Report summary

The 2015-2017 picture for University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Chemical Engineering is a 22-PI network with 22 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Engineering as the leading field (31% of slots across 15 PIs; 15 labels), Biomedical Engineering as the leading subfield (17% of slots across 10 PIs; 10 labels), and Lignin and Wood Chemistry as the leading topic (6% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). That is a nice sign for applicants and collaborators, because the network has both density and separable local groups. The top weighted PIs are Todd Emrick (12.9 weighted works; Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity, Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization). The strongest pairings are Poonam Phalak and Michael A. Henson (6 shared works, weight 5.5). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 7 PIs, 7 internal connections, weight 6.1, around Materials Chemistry, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomedical Engineering, led by Todd Emrick, Wei Fan, Sarah L. Perry.