Each year, a leading scientist in the field of materials science comes to UMass Lowell to present a lecture in memory of Sukant K. Tripathy.
The late UMass Lowell professor of chemistry was an internationally recognized leader and researcher in the area of thin polymer films in electronics and optics, publishing more than 200 refereed papers and holding two dozen patents. He founded the Center for Advanced Materials (CAM) and was formerly the University’s provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.
- 2025: "From Supramolecular Polymers to Functional Materials and Systems" - E.W. “Bert” Meijer, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology