The Office of Research and Innovation is proud to acknowledge the latest awards received by UMass Lowell researchers below. For additional information about specific awards, please email VCRI@uml.edu.

2023 Awards

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January 2023

Principal InvestigatorCollegeDepartmentProject Title>Award Amount
Agar, ErtanFrancis College of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMassachusetts Clean Energy Center Catalyst Award Program$58,260
Agar, ErtanFrancis College of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringC1-22 - SBU-UML Navy Research and Demonstrations of Energy Resilience Technologies$238, 951
Ahmadzadeh, RezaKennedy College of SciencesComputer ScienceCAREER: Robot Learning of Complex Tasks via Skill Reusability and Refinement$399,164
Angulo, AJCollege of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesSchool of EducationEnglish Access Microscholarship Virtual Exchange Program$70,000
Avitabile, PeterFrancis College of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringHybrid Strain/Acceleration Vibration Qualification Approaches$200,000
Baillargeon, MercedesCollege of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesWorld Languages and CulturesMissed Connections: (Post)Nationalism, Intimacy, and Identity in Contemporary Québec Cinema$4,950
Block, StephanieCollege of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesPsychologyCaregiver Support in the Prosecution of CSA$81,276
Carreon, MariaFrancis College of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringCAREER: Cold plasma intensified perovskite membrane technology for CO2 utilization$424,698
Chen, Wan-TingFrancis College of EngineeringPlastics EngineeringIdentify and screen polymer blends with soy biomass for horticultural applications$20,000
Cornell, DavidZuckerberg College of Health SciencesPhysical TherapyEV: CLIN 3201 - EX9 - Use of contemporary wearable technologies to identify and manage training load and fatigue among military tactical athletes$38,450
Das, SoumitaZuckerberg College of Health SciencesBiomedical and Nutritional SciencesRepurposing of Pan-ErbB Inhibitors to Protect from Coronaviral Infection, Inflammation and Lung Injury$39,000
Ford, TimothyZuckerberg College of Health SciencesBiomedical and Nutritional SciencesInnate responses following infection with enteric microbes$289,524
Gallas, KristinCollege of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesTsongas Industrial History CenterEnvironmental Youth Task Force Meeting Facilitation$4,322
Gignoux-Wolfsohn, SarahKennedy College of SciencesBiological SciencesIdentifying biomarkers of resistance to Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease$67,872
Hoppin, PollyZuckerberg College of Health SciencesUniversityCancer and Environment Toolkit for States$20,000
Johnston, StephenFrancis College of EngineeringPlastics EngineeringEV: CLIN 2801 - MN28P2 - Evaluation of Conductive Fillers to Tune the Electrical and Optoelectrical Properties of Polymer Fibers and Textiles - PH2$100,000
Kim, JonghanZuckerberg College of Health SciencesBiomedical and Nutritional SciencesMitochondrial iron export therapy for doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity$666,297
Kirschbaum, SheilaCollege of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesTsongas Industrial History CenterCurriculum writing for Dragonfly Mercury Project (citizen science)$2,000
Kirschbaum, SheilaCollege of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesTsongas Industrial History CenterMassachusetts Cultural Council operating support$19,300
Kosny, JanFrancis College of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringC2-22 - SBU-UML Navy Research and Demonstrations of Energy Resilience Technologies$228,250
Kurup, PradeepFrancis College of EngineeringCivil and Environmental EngineeringEV: CLIN 3001 - MN36 - Data Fusion based Spectroelectrochemical Detection of Pesticides and Organics$350,001
Li, WenjunZuckerberg College of Health SciencesPublic HealthSupporting Treatment Access and Recovery through Linkage and Support (STAR-LS)$66,142
Nagarajan, RamaswamyFrancis College of EngineeringPlastics EngineeringEV: CLIN 3101 - AT1P2 - Development of multifunctional textiles and milligram scale flame calorimetry for evaluating flammability parameters of textiles$402,798
Niezrecki, ChristopherFrancis College of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringProject 1: UMass Lowell - Central Maine Power Company Collaboration and Master Funding Agreement$1,000,000
Niezrecki, ChristopherFrancis College of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringADMIN - SBU-UML Navy Research and Demonstrations of Energy Resilience Technologies$183,113
Ross, MichaelKennedy College of SciencesChemistryE6-22 - SBU-UML Navy Research and Demonstrations of Energy Resilience Technologies$252,769
Sabato, AlessandroFrancis College of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringB1-22 - SBU-UML Navy Research and Demonstrations of Energy Resilience Technologies$257,004
Sabato, AlessandroFrancis College of EngineeringMechanical Engineering73 Meter Turbine Blade Modal Test Support$10,384
Shemelya, CoreyFrancis College of EngineeringElectrical and Computer EngineeringConformal Circuits for Doubly Curved Structures$174,985
Sherwood, James A.Francis College of EngineeringFrancis College of EngineeringIBAS National Imperative for Industrial Skills Full Proposal: Advanced Manufacturing Technologist Training for the Aerospace & Defense Industry of Massachusetts$2,008,655
Strack, GuinevereFrancis College of EngineeringElectrical and Computer EngineeringEV: CLIN 2901 - MN30P2 - Controlling Diode Behavior and Rectification Using a Magnetic Field$89,000
Toof, RobinCollege of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesCollege of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences2023  Shannon CSI Lowell LARP$62,368
Van Dam, NoahFrancis College of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringE8-22 - SBU-UML Navy Research and Demonstrations of Energy Resilience Technologies$183,080
Wei, ZhenglunFrancis College of EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringPediatric LVAD$69,655
Xi, JinxiangFrancis College of EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringCFD and In Vitro 3D Model Simulation for Local Delivery of Dry Powder Formulations to Pharynx in Adults$45,621
Xi, JinKennedy College of SciencesChemistryDisulfide Bond Map LC-MS of Palleon Samples$7,500
Xu, JinKennedy College of SciencesChemistryA RP-HPLC/MS Method for Identifying and Quantifying 'Nicked' Species$1,000
Yanco, HollyKennedy College of SciencesComputer ScienceRobotics and Automation Decision Framework for Agility and Resilience (RADAR)$89,454
Yu, HengyongFrancis College of EngineeringElectrical and Computer EngineeringAI-based Cardiac CT$40,000
Yu, HongKennedy College of SciencesComputer ScienceEvaluating the impact of the U.S. eviction moratoria on acute care use and costs$995,509

February 2023

Principal InvestigatorCollegeDepartmentProject TitleAward Amount
Akyurtlu, AlkimFrancis College of EngineeringElectrical and Computer EngineeringRaytheon - Engineering Services$140,065
Akyurtlu, AlkimFrancis College of EngineeringElectrical and Computer EngineeringDevelopment of Low-Loss Dielectrics for RF Applications$175,000
Barry, CarolFrancis College of EngineeringPlastics EngineeringEV: Non-Perfluoroalkyl and Non-Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Elastomeric Chemical Barrier Materials (SBIR)$34,957
Downen, PaulKennedy College of SciencesComputer ScienceCRII: SHF: Codata: A Logical Fusion of Object-Oriented and Functional Programming$174,728
Enah, ComfortZuckerberg College of Health SciencesSolomont School of NursingGMedical Information Service via Mobile Telephone (m-MIST¿) Provider Support to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes$9,005
Harris, ChristopherCollege of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesSchool of Criminology and Justice Studies2023 Local Action Research Partner for the Shannon CSI: Lawrence$70,922
Inalpolat, MuratFrancis College of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringA Novel Structural Health Monitoring System for Offshore Wind Turbine Blades$800,000
Kim, JonghanZuckerberg College of Health SciencesBiomedical and Nutritional SciencesLong-Acting, Short-Residing Nanochelators for Iron Overload Therapy$281,702
Kirschbaum, SheilaCollege of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Tsongas Industrial History CenterTsongas Industrial History Center Partnership$163,647
Kirschbaum, SheilaCollege of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesTsongas Industrial History CenterExtended-Day Programming for Murkland Elementary School, Lowell$25,740
Li, WenjunZuckerberg College of Health SciencesPublic HealthIntern$23,823
Mead, JoeyFrancis College of EngineeringPlastics EngineeringRCR: Phase I IUCRC at University of Massachusetts Lowell: Center for Science of Heterogeneous Additive Printing of 3D Materials (SHAP3D)$54,982
Mead, JoeyFrancis College of EngineeringPlastics EngineeringElectrospinning of Porous Mats$12,666
Miadich, SamanthaCollege of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesPsychologyTargeted Research Grant in Pediatric Psychology$20,000
Mingels, BradleyFrancis College of EngineeringFrancis College of EngineeringMassachusetts Electronics Manufacturing Evolution$499,965
Morose, GregoryZuckerberg College of Health SciencesPublic HealthKansas Partners Identify and Implement P2 Strategies that Address P2 National Emphasis Areas$23,937
Narain, SashankKennedy College of SciencesComputer ScienceLightweight Scalable Secure 5G and Beyond Networks$39,709
Stapleton, ScottFrancis College of EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComposites Forming and Testing$4,200
Tucker, KatherineZuckerberg College of Health SciencesBiomedical and Nutritional SciencesLife's Essential 8 Diet Score$5,000
Xu, JinKennedy College of SciencesChemistrySEC-MALS Analysis of Three Protein Samples from MassBiologics$2,130
Xu, JinKennedy College of SciencesChemistryDifferential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) Analysis of Palleon Samples$1,000
Xu, JinKennedy College of SciencesChemistryCircular Dichroism (CD) Analysis of Palleon Samples$900
Yoon, SeongkyuFrancis College of EngineeringChemical EngineeringClosed-loop Controlled Continuous Bioprocessing toward Maximum Productivity and Quality$444,605
Yu, HongKennedy College of SciencesComputer ScienceSocial and behavioral determinants of health and Alzheimer's Disease: Cohort study of the US military veteran population$796,315
Zhang, SheldonCollege of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesSchool of Criminology and Justice StudiesPrevention of Tracking Person in the communities affected by Climate Change in Kenya$224,302

March 2023 March-2023

Principal InvestigatorCollegeDepartmentProject TitleAward Amount
Angulo, AJCollege of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesSchool of EducationHistory of Education Quarterly$52,605
Buchholz, BryanFrancis College of EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringThe Center for Advancing Point of Care in Heart, Lung, Blood and Sleep Diseases$228,332
Delhommelle, JeromeKennedy College of SciencesChemistryEnergy-efficient Self-Organization and Swarm Behavior in Active Matter$332,879
Gignoux-Wolfsohn, SarahKennedy College of SciencesBiological SciencesCollaborative Research: ORCC: Carryover effects of multiple climate change stressors in oysters: mechanisms and consequences across stages of ontogeny$157,537
Kirschbaum, SheilaCollege of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesTsongas Industrial History CenterCurriculum Based Programs to Enrich Content Understanding and Skill Development on the American Industrial Revolution$68,735
Li, WenjunZuckerberg College of Health SciencesPublic HealthTrial of Metformin for TB/HIV Host-directed Therapy$15,172
Lohmeier, JillCollege of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesSchool of EducationEvaluation of Lowell Community Schools$24,500
Rimshisky, AnnaKennedy College of SciencesComputer ScienceCollaborative Research: Machine Learning for Student Reasoning during Challenging Concept Questions$171,743
Xu, JinKennedy College of SciencesChemistrySOW A-5: Photostability of Protein Therapeutics$6,260