Polymer Science & Engineering at UMass Amherst

With more than 200 scientists and students and well over $24 million in instrumentation, the Polymer Science and Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the largest academic centers for polymer research in the world. We’ve granted just under 750 doctoral degrees since the first doctorate (1969) was awarded in the Department. Our flourishing research programs seek to expand the useful application of polymers to human needs.

Our academic focus spans all aspects of the evolving polymer field, from synthesis to engineering and physics, and our Department offers graduate studies only. Cross-discipline research is integral to our program and most often involves departments such as physics, chemistry, biology, and chemical engineering. PSE students and faculty participate extensively in collaborative research programs with other universities and at national laboratories.

For more information on PSE visit, https://www.umass.edu/polymer-science/