Posts Tagged ‘University of Massachusetts Lowell’
Lowell Team Wants to Spin Peels, Algae into “Surfactants”
by John O. Harney
June 19, 2013
A team of students from the University of Massachusetts Lowell will receive up to $90,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop nontoxic, biodegradable "surfactants" from fruit peels and algae and potentially bring the invention to market.
Surfactants are cleaning agents used in soaps, inks and other products to help them apply more easily ...
Read MoreTags: commercialization, surfactant, Trends & Indicators, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, University of Massachusetts Lowell, university research | No Comments
Comings and Goings: Departing UMass Prez to Teach at Lowell; Change at Dollars for Scholars; Noted Regionalists Get Key State Gov Posts
by John O. Harney
January 7, 2011
Jack Wilson said ... Departing University of Massachusetts President Jack Wilson told the Sun newspaper of Lowell, Mass., that he will join the faculty at the UMass Lowell campus when he steps down from the system presidency this summer. Wilson will become a tenured professor of emerging technologies in the College of ...
Read MoreTags: Comings and Goings, Dan Malloy, David Duncan, Dollars for Scholars, Jack Wilson, Jeb Spaulding, John O. Harney, Kevin Sullivan, Peter Shumlin, Treasurer, University of Massachusetts Lowell | No Comments
