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Balasubramanian’s CAREER Award Aims to Improve Primary Care Delivery

Hari Balasubramanian of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been issued a $400,000 grant from the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. The award represents the 34th NSF CAREER grant issued to faculty members from the UMass College of Engineering, and the fourth during the 2012-2013 academic year. The title of Balasubramanian’s industrial engineering NSF project is “Stochastic Models for Designing the Patient Centered Medical Home in Primary Care.” In essence, the project will streamline the delivery of primary care to patients.

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Engineering Management Minor Gives Graduates a Big Edge

This May, 23 seniors from the College of Engineering who graduated with the UMass Engineering Management Minor began their careers with a huge head start over their peers. As one of them, Adam McNair, put it, “The skills I obtained from the Engineering Management Minor allowed me to excel in my project engineering role [as an intern] at GE Aviation, and aided me in acquiring my fulltime position at ExxonMobil. ExxonMobil hires only engineers for all management positions, and the management minor gives me an invaluable edge over other engineering employees seeking a managerial career path.” In an employment market that increasingly requires engineers to possess a global view of the business world, employers look for engineers who are business savvy and understand their roles in the larger organizational structure.

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Paluca Wins Student Choice Award

Tami Paluca, the Academic Advisor for Undergraduate Studies and Director of Alumni Affairs in the Chemical Engineering Department, is the recipient of a UMass Amherst Residential First-Year Experience Student Choice Award. The award was announced by Danielle Barone, First-Year Experience Specialist in the Residential Learning Communities for the UMass Amherst campus. Paluca was nominated by first-year students for her positive contributions to their experience at UMass Amherst. First-year students were given the opportunity to nominate a professor or instructor who had a profound influence on them during their first semester. Paluca will accept her award at the Academic Engagement Awards Banquet, held at the Marriott Center (top of the Campus Center) on April 21 at 6:30 pm.

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