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Anna Goldstein
Government funding and support for clean energy technology give startup companies in that field an “innovation advantage,” according to a new paper and a policy brief published by lead author Anna Goldstein, a senior research fellow in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department and director of the UMass Energy Transition Initiative.
Maintaining our ABET accreditation reaffirms the quality and impact of a UMass Amherst engineering education. ABET accreditation assures that programs meet standards to produce graduates ready to enter critical technical fields that are leading the way in innovation and emerging technologies, and anticipating the welfare and safety needs of the public.
Matthew Lackner
Matthew Lackner, a professor in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department and associate director of the UMass Wind Energy Center, is the principal investigator for a new program at UMass Amherst that was awarded two grants totaling $6.3 million from the National Science Foundation to ensure that transformation of the electric grid is sustainable and benefits all members of society equitably.
Yanfei Xu
Assistant Professor Yanfei Xu of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department has been selected to serve as one of the UMass Amherst ADVANCE Faculty Fellows for 2020-2021. Xu and other ADVANCE Faculty Fellows will focus on Inclusion and Equity Amid COVID-19.
