University of Massachusetts Amherst

2024–2026 · grant · Continuing Grant

CAREER: Ultrasensitive Multiplex Nanopore Biosensing for Point-of-Care Testing of Infectious Diseases

Chang Liu · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$342.7kNanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies

2024–2029 · research · R35

Rapid Culture-Independent Detection of Sepsis Causing Microorganism Directly from Blood

Chang Liu · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Institutes of Health

$403.7kBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

2024–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: Introspective Counterfactual Reasoning for Robust and Resilient Autonomy

Chuang Gan · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$599.5k

2024 · fellowship · SCAS Fellow-in-Residence

SCAS Fellow-in-Residence Autumn 2024 - Seyram Avle

Seyram Avle · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study

2024–2027 · fellowship · Fellowship Award

Postdoctoral Fellowship: AAPF: A Resolved Millimeter-wave Survey of Galaxy Clusters

Joseph Golec · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$330k

2024–2027 · grant · Continuing Grant

Collaborative Research: Modeling the Influence of Turbulence on Flow-induced Instabilities of Large Flexible Structures with Innovative Applications in Wind Turbine Blades

Yahya Modarres-Sadeghi · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$439.1k

2024–2029 · grant · Continuing Grant

CAREER: Explanation-based Optimization of Diversified Information Retrieval to Enhance AI Systems

Razieh Rahimi · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$443.9k

2024–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

New Challenges in the Study of Propagation of Randomness for Nonlinear Evolution Equations

Andrea Nahmod · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$388.5k

2024–2027 · research · R01

MFB: Fluidics system for efficient site-specific labeling of RNAs

Craig T Martin · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Institutes of Health

$413.3kRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

2024–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

The Emergence of Star Clusters: Insights from Artificial Intelligence

Daniela Calzetti · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$421.2k

2024–2026 · grant · Continuing Grant

Collaborative Research: New Directions in Vortex Dynamics: from Theory and Computation to Physical Experiments

Panayotis Kevrekidis · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$100k

2024–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: SaTC: CORE: Small: Identifying the Demographic Representativeness of Social Media Polls

Brendan O'Connor · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$287.9k

2024–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

Tools4Cells: DNA Barcode-Mediated Specific Modulation of Cell Membrane Protein-Protein Interactions

Mingxu You · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$448.2k

2024–2027 · grant · Continuing Grant

Particle Physics, Gravity and Cosmology

Lorenzo Sorbo · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$645k

2024–2025 · training · Institutes for K-12 Educators

The Souls of Black Folk

Toussaint Losier · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Endowment for the Humanities

$172k

2024–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Innervating stackable neural organoid slices with tissue-like mesh electrodes for improved neural circuit development and characterization

Yubing Sun · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$564.5kNeuroscience and Neural Engineering

2024–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

EAGER: A Stretchable Ion Barrier for Bioelectronic Encapsulation

Tingyi Liu · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$100k

2024–2026 · grant · Continuing Grant

Collaborative Research: Worm Algorithm and Diagrammatic Monte Carlo for Strongly Correlated Condensed Matter Systems

Boris Svistunov · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$340k

2024–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: ISS: Marangoni-Driven Propulsion, Assembly, and Disassembly along Curved Interfaces and Membranes

Jonathan Rothstein · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$250kMicro and Nano Robotics

2024–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Active Polymers in Complex Environments

Steve Granick · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$495k

2024–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: Fabrication of Columnar-Grained Microstructures and Single Crystals via Directional Recrystallization of Additively-Manufactured Nickel-based Alloys

Wen Chen · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$122.5kAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes

2024–2025 · grant · Standard Grant

Conference: CET: Accelerating integrated Seabed Characterization for clean ENergy Transition (ASCENT)

Zachary Westgate · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$95.1k

2024–2025 · fellowship · F32

Demystifying the interaction of UGGT, the ER folding gatekeeper, with its substrates and co-chaperone

Robert V Williams · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Institutes of Health

$74.3kEndoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease

2024–2027 · fellowship · Career Development Award

MULTIMODAL GRAPHENE BIOELECTRONIC INTERFACES FOR IMPERCEPTIBLE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HEART-RELATED DISORDERS

Dmitry Kireev · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by American Heart Association

$231k

2024–2029 · research · R01

Serum PFAS and risk of fracture and bone loss

Katherine Whitney Reeves · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Institutes of Health

$978.3kPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research

2024–2027 · research · R00

Triclosan, pubertal hormones, and the gut microbiome: implications for neurobehavior

Hannah Elizabeth Laue · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Institutes of Health

$249kEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals

2024–2027 · grant · Continuing Grant

Collaborative Research: III: Medium: Retrieval-Enhanced Machine Learning Through an Information Retrieval Lens

Hamed Zamani · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$769.6k

2024–2027 · grant · Continuing Grant

Collaborative Research: NeTS: Medium: Design, Analysis, and Control of Quantum Networks

Donald Towsley · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$600k

2024–2029 · grant · Continuing Grant

CAREER: Graph Profiles: Complexity and Computations

Annie Raymond · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$264.5kGraph theory and applications

2024–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: Planning: CRISES: Human-Centered Early Warning Systems for Weather Hazards

Brenda Philips · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$59.8kDisaster Management and Resilience

2024–2028 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: SLES: No Bad Surprises: Aligning Agent and Human Norms via Specification Refinements

Shlomo Zilberstein · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$375k

2024–2029 · grant · Continuing Grant

CAREER: Modulating endothelial cell function using targeted electrical stimulation

Govindarajan Srimathveeravalli · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$437kPlanarian Biology and Electrostimulation

2024–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: Constraining and Understanding Regional Modes of Variability in the Atlantic Arctic using Ultra-High-Resolution Proxies

Francois Lapointe · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$136.6k

2024–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Collaborative Research: AF: Small: The Query Complexity of Linear Algebra

Cameron Musco · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$300k

2024–2026 · research · R21

Salmonella as a vector for delivery of oncolytic viruses to hepatocellular carcinoma

Neil S. Forbes · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Institutes of Health

$402.1kCancer Research and Treatments

2024–2027 · research · R00

Development of edible sorbent therapies to mitigate dietary exposures to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

Meichen Wang · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Institutes of Health

$248.8kPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research

2024–2029 · research · R35

Biophysics and Cell Biology of Meso-scale Gap Closure

Yubing Sun · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Institutes of Health

$389.2k

2024–2027 · grant · Standard Grant

Sustainable Statistics with Impact Mindset across Levels and Disciplines

Krista Gile · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$398.2k

2024–2026 · grant · Standard Grant

EAGER: Dating Arctic Lake Sediments with Beryllium-10 Markers of Solar Proton Events

Raymond Bradley · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Science Foundation

$269.9k

2024–2026 · research · R21

Effects of Aphasia Identification Cards on Comprehension of Aphasic Language by Unfamiliar Communication Partners.

Jennifer Elaine Mack · University of Massachusetts Amherst · funded by National Institutes of Health

$404.2kNeurobiology of Language and Bilingualism