Polymer Science And Engineering Department Combining nearly 200 scientists and students with $20 million in instrumentation, the PSE department has become one of the largest and most well-known academic center for polymer research in the world. The department topped the U.S. News and World Report survey for Graduate Polymer programs across the nation. Over 350 Ph.D.'s have been awarded in the department's 30+ year history.

Center for UMass / Industry Research on Polymers The oldest National Science Foundation established Industry / University Cooperative    Research Center (NSF-I/UCRC), since 1980, has evolved into a dynamic Center program. CUMIRP's mission is to act as a crossroads where the University Research and Education meet with Industrial and Government partners in polymer science and engineering at UMass.

Materials Research Science and Engineering Center The MRSEC, established in August 1994 under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation, supports fundamental research in polymer science and engineering and related fields. This center is a continuation of the Materials Research Laboratory awarded by the NSF in 1974.

Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing The University of Massachusetts Amherst has established the Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing (CHM) through a five-year, $16 million grant from the National Science Foundation, with the mission to move nanotechnology from laboratory innovation to manufacturable components and devices. The CHM's research focus is Nanoscale Manufacturing: tools and processes for fabricating engineered nanoscale materials and particles, and assembling and integrating them into larger-scale structures, devices, and systems.

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