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Govind Srimathveeravalli
Govind Srimathveeravalli, an assistant professor in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) Department and an adjunct professor in the Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has received a $1,366,330 grant over four years from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to pursue a revolutionary technique for tissue-engineering grafts for bladder reconstruction.
Kat Nilov & Sanjana Manghnani
In the spring semester of 2020, undergraduates Katherine (Kat) Nilov and Sanjana Manghnani of the Chemical Engineering Department participated in Engineer Engagement Specialist Dr. Stephen Fernandez’s pilot course on “Learning through Community Engagement and Bridging Engineering Theory and Practice.” Recently, the Campus Compact Website posted an interview with Nilov and Manghnani, in which they very eloquently articulated the impact of the course on their worldview about engineering itself and using their future profession to engage with surrounding communities.
Anuj Pradhan
Assistant Professor Anuj K. Pradhan of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) Department was one of 10 experts from universities around the country featured in WalletHub's recent piece about the “Best States for Teen Drivers.”
Jeremy Gummeson
According to a release by the UMass News Office, Assistant Professor Jeremy Gummeson and his Ph.D. student Noor Mohammed, both of the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department, are members of a UMass Amherst team that has designed a charge-free, wearable device called “Shazam,” which uses the skin of the human body to charge smartwatches and other wearable devices.
