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Located in western Massachusetts, UMass Amherst is the flagship campus of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' five-campus University of Massachusetts system. UMass Amherst is a nationally recognized teaching and research institution with a current enrollment of about 28,500 students.
Experts (99)
Matthew Lackner
Director of Wind Energy Center and Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Matthew Lackner studies offshore wind energy with a focus on the aerodynamics and structural control of floating offshore wind turbines.
Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Renewable Energy Systems Wind Turbines Energy, Environment, and Water Offshore wind power
Isaac Larsen
Associate Professor of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences
Geoscientist Isaac Larsen has made groundbreaking discoveries about the rate, extent and causes of soil erosion in the American Midwest.
Soil Erosion Landsacape Evolution Megafloods Geomorphology Agriculure and Soil Erosion
Ivan Lee
Associate Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences
Ivan Lee develops mobile and personalized health solutions.
Mobile and Personalized Health Wearable Health Sensing Embedded Systems Sensor Data Analytics
Brian Levine
Director of Cybersecurity Institute and Distinguished Professor in the Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences
Brian Levine's work focuses on thwarting child sexual exploitation on the internet.
Child Rescue Internet Security Network Security Cryptoeconomics Digital Forensics
Toussaint Losier
Associate Professor in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies
Toussaint Losier's research focuses on grassroots responses to the postwar emergence of mass incarceration in Chicago and other areas
Mass Incarceration Grassroots Responses to Mass Incarceration Criminal Justice Policy Incarceration and Racial Disparity
Andrew Lover
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and and Deputy Director, New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease
Andrew Lover is an infectious disease epidemiologist whose work focuses on malaria and other vector-borne diseases.
Tick-borne Diseases Infectious Disease Vector-Borne Diseases Drug Development Malaria
Jamila Lyiscott
Associate Professor of Social Justice Education
Jamila Lyiscott's research focuses on the power of youth-led social research and activism to foster liberation and racial healing.
Social Justice Educaiton Community-Engaged Research African-American Literature Youth-Led Social Research
Lisa Pike Masteralexis
Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Sport Management
Lisa Masteralexis has published articles and book chapters on sport law, labor relations, and sport management.
Sport Law Labor Relations in the Sport Industry Sport Management Sport Agencies
Lynne McLandsborough
Professor of Food Science
Lynne McLandsborough's research focuses on food safety including biofilm formation of pathogenic and spoilage organisms in food processing.
Food Safety Biofilm Formation and Removal Cleaning and Safety in the Food Industry
David Mednicoff
Department Chair and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy
David Mednicoff is an expert in law, politics and policy in the Middle East and other parts of the world.
Middle Eastern, Comparative, and International Law and Politics U.S. Foreign Policy Human Rights Refugee Politics
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