Mechanical & Industrial Engineering @Umass Amherst

Earlier this morning, our team presented our Flight Readiness Review (FRR) to NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration! Huge congratulations to the team for their efforts during this year's competition! We are keeping the momentum going as we gear up for our upcoming full-scale launch! - - College of Engineering, UMass Amherst Mechanical & Industrial Engineering @Umass Amherst

We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming MIE Seminar Series, featuring Dr. Sunandita Sarker, Assistant Professor at UMass Amherst, Technologies for Healthcare Enhancement via Advanced Manufacturing Principal Investigator. 🚨 MIE Seminar Series 🚨 🗓 Date: Friday, April 4th ⏰ Time: 12 PM – 1 PM 📍 Location: Gunness Student Center Topic: "Technologies for Healthcare Enhancement via Advanced Manufacturing" Abstract and Bio: Traditionally, micro- and nano-scale biomedical devices have been made using clean room-based processes, originally developed for the semiconductor and MEMS industries. However, 3D micro/nanoprinting offers transformative potential in healthcare, enabling the creation of intricate, personalized devices. Modern additive manufacturing (AM) techniques provide flexibility in design, materials, and functionality. Dr. Sunandita Sarker, principal investigator of the Technologies for Healthcare Enhancement via Advanced Manufacturing (THEAM) laboratory, leads efforts to address challenges in integrating mechanical design, product development, and biological science in micro/nano biomedical devices. Her work focuses on 3D nano-printing technology, particularly Two-Photon Direct Laser Writing (DLW), to create innovative microneedle arrays for stem cell therapies targeting neurodegenerative diseases. She is also developing DLW-based strategies for custom-designed surgical tools for critical patients, including neonates. Dr. Sarker’s work includes both experimental and computational modeling for device optimization. Her long-term goal is to collaborate with pharmaceutical and healthcare industries to create novel systems that improve patient outcomes and compliance. Host: Tingyi Leo Liu We hope you can join us for this exciting seminar! A pizza lunch will be provided, and there will be an opportunity for questions and discussion following the presentation.

Dear MIE Members! The MIE Graduate Leadership Council (GLC) invites you to the Spring 2025 Flash Talk Event—a dynamic showcase of cutting-edge research from graduate students, faculty, and staff in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering. 📅 Date: Friday, April 18, 2025 ⏰ Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM 📍 Location: Gunness Student Center Each Flash Talk is a 3-minute presentation designed to concisely highlight key research findings and spark engaging discussions. This event is a great opportunity to share your research, gain insights from peers and faculty, and connect with the MIE research community. Whether you're presenting or attending, we encourage you to participate! 🔗 Apply here to present: https://lnkd.in/eeFux8H2 If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us. We look forward to seeing you there! Best, MIE Graduate Leadership Council (GLC) Suryeon Lee - suryeonlee@umass.edu Iremnur Ceylan - iceylan@umass.edu Yukti Kathuria - ykathuria@umass.edu

So proud of my Capan Research Lab Students at Mechanical & Industrial Engineering @Umass Amherst promoting #industrialengineering #healthcare #OperationsResearch to high school students and families as part of the #IISE2025 short video competition. Go team!

So proud of my Capan Research Lab Students at Mechanical & Industrial Engineering @Umass Amherst promoting #industrialengineering #healthcare #OperationsResearch to high school students and families as part of the #IISE2025 short video competition. Go team!

We took this picture over a month ago and I’m just now posting it, but better late than never. I’m fortunate to be working with such a great group this semester, especially because I’m on sabbatical. We’re in the middle of the semester and while our to-do lists are long, we’ve accomplished so much already. Let’s keep moving forward! Isabelle Coppa Wandenkolk Jaji Pamarthi Inti Becic Madison Perry Danial Mirza Helen Tang Yashish Manohar Elise Annatone Honon Lee Declan Daley

Congratulations to Daniela Caraeni for winning one of the best poster prizes of the Graduate Students Research Symposium at the College of Engineering, UMass Amherst. Excellent work Daniela!

I’m honored to receive the 2025 ADVANCE Faculty Peer Mentoring Award. It’s been a privilege collaborating with so many dedicated colleagues across our campus, and I look forward to continuing our work to foster innovation and mentorship together.

UMass alumni are driving recycling innovation! I visited CEO Ian Goodine ’21 ‘22MS and CTO Ethan Walko ’21 ’22MS, founders of rStream, as they brought their computer vision- and data science-powered prototype to campus as part of collaboration with UMass Dining. From an idea developed as undergrads and supported by UMass I-Corps, they are taking the guesswork out of separating recyclables from trash and driving high-tech waste management forward with state-of-the-art AI and robotics technology. Their ingenuity is a powerful example of how UMass alumni are driving real-world change. I look forward to seeing what's next for them.

🌟 Celebrating Healthcare Innovation! 🌟 Exciting news from the University of Massachusetts Amherst! A groundbreaking team of nurse-engineers has been honored with an ANA Innovation Award for their work in improving patient safety and nursing workflows. The team, led by Karen K. Giuliano, PhD, RN, MBA, FAAN (Nursing Co-Director, Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation), Jeannine Blake, PhD RN (Assistant Professor of Nursing), and @Juan Jiménez (Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering), has developed a revolutionary IV pole designed to improve the safety and ease of administering IV medications at the hospital bedside. This innovative design addresses a critical issue: preventable medication errors caused by improper IV smart pump setup. ➡️ In the U.S., approximately 500,000 hospitalized patients are affected by preventable medication errors each year, many of which occur with IV smart pumps. By creating an adjustable crossbar that automatically maintains the optimal height differential between the IV pump and medication container, this IV pole reduces manual adjustments, simplifies setup, and improves fluid flow accuracy – ultimately reducing medication errors. 👏 Kudos to the team for their visionary approach, which merges engineering expertise with clinical knowledge, making a direct impact on patient safety. Their collaboration is a perfect example of how nursing and engineering can work hand in hand to solve real-world healthcare challenges. 🏥💡 This achievement also highlights the importance of interdisciplinary innovation in healthcare, as supported by the ANA Foundation's Team Innovation Award. 💬 “By bringing together expertise from both nursing and engineering, we are breaking barriers and reimagining how technology can support nurses and improve patient care,” said Karen Giuliano. 💬“The work of Drs. Giuliano, Blake and Jiménez, along with the Elaine Marieb Center, represents the future of healthcare innovation,” said Frank Sup, engineering co-director of the Elaine Marieb Center. We look forward to seeing more impactful innovations from the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation in the future! #Innovation #Healthcare #PatientSafety #Nursing #Engineering #HealthcareInnovation #UMassAmherst #ANA #IVMedication #MedicationSafety #Nurses #Engineers #Collaboration #MIE