Alumnus Ekundayo Shittu, who is currently on the faculty of the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at George Washington University (GWU) in the District of Columbia, has been awarded a five-year, $500,000, Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program grant from the National Science Foundation. His CAREER project is titled “Adaptive Investments into Resilient Electricity Infrastructure Systems.” At UMass, Dr. Shittu was a Ph.D. student of Professor Erin Baker in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) Department.

The MIE Department would like to offer it's congratulations to Rebecca Castonguay, this year's recipient of the UMass Amherst Rising Researcher student achievement award.

The Rising Researcher award recognizes exceptional UMass Amherst undergraduate students who excel in research, scholarship, or creative activity. Professors Hari Balasubramanian and Chaitra Gopalappa, mechanical and industrial engineering, nominated you for this award in recognition of your research that explores various aspects of mathematical modeling to aid healthcare decision-making. We applaud your hard work and dedication, and we appreciate the contributions you have made to our academic community.