldwide on joint publications, shared facilities, and cross-institutional research.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (Brazil)
- University of New Hampshire
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- University of Delhi (India)
- Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India
- Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, India