Le, Son T.

Assistant Research Scientist

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Laboratory for Physical Sciences, 8050 Greenmead Drive, College Park, Maryland

sonle@umd.edu

301-935-6990

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Maryland Engineers Take On Big Challenges in Medicine

Read about Clark School researchers who are engineering medical breakthroughs needed today in the Fall/Winter 2024 issue of Engineering at Maryland magazine.

CEEE Study Explores How AI Can Reduce HVAC Energy Consumption

New research paper compares AI models for use in variable refrigerant flow systems.

Long-Time Terp, Professor and Leading Fire Protection Engineer Retires from the University

Ken Isman, first professor of the practice in fire protection engineering, retires following one decade of service.

Advanced Solid Electrolytes Break World Record for Ionic Conductivity

UMD and collaborators develop method to optimize halide solid electrolytes that achieves unprecedented levels of ionic conductivity.

Aerospace Engineering Celebrates 75 Years

Alumni, faculty, staff, and friends marked the milestone, engaging with students and envisioning the future

Dean's Circle Spotlight: Terps Cement Legacy—and Leadership Example

Two of Maryland Engineering’s most generous philanthropists are getting in on the ground floor of Stanley R. Zupnik Hall—quite literally.

Driven by Purpose: Sylvie DeLaHunt Honored for Leadership in Diversity and STEM Advocacy

Alumna honored with three awards recognizing her work empowering women in STEM and championing DEIB efforts.

Exploring the Future of AI and Addressing Trust Challenges

MATRIX Lab’s November 14 Autonomy Summit will bring together experts in government, industry, and academia.

Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month

The Clark School celebrates its LGBTQ+ Maryland engineers.

Brick by Brick: The Clark School Celebrates LGBTQ+ Engineers

At Maryland Engineering, we celebrate the diversity of experiences, stories, and contributions among our community of innovators.

Groth Part of $10 Million DOE Hydrogen Grant

Researchers at the Center for Risk and Reliability will help develop hydrogen fueling stations.

Firefighter Exoskeleton Built by UMD Students Wins Second Place at ASTM International Games

A prototype that reduces the physical burden for firefighters, created by Terp engineers and a geology student, also won first place at the ASTM International Exo Games.

Guiding the Future Direction in Modeling the Blood-Brain Barrier for Improved Brain Health

BIOE researchers publish innovative research in blood-brain barrier modeling.

$1.9M NSF FuSe2 award - Cheng Gong’s 7th NSF research grant in the past two years

An Interdisciplinary, Multi-institution Team to Advance Next-generation Microelectronics

Wildfire Modeling Expert To Join Fire Protection Engineering as Assistant Professor

Ali Tohidi, an assistant professor at San Jose State University, will join the faculty in 2025.

Dutt Receives NSF CAREER Award

UMD mechanical engineering faculty member investigates scaling up synthetic dimensions for quantum simulation and sensing.

Sueños Sin Fronteras: The Clark School Celebrates Latine Engineers

At Maryland Engineering, we recognize and celebrate the diversity of stories and contributions among our students, faculty, staff, and alums.

Glowing ‘Gem of the University’ Observed Its 50th Anniversary

Maryland’s Little-Known Nuclear Reactor Observes a Half-Century of Fission

UMD Among 15 Institutions Supported by $62.5 Million Grant To Transform Electric Grids

New battery consortium aims to develop water-based batteries that would support sustainable and affordable electric grids.

Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices invests $200K in the future of biomedical devices, cultivating up-and-coming investigators and immersing them in successful multidisciplinary teams

Designed to bolster young, postdoctoral researchers by pairing them with existing, proven research teams, the fellowship aims to propel the careers of awardees, enabling them to apply for additional grants or faculty positions in the future.

Joseph Jaja Announces Retirement

Member of ECE Faculty for Over 40 Years

Goldberg Appointed Associate Chair of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in BIOE

This Fall, Senior Lecturer Deborah Goldberg will lead Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in BIOE.

New Genetically Engineered Wood Can Store Carbon and Reduce Emissions

UMD Researchers Edited Poplar Tree Genes to Produce Chemical-Free, Sustainable Structural Wood Products

Analyzing the Risks of Pressure Relief Devices in Hydrogen Systems

Analyzing the Risks of Pressure Relief Devices in Hydrogen Systems

Reporters Brave Hurricane-Force Winds

UMD’s Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel dials up a storm for visiting media.

Jensen Hughes Awards $5,000 To Undergraduates in Entrepreneurship Course

The global fire protection consulting firm recognized students in the "Think Thank" course for their innovative pitches.

Applications Open for Professor and Chair of UMD's Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Applicants are encouraged to respond before September 1, 2024 for best consideration.

MEI2 seed grant receives BETO SBIR Funding

Small businesses to develop innovative bio-based products and biomass technologies

CEEE Team Takes High Schoolers on a “Moon Mission”

Workshop introduces underrepresented students to energy engineering

New Tool Predicts Rogue Waves Up to Five Minutes in Advance

Workers on offshore platforms and ship crews could gain valuable time to prepare.

Ghodssi Honored With Gaede-Langmuir Award

AVS recognizes UMD faculty member for contributions to the MEMS field.

Maryland Engineers Recognized with UMD Faculty Honors

Six Clark School faculty members are among the university's 2024 convocation honorees.

Carlos A. Ríos Ocampo To Attend NAE’s Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

The assistant professor joins other symposium alums from UMD as one of 76 distinguished early career scientists.

Two UMD Students Win Spots in SAMPE University Research Symposium

Undergraduates Christopher Clark and Grace Johnson will present their work at SAMPE’s 2024 Composites and Advanced Materials Expo.

Bar None: How a Terp Invented One of the Biggest Innovations in Retail

The UPC, Created 50 Years Ago, Still Shapes Our Shopping.

Designing for Moon Mission

UMD Team Takes Second Overall, and Best in Theme at 2024 RASC-AL Competition.

New Photonic Chip Spawns Nested Topological Frequency Comb

Research by Professors Mohammad Hafezi and Yanne Chembo published in June 21, 2024 issue of Science

Teaching Students Specialized Skills for Success

The University of Maryland DREEM program sets students up for a career in the microelectronics industry

Boyce Highlights Promise of Soft Composites

Renowned Columbia professor delivers Dieter Lecture at UMD’s Clark School.

UMD Roundtable Weighs Lessons Learned From Key Bridge Collapse

Experts put forward their perspectives on the March incident.

Ph.D. Researcher Ann Ramirez Named 2024 Rising Graduate Scholar

Ramirez was named a Diverse Rising Graduate Scholar for her nanoparticle-based tool to study lymph nodes.

Goldberg Receives Provost’s Professional Track Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching

Goldberg is recognized for her student-centric teaching practices and real-world connections to coursework.

For a Girl With Cerebral Palsy, a Lacrosse Goal Achieved

College Park Academy Students Design Adaptive Stick as Part of Engineering for Us All Program

Replace Glue with Electricity; Obtain the Same Results

Study reveals a method to stick hard and soft materials by applying electrical currents.

LEGOLAS participates at U.S. Senate Robotics Showcase on Capitol Hill

UMD engineers demonstrate their autonomous robot science kit

Key Bridge: What Comes Next?

A system of systems approach is needed in planning for a replacement, says UMD’s Attoh-Okine.

University of Maryland Has Strong Presence at ICRA 2024

Researchers detail advancements in navigation, trajectory planning.

University of Maryland Represents at International Autonomy Event

Xponential brings together experts to address concerns and look to the future

Roving Reporter

We Road-Test Engineering Students’ New Moon Buggy Concept at NASA

A Ventilation Coach for Opioid Overdose Bystanders Takes Top Prize at Inaugural Capstone Design Expo

More than 500 Clark School Seniors Showcase Engineering Solutions to Real-World Problems

Students with Entrepreneurial Curiosity: Launch Your Business Idea at Maryland

The Spring/Summer 2024 issue of Engineering at Maryland magazine celebrates a UMD campus ecosystem that's ripe for entrepreneurial excellence.

Groundbreaking Plasma Innovation Shines as Invention of the Year

Maryland Engineers Take Home Top Prize at 2024 Innovate Maryland

79 Undergrads Recognized at Annual Honors & Awards Celebration

Maryland Engineering honored 79 undergraduates who exemplify the college's commitment to excellence at this year's ceremony event, held April 29 in the Stamp Student Union. Five were recognized with Dean's Awards.

Engineering Students Fabricate Tomorrow’s Solutions Today

Inaugural Capstone Design Expo Highlights Real-World Innovations

Alum Returns to Fire Protection Engineering as New Online Program Director

Bill Koffel ’79 to lead the forthcoming online undergraduate program starting in May.

UMD Team Advances in NIST UAS 5.0 Competition, Wins Three Best in Class Awards

Team's UAS Intrigue leverages real-time 3D mapping and detection to offer critical insights to first responders.

Celebrating Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American Engineers

The impact made by APIDA engineers—at the Clark School, and on our country and world—improves our community and field in numerous and significant ways.

Celebrating Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month: Karenna Buco

Solving tough problems to help society and explore space motivates alumna.

UMD Student Awarded Wings Foundation Scholarship

Scholarships support outstanding students pursuing careers in aviation, aeronautics, and astronautics.

Celebrating Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month

Our Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American community has made substantial contributions to these ecosystems, and we are proud to celebrate its lasting impact on our society.

Dean's Circle Spotlight: Investing in Ideas, and Access

One of Maryland Engineering's most generous philanthropists, Tom Scholl helped to brainstorm what the IDEA Factory could become: a place "where the imagination can run wild."

Seven Current and Former Maryland MSE Students to Attend 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

The scholars will travel to Lindau, Germany in late June for a week-long discussion spanning the future of physics.

Seven Maryland Students Receive Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarships

Awards recognize the world’s most talented engineering students interested in vertical flight.

Recipients of the MPower Graduate Fellowships Announced

Ph.D. students Alex Pueschel, Allison Moses, and Faranguisse Sadrieh receive MPower Graduate Fellowships.

Three UMD Students Receive SAMPE Leadership Awards

Awards support networking and career opportunities in the materials and process engineering community.

Agents of Positive Change: Highlighting Women Maryland Engineers

In celebration of Women's History Month, we highlight some of the important contributions of women engineers within our campus community.

Celebrating Women in Aerospace Engineering: Christine Hartzell

Associate professor researches granular mechanics, has asteroid named for her.

Clark School Research Nominated for “Invention of the Year”

Localized Drug Delivery from Ingestible Devices is nominated as a 2023 finalist

Balachandran, Cameron, Yu Receive 2024 MURI Award

A multidisciplinary team of researchers will study complexity science.

Two Aerospace Engineering Students Named Patti Grace Smith Fellows

Prestigious fellowships recognize and empower ‘Black Excellence in Aerospace.’

Fischell Institute Womxn’s History Month Spotlight: Sidney Redwood

Last summer, Sidney participated in the Fischell Institute Summer Research Internship program in Fischell Institute Fellow Greg Payne's research group. This led to her joining Payne's group as an undergraduate researcher.

Highlighting Women in Engineering: MAGE Students Divya and Fionna

Profiles of two Maryland Applied Graduate Engineering students, Divya and Fionna Long

Inside Alumni Cup

In the run-up to the this year’s Alumni Cup, we followed the bioengineering team for a behind-the-scenes look at the ups, downs, and lessons learned on the road to competition.

Fischell Institute Black History Month Spotlight: Vené Richardson-Powell

After graduation, Richardson-Powell chose to take a gap year to continue working in the Mueller Lab.

UMD Startup Shell Supported by ECE Alumna

Sonal (EE’86) and Ashish Deshpande Establish DESIRE Endowed Student Award

Celebrating Black Engineers: Philip Lovell

Lovell was named 2015 Black Engineer of the Year for his contributions to technology.

Empowering Black Women in Engineering: Journeys of Resilience and Leadership

During Black History Month, Maryland Applied Graduate Engineering (MAGE) highlights the inspiring journeys of Cilla Chilengue and Ketsiya Mundoga, both graduates of the Reliability Engineering program at the University of Maryland. Their experiences underscore resilience, self-improvement, and the transformative impact of the Doyenne Initiative.

Celebrating Black Aerospace Engineers: Miles Robinson ‘17

Patent holder and propulsion engineer, Miles Robinson aims to positively impact and encourage others.

Transforming Engineering: Highlighting Maryland Engineers

In celebration of Black History Month, we highlight the many impactful contributions of Black engineers in our community—students, alums, faculty, and staff—to the Clark School, our university, and world.

Fischell Institute's Black History Month Spotlight: Corinne Martin

Corinne Martin is a senior bioengineering student in Fischell Institute Fellow, BIOE, MPower, and Minta Martin Professor Chris Jewell’s lab.

Clark School's Online Master of Engineering Soars to No. 6 National Rank

The A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland ascended to No. 6 among online graduate engineering masters programs in the U.S. according to rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report.

Jeanette Epps: From Engineer to Astronaut

UMD alum is set to fly to the ISS in the coming weeks.

Governor’s Cabinet Meeting Features Peek into Southern Maryland Research and Collaboration

Governor Wes Moore and Lt. Governor Aruna Miller tour SMART Building and MATRIX Lab; learn about partnerships

Fischell Institute's Black History Month Spotlight: Aisha Abdulkarimu

Aisha Abdulkarimu is a third-year molecular and cellular biology Ph.D. student in Fischell Institute Affiliate Fellow and BIOE Assistant Professor Katharina Maisel's Mucosal Associated Immune System Engineering and Lymphatics lab.

Fischell Institute's Black History Month Spotlight: Briahnah Streeter

Briahnah Streeter is a second-year bioengineering Ph.D. student in Fischell Institute Director Bill Bentley's Biomolecular and Metabolic Engineering Laboratory. She earned her bachelor's degree in engineering science with a minor in engineering management from Vanderbilt University in 2022.

Announcing Our Agreement With the Midwest Microelectronics Consortium

The University of Maryland and Booz Allen Hamilton have come to an agreement with the Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC) to expand MMEC’s technical areas.

A Wider Lens

UMD engineering faculty are finding ways to introduce sustainability concepts throughout the curriculum.

Meet the Clark Scholars Program Network's New Director

The Clark School today announced that Joakina Stone is the Clark Scholars Program Network's new director, effective January 29, 2024.

Six Clark School Faculty Receive 2024 DURIP Awards

DURIP awards support university research in technical areas of interest to the Department of Defense.

UMD Calls for Holiday Safety Practices with Christmas Tree Fire Demonstrations

Live experiments showcased the impact of watering natural Christmas trees to reduce their fire risk.

World leader in sustainable construction partners with UMD Start-Up

Saint-Gobain makes major investment in ION Storage Systems

Manocha Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Recognized for pioneering work in computer graphics, robotics and more

‘Priming’ helps the brain understand language even with poor-quality speech signals

New research published in PNAS shows word representations may provide some objective measures of speech comprehension.

Gemstone Team Wins 2023 ‘Do Good’ Showcase Prize to Build Wildfire Drone

Undergraduate research team advised by Raffan-Montoya wins award to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle that could advance wildfire research.

Reflecting on 20 Years of Excellence and Innovation

Materials Science and Engineering celebrated its anniversary on November 7, 2023.

Looking Back on the Fall 2023 Semester, Looking Forward to Sharing a New Strategic Plan in 2024

Happy Holidays from the A. James Clark School of Engineering. We are thankful for your support of Maryland Engineering and look forward to sharing 2024's chapter in our story.

A Facile and Accessible Plasma Hotter Than the Surface of The Sun

Maryland and Princeton professors invented a new ultra-hot plasma capable of melting everything on the planet to synthesize new materials.

Diving Deeper into Competition, and Recruitment

UMD’s RoboSub team sets sights on blasting the 2024 competition out of the water.

UMD-led Team Selected for DARPA Triage Challenge

Researchers will work to develop novel methods to detect injuries in mass casualty incidents.

Into the MikeVerse

Engineering Keystone Instructor’s Funny, Informative Videos Garner Cult Following

UMD Researchers’ ‘Cooling Glass’ Blasts Building Heat Into Space

New Coating Can Be Applied to Various Exterior Surfaces to Reduce AC Use, Fight Climate Change

Clark Scholars Program Network: Another Powerful Tool for Student Success

Every person has the potential for greatness. As educators, we have the privilege and responsibility of helping them achieve it. That is what we strive to do in the A. James Clark School of Engineering.

Clark School Students Selected for Philip Merrill Scholarships

Najmah Abdur-Rahman, Thilini Amarasinghe, and Visesh Uppoor win recognition for their academic achievements.

Advancing Ground Autonomy: UMD-ARL Collaboration Strides in ArtIMAS Research

ArtIAMAS (AI and Autonomy for Multi-Agent Systems) - Advancing into Its Third Year of Collaboration

UMD Researchers Pioneer Improved Photoimmunotherapy Treatment Against Metastatic Cancer

A team of BIOE researchers developed an innovative approach to treating metastatic cancer, reducing side effects and treatment variability between patients.

Alumnus Receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Biden recognizes Jeong H. Kim for advances in broadband optical systems, data communications, wireless.

Introducing the Clark Scholars Program Network

A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation and University of Maryland Partner to Educate the Next Generation of Engineers

New, Innovative UMD Course Teaches In-Demand Skills

‘Advanced Manufacturing Lab’ currently offered at College Park, will be in Southern Maryland in 2024

UMD Initiative to Award Up to $2M for Student Solutions to Grand Challenges

xFoundry@UMD to Recruit Terps for Courses, Competition, Venture Investment

Stewards of the Public Good: The Clark School's Critical Partnership with the State of Maryland

Land-grant public universities are essential partners that invest in the welfare and future of their home states.

Alumna Rose Weinstein Receives NASA Early Career Achievement Medal

Award recognizes her contributions to NASA Langley’s flight vehicle dynamics research and digital transformation activities.

Bio-Nose Technology: Conferring a Sense of Smell

NSF grant funds UMD-led team developing portable “nose” device.

New UMD Division of Research video highlights work of Simon, Anderson

The researchers use magnetoencephalography to understand and develop training for aging-related signal processing interactions between the ears and the brain.

MSE Research Featured on National News Network

Ichiro Takeuchi and Liangbing Hu discuss research innovations at The Circuit News.

Johns Hopkins APL, UMD Partner to Advance Space Engineering Research

UMD and Johns Hopkins APL will partner on advanced research opportunities in space missions.

UMD Celebrates Grand Opening of Quantum Computing Research Hub

QLab Partnership With IonQ Offers Researchers, Students, Professionals Access to Cutting-Edge Hardware

A “Lint Roller” for Moon Dust

UMD researchers are creating a portable device that astronauts can use to get rid of clingy moon dust.

Celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Aerospace Engineers: Oliver Ortiz

Building habitats for the moon at NASA.

UMD's 40th Annual Convocation Honors Engineering Staff, Faculty

The University of Maryland's 40th annual Convocation will honor 33 faculty and staff—including four from the A. James Clark School of Engineering—for their contributions to education, research, and the campus community.

Hu Develops Eco-Friendly Process for Natural Bamboo Composite

The new bioadhesion strategy would pave the way for more structural applications.

Former Fire Protection Engineering Chair Receives American Fire Sprinkler Association’s Highest Honor

Dr. Milke becomes the second FPE former chair to earn this recognition.

Maryland Engineering: Another Year of Innovation is Underway

Another year of engineering innovation in College Park is underway, and the Clark School continues to produce some of the most talented and sought-after engineers—and solutions they create—in the world.

A 6-Step Roadmap to Diversify Faculty Hiring in STEM

Two BIOE professors help author a roadmap to diversifying faculty hiring in STEM.

Yu Named Elkins Professor

Award to support research on marine ecosystem monitoring, boost collaboration.

An Internship with Impact

Student projects run the gamut from counterUAS to medical support in high-casualty scenarios.

Short Course Offers Opportunity to Build and Fly Drones

How to Build, Fly, and Verify Autonomous Aerial Systems held in Southern Maryland

Miao Yu receives NSF funding to develop ice-measuring sensors

Novel acoustic metamaterials will be incorporated into a tool that can provide long-range, high-resolution thickness and internal structure measurements for improved polar ice melt estimates.

Lex Schultheis Named a Winner of the NIOSH Respirator Fit Evaluation Challenge

The challenge is a three-phase, $350,000 competition to improve respirator fit evaluation.

Center for Risk and Reliability Fosters Collaborative Environment

The Center for Risk and Reliability renovated their space to enhance multidisciplinary collaboration.

Terrapin Rocket Team Flies High, Takes Second in Category at Spaceport America Cup

Team’s crab-themed rocket, Karkinos, ranked 5^th overall out of 119 competing team rockets.

Hu, Ulukus, DeVoe Recognized with UMD Distinguished Honors

Three Maryland Engineering professors—Liangbing Hu, Sennur Ulukus, and Don DeVoe—are among the 16 University of Maryland faculty members recognized this year as Distinguished University Professors and Distinguished Scholar-Teachers.

Dialing Up a Storm

Reporters stand in hurricane-force winds at UMD’s Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel.

Alum's Book Explores 'Lost Relics' that Spurred the Nuclear Era

In her debut book, Miriam "Mimi" Hiebert Ph.D. '19 traverses the twists and turns of the Nazi regime's failed nuclear program as well as the United States' successful Manhattan Project, revealing the contributions of the men and women at the forefront of the race for nuclear weapons and energy.

UMD Takes Second at VFS Design-Build-Vertical-Flight Competition

Team’s Horizon drone leveraged unique design to balance hover and cruise performance with autonomous flight capabilities.

Vega-Vila Joins CHBE as Assistant Professor

Rain Doesn't Drown Out Spirit of Competition

21st annual Student Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) Competition held at St. Mary's County Regional Airport

UMD Students, Alums Recognized by National Society of Black Engineers

UMD’s Black Engineers Society chapter has been recognized by the National Society of Black Engineers with multiple awards and appointments to the national executive board, including the top position of chair—two terms running.

Syria-Turkey Earthquake: Researchers Conduct Geotechnical Study

UMD doctoral alum Asli Dayioglu was part of a team that studied soil properties in the affected region.

Elastocaloric Cooling System Developed by Clark School Faculty Featured in Science

Greener Approach to Refrigeration Developed

Wastewater Surveillance Helps Predict COVID-19 on University Campuses

CEE researchers win WER Outstanding Paper Award for work on wastewater surveillance.

Mark Austin is PI for new DoD Minerva Research Initiative project

He is using a 'System-of-Systems" approach to understand, model, synthesize and optimize the operations of large-scale, distributed institutions and organizations.

Connect with Maryland Engineering at the 2023 ASEE Annual Conference

Come and meet Maryland Engineering at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference being held at the Baltimore Convention Center from June 25–28, 2023.

Behind the Scenes: Erin Wessell Wrangles Clark School's Maryland Day Activities

Erin Wessell is the Director of Recruitment and Outreach

Alum at Frontier of Commercial Space Tourism

Chris Huie ('11) joins Virgin Galactic’s final test before service begins.

Sea Level Rise Could Leave Many Marooned

Long before they become submerged, at-risk communities could be cut off due to unusable roads.

International Fire Safety Consortium Releases Free, Open Access Video Webinar Series on Wildland Fires in Partnership with UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute and UMD

The International Fire Safety Consortium (IFSC), a network co-led by the University of Maryland that brings together leading higher-education institutions and fire safety research organizations from around the world, has announced the release of a new series of free, open access educational video webinars on wildland fires, in partnership with UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI).

24 Teams Present at BIOE Capstone Competition Including First BCE Students

On May 8, 2023, 24 teams presented novel designs at the BIOE Capstone Design Competition.

Planning for Planetary Defense

Aerospace Engineering Students Tackle Hypothetical Asteroid Impact Exercise at the International Planetary Defense Conference.

“Gambit” Pays Off in UMD Team’s Search-and-Rescue Competition Win

UMD Team wins NIST First Responder UAS Indoor Challenge with custom-built, low-cost drone, and takes home more than $150K in prize money.

UMD’s Tubaldi Wins NSF CAREER Award

Improved cardiovascular implants could be one result of an ME faculty member’s groundbreaking research.

Senior Jerry Liu Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines.

Engineering Excellence: Undergrads Recognized at Annual Celebration

Maryland Engineering honored 70 undergraduates who exemplify the college’s commitment to excellence at this year’s ceremony event, held May 10 in the Stamp Student Union. Five were recognized with Dean’s Awards.

UROC Promotes Drone Safety at Maryland Day Event

For visitors, an opportunity to brush up on best practices–and learn more about UROC.

The End of an Era

FPE Chair, Jim Milke, retires, leaving some very large boots to fill.

At Northrop Grumman Day, Students Pitch the Future of Networked Computing

From next-gen security cameras to smart sorters, hackathon winners provide innovative IoT solutions

Bipartisan support in Congress for Clark School-led Mid-Atlantic Semiconductor Collaborative

The collaborative, led by the University of Maryland and Booz Allen Hamilton, is uniquely positioned to advance microelectronics technologies as part of the forthcoming Microelectronics Commons initiative.

Celebrate Engineering at Maryland Day

Join us for more than 60 Clark School events, family-friendly demonstrations, and engineering activities

New short course focuses on drones

"How to Build, Fly, and Verify Autonomous Aerial Systems" to be held by the MATRIX Lab and UROC this summer

Autism Research Resonates in Hearing-Focused Project

Neurobiologist and Engineer Investigate Neural Networks That Underpin a Common but Little-Understood Disorder

UMD Aerospace Gets VR Flight Simulators

Augmented reality, haptics combine to create immersive aviation experiences.

Gottlieb Oehrlein Inducted to Plasma Materials Science Hall of Fame

MSE Professor honored at ISP ceremony

Electrified Plastic Recycling Toward A Sustainable Future

Multi-institutional study published in Nature

Cheng Gong’s Super-Performance Energy-Efficient Devices (SPEED) featured in Nature Electronics

“Small-voltage multiferroic control of two-dimensional magnetic insulators”

Seven UMD Students Receive Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarships

UMD students represent a third of total 2023 VFF Scholarship recipients.

Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. Student Receives NDSEG Fellowship Award

Federal fellowship will support Sean Dungan’s work in new computational methods for accurately and efficiently predicting boundary layer transition onset.

Srebric, Colleagues Win Best Paper Award

UMD, Univ. of Colorado-Boulder researchers joined forces to mitigate COVID risks at musical performances.

Maryland Applied Graduate Engineering Announces New Master of Engineering and Graduate Certificate in Engineering in Embedded Systems

Maryland Applied Graduate Engineering (MAGE) in the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland announces a new academic option today in Embedded Systems.

Two UMD Bioengineering Majors Named 2023 Goldwater Scholars

UMD’s 49 scholarships in the past 15 years rank No. 1 in the nation.

Celebrating Women in Aerospace Engineering: Pauline Annen

Aerospace Engineering alumna Pauline Annen (M.S., ’12) has built a successful career in corporate aviation as both a pilot and engineer.

Sochol Named “Rising Star” in Advanced Materials Technologies

UMD faculty member Ryan Sochol recognized in journal's March 10th issue.

Celebrating Women in Aerospace Engineering: Alison Flatau

Department of Aerospace Engineering Chair Alison Flatau shares some of her aerospace engineering journey.

Celebrating Women's History Month

Women continue to shape history, including at the Clark School of Engineering. This month we celebrate those landmarks and the work necessary to forge them, and how it’s incumbent upon our larger community to assist in this work.

Celebrating Women in Aerospace Engineering: Lisa Policastri

Policastri offers insights from 25 years in performing spacecraft mission planning, design, analysis, operations, and requirements definition.

MSAL’s work on serotonin characterization and detection results in two journal covers

Research is leading to better detection models and portable sensing devices.

Celebrating Women Engineers: Beth LeBrun

Your favorite pen may hold ink produced at a plant managed by LeBrun.

Celebrating Women Engineers: Chioma “CiCi” Lyons

A superstar athlete, CiCi has made her mark in track and field as well as in engineering.

Celebrating Women Engineers: Patrice Gregory

Since childhood, Patrice has been fascinated by the “why” of things.

Al-Obaid, Adomaitis publish renewable energy algorithm in Royal Society of Chemistry journal

The alumna and her former advisor developed a mathematical model that calculates global irradiance falling on photovoltaic modules.

UMD to Become Hub for Industrial AI

Renowned expert Jay Lee establishes center at Maryland Engineering.

Grant Awarded for Study of Climate-Induced Septic Tank Failures

A research team led by UMD’s Allison Reilly examines a growing hazard.

Gearing Up for Battle

Sparks and creativity fly when combat robotics club enters arena

Alum Celebrates 35 Years of Craft Brewing Success in Alaska

The craft beer that Geoff Larson '80 produces for his Alaskan Brewing Company draws from the natural resources of Juneau.

Celebrating Black Engineers: Hermann Kaptui Sipowa

Immigration to the U.S. brought Sipowa the opportunity to pursue dreams that once seemed out of reach.

Celebrating Black Engineers: Jeanette Epps

A NASA astronaut, Epps has been selected to fly to the International Space Station on a commercial flight.

Maryland Engineers Awarded Grants to Address Humanity's Grand Challenges

Twelve projects led by or involving Maryland Engineering faculty have been awarded funding through the Grand Challenges Grants Program, the largest and most comprehensive program of its kind ever introduced at the University of Maryland.

Big Ten Network spotlights Maryland Engineering

During the 2022–23 basketball season, the Big Ten Network featured Maryland Engineering during Terp basketball broadcasts.

Maryland Engineers Graham, Nau, Zhao elected Fellows of AAAS

Three Clark School professors have been newly chosen as 2022 Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals.

Niemeier Selected for Bower Award

Clark Distinguished Chair is honored for her research on transportation, climate, and equity.

New Sustainable Zinc Battery Design Could Address Future Energy Needs

New UMD-led research published in Nature Sustainability explores a new approach for aqueous zinc battery design.

2023 BBI Seed Grants Inspire New Interdisciplinary Collaborations

The six interdisciplinary teams will use state-of-the-art neuroscience tools to translate basic science research into real-world impact.

New algorithms for multi-robot systems in low communication situations

Work by Clark School faculty, alumni and students is published on IEEE Access.

Energy Consortium promotes science and innovation

U.S. - Israel consortium accelerates development of solid-state batteries

Professor Cheng Gong Member of UMD Based Team Awarded $750K by NSF Convergence Accelerator Program

Study will address food and nutrition security in Maryland.

ArtIAMAS receives third-year funding of up to $15.1M

The ArtIAMAS cooperative agreement with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory conducts research focused on safe, effective, and resilient capabilities and technologies that work intelligently and cooperatively with each other and humans.

Two papers by Yu and colleagues advance development of lenses and waveguides

The innovations may improve devices used in health monitoring, energy harvesting, vibration control and other fields.

UMD Researcher Uses AI to Predict Floods

Model can autonomously forecast flood events and coordinate satellites to view them in real-time.

UMD’s Chopra: A Driving Force in Rotorcraft Engineering

AIAA honors longtime professor for seminal schievements.

Giving back: New solar panels support a local urban farm

Clark School staff, students and faculty help historic Silver Spring produce farm become more sustainable.

Better Roads, Safer Driving

UMD researchers partner with Maryland’s SHA to develop an improved pavement mix design procedure.

Manocha, Bedi receive Amazon Research Award for 'federated learning'

Their project is titled, "Ensuring Fairness via Federated Learning Beyond Consensus."

Alum Sidiropoulos receives three IEEE Signal Processing Society awards

The former student of John Baras won the SPS Claude Shannon-Harry Nyquist Technical Achievement Award, the Best Paper Award, and the Donald G. Fink Overview Paper Award.

In the News: Maryland Engineers Advance Holiday Safety, Fire Data Research

Fire Protection Engineering’s Christmas Tree Burn Demonstration promotes public safety and nearly a decade of data collection for fire protection research.

Student Team Wins Emerging Tech Challenge

UMD student team wins the Fall 2022 Interactive Case Competition: Emerging Tech Challenge.

FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks visits UMD 5G Secure Test Bed

Starks participated in a CTIA meeting on 5G security and test bed tour hosted by ISR.

Recent Bioengineering Graduate Awarded National Mitchell Scholarship

Neelesh Mupparapu (B.S. bioengineering '22) named one of 12 winners to pursue graduate study in Ireland

Clearing the Airways

UMD Bioengineers’ Discoveries Could Point to Precision Therapies for Asthma, Pulmonary Diseases

Giving Students "Space" for Galactic Discovery, and a Launch into Research

Among the precious cargo launching to the ISS aboard SpaceX CRS-26 is an experiment designed by UMD students.

NAWCAD-UMD Seed Grant Review and Discussion strengthens collaboration commitment

The event emphasized research, advanced education, and outreach collaborations for the region, the state of Maryland and the nation.

SoCal Edison Taps UAS Service Provider for Inspections

Baltimore-based MissionGO wins one of the largest UAS service contracts in the world and traces roots to UMD.

The Future of Biohybrid Devices

Fischell Institute researchers awarded $1.5M NSF grant to bridge gap between electronics, biology

Alumnus David A. Bader to be Inducted into Clark School Innovation Hall of Fame

Induction celebrates Bader’s work to democratize supercomputing through the creation of the first Linux supercomputer.

Cementing His Legacy

Builder, alum Stanley R. Zupnik's latest gift expands innovation footprint of Maryland Engineering

Maryland Engineering’s John Fisher Appointed MPower Professor

BIOE chair one of six UMCP/UMB professors to receive University of Maryland Strategic Partnership appointment.

FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington visits UMD 5G Secure Test Bed

Simington participated in a CTIA meeting on 5G security and test bed tour hosted by ISR.

Dean's Circle Spotlight: A Blueprint for Human-Oriented Innovation

Anthony Ephremides, the founder of the field of ad-hoc wireless networks, is one of Maryland Engineering's most philanthropic faculty members.

Jewell Named Associate Editor of Regenerative Medicine

Bioengineering Professor named to Nature Portfolio Journal editorial board.

The Modern Battle for Maryland’s Oysters

UMD researchers use AI and robotics to help revive a struggling industry.

UMD to Host Japan-U.S. Digital Innovation Workshop

November event to foster opportunities for renewed collaboration.

Damena Agonafer: Taming Thermal Management

UMD Clark Faculty Fellow’s research could yield more efficient and environmentally friendly technology.

A Maryland Built Lifetime

Alumni Chris and Patricia Van Buiten Create Maryland Promise Scholarship to give back and support future student success at Maryland.

UMD Research Sheds Light on Gender Imbalance in Construction

“We now have the numbers,” researchers say of groundbreaking study.

Compact Electron Accelerator Reaches New Speeds with Nothing But Light

UMD team achieves feat using two laser pulses sent through a jet of hydrogen gas.

New Wearable Sensor Modules with Edge Machine Learning for Avatar Reconstruction

Po-Yen Chen and Sahil Shah Published in Nature Communications Journal

Convocation to Honor Faculty, Staff Accomplishments

Four Maryland Engineers among awardees from across campus

$7.9 Million in NIH Awards Propel UMD Aging Research

New multidisciplinary collaborations take on challenges like Alzheimer’s disease prevention.

“An Opportunity to Conduct Novel Research”

Three UAS Test Site summer interns put their innovative ideas to the test.

'They Are Playing With a Huge Fire'

With Ukraine's massive Zaporizhzhia plant in Putin's crosshairs, nuclear facilities must be taken off battlefield, UMD risk expert says.

New robust and scalable computational methodology developed by UMD researchers helps identify directed connectivity within the brain

‘NLGC’ can be used with magnetoencephalography to better understand the neural mechanisms behind sensory processing.

Introducing Maryland Engineering's New Chief Development Officer

Jennifer L. Schwartz will become the next Chief Development Officer & Assistant Dean for the A. James Clark School of Engineering on September 12, 2022.

Developing a Therapeutic to Treat Injured Tendons

Prof. Kuo is leading an effort to develop first-of-kind therapeutics to repair injured or weakened tendons.

UMD Bioengineers Awarded $1M Moore Foundation Grant to Advance Bioelectronic Technology

Researchers use redox to drive two-way communication between electronics and biological systems.

UMD Researcher Helps Unlock Secrets of Bennu

Yun Zhang’s study sheds new light on the asteroid's interior and its structural evolution.

From Classroom to Competition

Design, Build, Fly Team aims to expand opportunities to students of all levels.

Young minds take on STEM challenges

STEM Summer Camp held at the SMART building and MATRIX lab

Oh, the logistics!

The University of Maryland rises to the occasion of hosting three intense, complex RoboNation competitions in three months.

Undergrads and research experiences: Win! Win! Win!

Exposure to research gives undergraduate students the chance to experience career possibilities.

UMD Team Wins Inaugural NIST UAS 3.1: FastFind Challenge

Competition challenged students to develop innovative UAV solutions for first responders.

Alum Shinkyu Park wins 2022 O. Hugo Schuck Award

The award recognizes the best papers presented at the American Control Conference.

Combating Metastatic Cancer Through Blood Draw

University of Maryland bioengineers develop a new technique to efficiently capture, gently release, and effectively scale up circulating tumor cells, a leading culprit in cancer spread.

Flatau Named UMD AE Chair

Alison Flatau has been named the new chair of aerospace engineering at UMD.

Jewell Leads Team in Advancing Multiple Sclerosis Research

Bioengineering professor awarded $2.8 million NIH R01 grant for advanced autoimmune therapies.

UMD Hosts First High-Speed Rotorcraft Workshop

Landmark event signals dedication to maintaining technological edge.

MEI2 Director discusses future EV battery tech on Fox29

Eric Wachsman on battery myths and facts

Maryland Engineering at the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference

Come and meet Maryland Engineering at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference being held at the Minneapolis Convention Center from June 26–29, 2022.

Sarker Is Runner-Up for Springer Nature Best Paper Award

UMD, UMSOM recognized for breakthrough that opens the door for stem cell microinjections into the brain.

Attoh-Okine Named UMD CEE Chair

University of Delaware Professor, ASCE Fellow to lead department.

Engineering Outreach Through Next-Generation GOALKits

Hands-on learning gets a new twist with a design created by UMD students.

Rethinking the Architecture of Solid-State Batteries: ION Closes $30M Investment Round

Toyota Ventures, Tenaska, and Bangchak Corporation Join Oversubscribed Round Led by Clear Creek Investments, VoLo Earth Ventures, and Alsop Louie Partners

Oded Rabin Receives 2022/23 U.S. Fulbright Scholar Award

Prof. Rabin will commence his research activities in Dresden later this fall.

SyRRA Lab Members Represent UMD at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History

The UMD team was honored to meet the recipient of this year's National Award of Nuclear Science & History

Maryland Engineering Collaborates on Three MURIs

Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) awards support growth of newly emerging technologies.

UMD to Lead Citizen Developer Training for edX

Online learning platform selects UMD’s proposal as part of a series on virtual workplace skills.

Bringing Health Care’s Vision of Tomorrow into Focus

Professor Joseph JaJa part of new, multi-institutional effort to advance medical innovations and regulatory science for extended reality technology.

Maryland Engineering Recognizes Undergraduate Excellence

This year, Maryland Engineering honors 69 undergraduates who exemplify the college’s commitment to excellence; five are recognized with Dean’s Awards.

CREB Receives $9M Cooperative Agreement

DOD funding will advance transformational U.S. Army battery technology

UMD to Help Guide Implementation of Infrastructure Law

Federal transportation officials tap Maryland Engineering to lead new Build America Center.

Jewell Named Controlled Release Society Fellow

BIOE Professor recognized for outstanding contributions to the field of delivery science and technology.

Opening Apps to All

Amazon-UMD Design Challenge Winners Work to Improve Popular Tech for Full Range of Users

Former VP for Research Named U.S. Commerce Under Secretary

Laurie Locascio will lead NIST, where she had served for three decades

UMD Researchers Eye Advances in Autonomy

A multi-institutional program leverages UAS Test Site capabilities in search of new breakthroughs.

NCC-PDI Now Accepting Pediatric Medical Device Pitches

Annual “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition to award up to $150,000 in FDA-sponsored grants.

Radical scavengers improve the durability of electrocatalysts

Study, published in Nature Energy, demonstrates prolonged catalyst durability.

Using Machine Learning to Shed Light on Cannabis Effects

Can smoking excessive amounts of weed harm the heart? Researchers aim to find out.

Maryland Engineering Graduate Programs: Top 10 Public, Four Years in a Row

Maryland Engineering earns a top spot in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings among over 200 colleges.

Brehm to Conduct First-of-Kind Flow Simulations

UMD professor awarded NSF CAREER grant to support new research on flow-surface interactions.

Three UMD Alums Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Richard O'Neill ('66), Pradeep Sharma (Ph.D. '00) and Leslie Shoemaker (Ph.D. '90) have been elected to the 2022 NAE Class.

Engineering Faculty Selected for New MPower Seed Grant Funding

Four projects jointly led by Maryland Engineering and UMB researchers awarded to advance collaborative research in areas of high importance.

A Peak of Pickle Players

Pickleball is on the upswing. An engineering Terp pro leads the way.

U.S. Bets on Faster Charging Battery in Race to Catch Energy Rivals

Ion Storage aims to offer longer-lasting power source

Celebrating Black Aerospace Engineers: Christopher Jones (Ph.D. ‘97)

An early love of airplanes, and a focus on service and excellence, led Jones to a long and distinguished career in the aerospace field.

Celebrating Black Aerospace Engineers: Daniel Scott (’85)

Alumnus built decades-long career at Northrop Grumman.

Celebrating Black Aerospace Engineers: Chris Huie-Spence (‘11)

A member of Virgin Galactic’s leadership team, Huie-Spence is shaping the future through his work in designing spacecraft.

NASA's Douglas-Bradshaw a Role Model for STEM Students

UMD alumna blazes a trail for female engineers.

Celebrating Black Aerospace Engineers: David Mayo (Ph.D. ‘14)

As a U.S. Marine, Mayo saw technology with astonishing capabilities. He wanted to learn more.

Celebrating Black Aerospace Engineers: James Lankford (M.S. ‘14, Ph.D. ‘18)

The energy and dynamism of aerospace engineering continue to excite Lankford, an Aurora Flight Sciences aerodynamics expert.

BIOE Undergrad Launches Black STEMpowerment

BIOE junior Bryana Rowley launched a platform to connect womxn in STEM from across the world.

A New Spin on a Classic da Vinci Design

UMD students build working prototype inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s aerial screw.

Celebrating Black Aerospace Engineers: Louise Ami Ahure Powell ('06, M.S. '09, Ph.D. '14)

NIST staff scientist and engineer Ahure Powell built a successful engineering career on the pillars of family, leadership and challenges.

Celebrating Black Aerospace Engineers: Jarred Young ('09, M.S. '13, Ph.D. '17)

Inspired at an early age to become a propulsion engineer, Young is helping a new generation of engineers achieve their dreams.

UMD Bioengineers Take New Approach to Engineering Heart Tissue

Professor Shawn He and a team of researchers aim to improve how cardiac muscle tissue is engineered.

Savyon Stokes Receives 2022 Patti Grace Smith Fellowship

Aerospace engineering student one of just 39 national recipients for 2022 fellowship.

Allison Reilly Wins NSF CAREER Award

CEE researcher to study resilience disincentives baked into federal public assistance programs.

Fischell Institute to Test Face Coverings for Children

Fischell Institute testing aims to advance understanding of fit, efficacy of face coverings for children.

New Research Showcased at TRB

Transportation safety, impact of telecommuting among topics covered by UMD experts.

Clark School's Online Engineering Programs Ascend to No. 12 National Rank

The A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland rose to No. 12 among online graduate engineering programs in the U.S., according to rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report.

Extending Quadcopter Flight Time—By Adding Wings

UMD grad student’s VTOL/biplane combo draws interest.

Katz Named ACM Fellow

He was recognized for his contributions to cryptographic protocol design and cryptography education.

5G security test bed for commercial 5G networks launched

It is the latest step the industry has taken to make 5G the most secure network ever.

Ultra-Broadband Microcombs Opens Door to Opportunities for Optical Frequency Synthesis

Associate Professor Yanne Chembo publishes new paper in Nature Communications which explores broadband and low-noise microresonator frequency combs.

Measuring How Malware Behaves in the Real World

MC2 researchers have been recognized for their analysis of malware behavior in the first large-scale study of its kind.

UMD engineering alumni contributions aboard James Webb Space Telescope

After its successful launch Dec. 25, Webb is well on its way to full deployment and the start of its mission.

Congratulations to the Class of 2021

Messages to our Winter 2021 Clark School graduates from Dean Samuel Graham, Jr. and Jaser Attallah '21, electrical engineering graduate.

In a Smooth Move, Ions Ditch Disorder and Keep Their Memories

Researchers have demonstrated a new way for atomic ions to host disturbances that do not fade away.

2022 BBI Seed Grant Awards to Fuel Innovation in Aging and Development Research

The five interdisciplinary projects funded by the BBI offer cutting-edge approaches to translational neuroscience.

Enjoy a Festive, but Safe Holiday Season

FPE hosts its annual Christmas tree fire safety demonstration.

Bamboo fibers offer strong, ‘green’ manufacturing alternative

Study published in Nature Sustainability.

ECE Alumni Veeraraghavan, Zheng Elected IEEE Fellows

IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation.

Design Day Award Winners Announced

Annual showcase event highlights senior capstone design projects.

Grassroots Engineering

Senior Lecturer Vince Nguyen wants to close the opportunity gap for future engineers by engaging students with engineering ‘grand’ challenges in their own back yards.

$1.14M from the State of Maryland will Match Private Donation to Establish Two Brendan Iribe Endowed Professorships in ECE and CS at UMD

The endowed professors in electrical and computer engineering and computer science will conduct research in robotics, autonomy, artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Ming Lin, Vincent Njar elected Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

The pair join nine other NAI Fellows with ties to the Clark School and the University of Maryland.

Professor Espy-Wilson Named IEEE Fellow

The IEEE Grade of Fellow is conferred by the IEEE Board of Directors upon a person with an outstanding record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest.

Amy Karlsson Named 2021 Kent Outstanding Teacher

Karlsson will be honored at the winter commencement ceremony on December 22.

Rance Cleaveland elevated to IEEE Fellow

Professor recognized "for contributions to verification tools for finite-state and cyber-physical systems."

No Easy Way Home

Zeinab Yahyazadeh Jasour tracks the impact of rising sea levels on Eastern Shore road networks.

Maryland Engineering's Chris Jewell Appointed MPower Professor

Bioengineering professor one of eight UMD/UMB professors to receive UMD Strategic Partnership appointment.

Search Open for UMD Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair

Applications and nominations are now being accepted.

South Pole Defense

Engineering student Thomas Leps completes Ph.D. while working as satcom engineer at South Pole.

Balloon Payload Program Surpasses 100-launch Milestone

For 18 Years, Student Organization Has Sent Science Sky-high

You Can Make It at Maryland

Eight campus makerspaces where Terps turn out the next big thing

Exploring the 'rules of life' of natural neuronal networks could lead to faster, more efficient computers

Nearly $3 million in NSF funding will enhance understanding of how the parts of a single neuron contribute to neuronal networks' overall learning and computation abilities.

Biofilm-fighting catheter insert research named 'featured article' in IEEE TBME

The research by Reza Ghodssi's research group also has led to a patent application.

How Home Alone Helped UMD Neuroscientists Unlock Brain Scan Data

New research employs advanced computational algorithms to uncover latent information in fMRI scans about human mental states.

Maisel Highlights the Power of Mentoring in Science

Assistant Professor Katharina Maisel publishes piece on the power of mentoring in Science.

UMD/MFRI Research Team Explores Fireground Contaminants via FEMA Grant

This 12-month study will include research and workshops focused on identifying the challenges faced by health and safety officers responsible for implementing post-incident exposure control and decontamination protocols.

How does the brain turn heard sounds into comprehensible language?

$2.88M in NIH funding could lead to brain-aware, tunable hearing devices.

Michael Fu part of NSF project to improve kidney transplant access and decision-making

Fu will develop a decision-support tool to help individual patients decide what transplant option is best for them.

USMSM Debuts SMART Innovation Center

New, $86 million facility to expand educational opportunities, autonomous vehicles research.

Incentive Awards Program, Engineering Lab Building Named for Mote

Former UMD president recognized for contributions to field, expanding education access

Improving Disaster Communication for Marginalized Communities

Nnenia Campbell to deliver inaugural CEE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Seminar.

Richeson Family Establishes Glen W. Richeson, Jr. Maryland Promise Scholarship

Scholarship to support future aerospace engineers honors a father’s legacy and support.

Jewell Named BMES Fellow

BIOE Minta Martin Professor of Engineering Chris Jewell was named to the 2021 BMES Class of Fellows.

Creating Equitable Access to Energy Opportunities

Alumnus Delmar Gillus (B.S. ’93, mechanical engineering) plays key role in Illinois’ landmark Climate and Equitable Jobs Act.

Foundational Step Shows Quantum Computers Can Be Better Than the Sum of Their Parts

UMD and Duke scientists have showed that quantum computers can be better than the sum of their parts, a foundational step toward eventually combating errors in larger quantum devices.

Welcome, Samuel Graham, Jr., Dean of Maryland Engineering

When an innovator wanted to engineer a more advanced and equitable society, he chose a research and education powerhouse with global impact, and came to Maryland.

Novel Design May Boost Efficiency of On-Chip Frequency Combs

A collaboration of researchers at UMD has proposed a way to make chip-sized frequency combs ten times more efficient by harnessing the power of topology.

Srebric Leads Development of Mask Alternative for Prolonged Use

Solution aims to reduce discomfort for workers, ensure safety

Sara Honarvar Awarded Amazon Lab126 Fellowship for Second Year

Landmark scholarship program aims to foster diversity in the robotics field.

In Memoriam: John William Fritz (‘17, electrical engineering)

Rock on for John this October.

Kollár Receives NSF MRI Grant to Enhance Micro/Nanofabrication Initiatives

The MLA150 instrument supports various research projects in materials science, nanoscience, energy science, and quantum science.

UMD Mechanical Engineering Retains Strong Position in Rankings

Program is #12 among public universities and #20 overall, according to U.S. News & World Report

UMD Training Reactor Hits 5K Operations

The Maryland University Training Reactor, one of 24 U. S. university-based research reactors in existence, has facilitated nuclear engineering education since 1954.

Three Engineers Among 2021-2022 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers

Abshire, Fisher and Hu honored for outstanding success in scholarly accomplishment and excellence in teaching.

NASA’s ASRS an Effective Tool for Improving Unmanned Aviation Safety

Utilized for decades in the world of manned aviation, the voluntary reporting system is a boon for unmanned aviation as well.

Laurence Named AIAA Associate Fellow

Fellows selected based on contributions to the arts, sciences or technology of aeronautics or astronautics.

UMD Leads New $25M NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation

New institute will significantly add to the vibrant quantum research ecosystem established in the mid-Atlantic region.

Ion Storage Systems received US Advanced Battery Consortium award

MEI² start up continues to grow

9/11 20th Anniversary Commemoration

Join us on September 10 for a reflection and lessons-learned discussion.

How tech can fill gaps in mental health care

$1.2M in NSF funding supports researchers’ work to connect patients, clinicians more effectively.

The brain makes sense of math and language in different ways

Distinct regions in the brain use their own neural pathways and networks to process either spoken math or language.

Fire Protection Engineers Track a Different Kind of "Superspreader"

Clark School research aims to make buildings more resistant to wildfire.

Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Research: Ray Tracing Inspires A New Approach

Stuart Laurence tests an improved method for measuring the aerodynamics of free-flying objects.

Banas Family Provides Support for Future Engineers in the Keystone Program

Karen and Rob Banas give $25,000 to the Keystone Program in honor of their daughter to provide support for students, faculty, and resources.

Maisel to Investigate Little-Known Organ in the Body

Dr. Katharina Maisel was awarded a $1.8 million NIH NIGMS grant to study the interstitium and lymphatics.

Seven Students Win 2021 Dean's Research Awards

From fabricated human tissue to Wifi beamed from space, awards recognize cutting-edge research

Cui Leads Groundbreaking Study on Project Delivery Methods, Equity

First-of-its-kind study provides empirical data on the track record of Public Private Partnerships (P3) in setting Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals.

Three UMD Alumni Among Aviation Week Network’s 2021 20 Twenties

Rachel Cueva (’21), Niloy Gupta (’21) and Justin Lidard (’20) among 2021 awardees.

Biden Nominates Locascio to Lead NIST

BIOE Professor, VP of Research Had Long Career as Scientist, Administrator at Agency Before Coming to UMD

Unusual "cool flames" discovered aboard International Space Station

Maryland-led discovery is a first for microgravity flame research

NCC-PDI to Host Pediatric Device Innovators Forum

This free, virtual event will take place on Thursday, July 22, 2021.

Aristos Christou Heads Project for GaN Amplifiers in MRI Systems

The study will enable future MRI systems to identify artifacts with an enhanced resolution and sensitivity.

Multi-institutional Research Team Documents Quantum Melting of Wigner Crystals

The study marks a major step toward creating a system for studying quantum phase transitions.

UMD Invests Over $10M in Research Equipment to Drive Discovery, Innovation

The University of Maryland (UMD) is making a major investment to obtain the most technologically advanced equipment on the College Park campus for application across a broad range of research areas, from neuroimaging to next-generation quantum materials.

A new way to monitor mental health conditions

With machine learning, Carol Espy-Wilson is developing a phone app that can measure depression symptoms using speech and video cues.

Eric Wachsman Elected President of Electrochemical Society

Wachsman’s appointment effective June 10, 2021 for a two-year term.

Georgia Tech Professor, Researcher Named Dean of Clark School

Mechanical engineering leader Samuel Graham, Jr. to take helm October 1.

Fired Up Over Inequities

A team of engineering undergraduates explores factors behind disproportionate fire risk in developing nations.

Wereley Steps Down as Aero Chair

Professor has led the department during an era of firsts.

Three ECE Professors Ranked Top Scientists in the World by Guide2Research

They join seven other UMD faculty members breaking into the top 1000 scientist rankings based on their prolific research output.

Duncan Earns NSF Career Award to Advance Gene Therapy

BIOE assistant professor Gregg Duncan was named the recipiento of the NSF's prestigious CAREER Award.

UMD Researchers to Have a Strong Showing at ICRA 2021

The 2021 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2021) will be held both in person and online from May 30 to June 5, 2021.

Niemeier Elected to American Philosophical Society

UMD professor joins select group of thought leaders.

Student Researchers Recognized with Wylie Dissertation Fellowships

Fourteen Clark School students pursuing their Ph.D.s in engineering have been awarded Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowships by the University of Maryland Graduate School.

Hafezi's Group Generates Tunable Twin Particles of Light

The group developed a new method for generating entangled, indistinguishable photon pairs using a chip-based, topological approach.

Engineering at Maryland magazine celebrates 40 Years of the Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering

The lead story, "Celebrating 40 Years of 'Heart' Work," celebrates the efforts and experiences of students, alumni, faculty, and staff doing their part to grow and maintain a diverse and inclusive environment.

Completing a Doctorate—Aboard an Aircraft Carrier

Navy Commander Donald Costello’s research could aid the drone certification process.

Carol Espy-Wilson Receives Campus Woman of Influence Award

Espy-Wilson has served as a pioneer, role model and mentor, especially for African-American women in the sciences.

Neehar Peri named a Maryland 'Undergraduate Researcher of the Year'

This fall, Neehar will be attending Carnegie Mellon University to pursue his PhD in Robotics.

Engineering Undergrads Recognized for Excellence

This year, the Clark School honors 70 undergraduates who exemplify the college’s commitment to excellence; five are recognized with Dean’s Awards.

Chaudhary and Team STEPS Take Second Place in Do Good Challenge

STEPS is a nonprofit connecting volunteers with K-12 families seeking affordable tutoring, college advising.

Patsy Granted NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Marisa Patsy is a BIOE senior, and is headed to Duke University for her Ph.D. this fall.

He Lab Taps Machine Learning to Improve Cell-Based Medicine

Technology could one day be used to improve stem cell-based therapies as well as treatment options for diabetes and infertility.

From Innovation to Inauguration

Pines Announces New Quantum Business Incubator, Presents Invention and Entrepreneurship Awards

Firebird Tour Makes Stop in St. Mary’s County

Event highlights Southern Maryland’s importance to the UAS industry.

Kolar Honored With Advising Award

CEE undergrad advisor lauded for dedication to students.

Today’s Trailblazers to be Honored as 2021 Taking Nature Black Environmental Champions

ChBE Professor Akua Asa-Awuku recognized as a regional champion.

UMD Researchers to Design Greener Aircraft Engine

Professors Christopher Cadou and Eric Wachsman are developing a hybrid system for commercial aircraft.

On A Mission to Bridge the Global Health Gap

BIOE Assistant Professor Jenna Mueller and her lab are working to improve access to surgery around the world.

White Lab Reviews Point-of-Care Diagnostics to Combat Pandemic

Micaela Everitt is first author of a review paper on point-of-care diagnostic technologies during a pandemic.

The Internet of Bio-Nano Things

Researchers aim to bridge the gap between microelectronics and biological systems to create next-generation wearables.

Maryland Graduate Engineering Ranked #10 Public in the Nation

From extreme batteries to windows made from wood, Clark School’s trendsetting work ranks it among the country’s Top 10 public engineering schools for the 3rd consecutive year.

Finding Community Among Hard Conversations

Engineering is still predominantly "a man's world." For one living-learning program, the first step is to talk about it.

Plastic Alternative Made 100% of Wood

Study on strong, biodegradable and recyclable bioplastic published in Nature Sustainability.

In memoriam: Dr. Radhakisan Baheti, NSF ECCS Program Director

Dr. Baheti passed away in March and will be greatly missed by ISR, ECE and the Clark School.

CEE Master's Student Tracks COVID-19's Impact on Construction

Hala Alkhalouf's study flags supply chain disruptions, labor shortages as factors.

Now Accepting Medical Device Pitches for NCC-PDI Competition

The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation is accepting applications through April 19.

Aerospace Engineering Welcomes New Faculty Member Dr. Christoph Brehm

Brehm brings a wealth of expertise in hypersonics and computational fluid dynamics.

The Lasting Legacy of George Dieter, 1928-2020

The Clark School community mourns the loss of George E. Dieter, who served as dean of engineering at the University of Maryland from 1977-94.

UMD Aero Students Awarded Patti Grace Smith Fellowship

Alexis Burris, Kirk “KJ” Mclean and Elias Hailu Daniel have been selected for the newly-launched program.

Development of Diagnostic Biomarkers for Determination of TBI

M-CERSI researchers say two lipid molecules can function as diagnostic biomarkers of traumatic brain injury.

New undergraduate minor in robotics and autonomous systems

The Maryland Robotics Center will administer the program, which begins in Fall 2021.

IonQ: From Maryland to Wall Street

The College Park-headquartered company, rooted in UMD research, announced plans to go public today.

Doyenne Reliability Engineering Program

A fellowship for Mozambican women to pursue graduate education in Reliability Engineering at UMD

Andre Marshall Appointed VPR of George Mason University

Marshall will begin his new position effective July 1, 2021.

Work Hard, Dream Big

Junior Benjamin Adarkwa Wins One of Six Inaugural Virgin Galactic BLAST Scholarships.

Fueling the Next Generation of Big Thinkers

Through the Engineering Diversity Initiative, Northrop Grumman supports the Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering's mission to tip the scales for underrepresented students.

Stories Beyond DNA

Dr. Gregg Duncan reflects on connecting DNA test results with one’s family history in Science feature.

ISR, HyNet and ARLIS team for 5G initiatives

The work, which began in 2016, has resulted in new testbeds, published research and collaborations with the federal government, industry and international partners.

Groth Wins NSF CAREER Award

UMD professor works to advance the risk assessment field.

UMD Research Sheds Light on Holiday Travel and COVID

Correlations were tracked using mobile device data.

Search Initiated for New Clark School Dean

A national search has been initiated for a new Dean of the A. James Clark School of Engineering.

An Entrepreneur is Born

ChBE Alumni Joseph Sciamanna ('19) discusses how his stint at UMD led to the founding of his first company.

Unlocking the Mysteries of Fire ... in Space

A University of Maryland engineer's work aboard the International Space Station could lead to cleaner engines and power plants, and safer living conditions in space.

UMD Alumni Jones, Laroia Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Christopher T. Jones (Ph.D. '97) and Rajiv Laroia (M.S. '89, Ph.D. '92) have been elected to the 2021 Class of the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional recognitions in an engineer's career.

Gabriel is co-PI on project coordinating Denmark's energy sectors

The mathematical modeling and planning research will help the country transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

Blown Away

UMD Research Seeks to Minimize Risks of Performing Together; New Tech Supports Students’ Learning

Making Success, and Giving, Seem Natural

More than 20 years after finishing his Ph.D. in aerospace engineering at Maryland, Chris Jones is still giving back.

Acevedo Wins Outstanding Student Paper Award at IEEE MEMS Conference for 3D Nanoprinting Breakthrough

UMD engineers awarded for 3D nanoprinting strategy that opens the door for microinjection applications.

University of Maryland Research Enterprise Ranked Among Top 10 Publics in NSF Higher Education R&D Survey

Research in Baltimore & College Park Tackles Critical Issues in the State and Globally

Herrmann helping UMMS design and refine vaccination clinics

Operations research expert is building predictive mathematical models that will aid clinic planning teams with their decision making.

Data-Driven Research, Pandemic Impact Highlighted at TRB

UMD researchers presented new findings, tools, and technologies, including a COVID-19 Impact Dashboard that leverages mobile device data.

CREB Kicks Off 2021 with Meeting to Discuss Future of Battery Research

The virtual meeting aimed to bolster battery technology under extreme conditions.

Alumna Jing Yang wins two IEEE Communications Society awards

The Penn State faculty member was a student of Sennur Ulukus.

Clark School's Online Engineering Programs Now Ranked in Top 15 Nationally

The programs rose to No. 15 in U.S. News & World Report's Ranking of Best Online Engineering Graduate Programs

Rejoining the Paris Accord: Scholars Respond

UMD's Deb Niemeier and other prominent researchers assess the new administration's course change on climate.

Micron-scale NMR Spectroscopy using Diamonds

SABRE-enhanced NV-NMR may become a high-impact tool for biological applications, such as tracking and monitoring of chemical reactions of metabolites in single cells.

Students Assist Sierra Leone School…Virtually!

Adapting to COVID-era constraints, MDSE volunteers found a way to proceed with a solar panel installation.

Equipping Drones to Recover When Things Go Wrong

Flight safety software developed by University of Maryland researchers can help unmanned aircraft respond to anomalies, malfunctions, and collision risks.

Waging War on Metastatic Cancer

BIOE Professor Xiaoming He and his research team take a new approach to understand why cancers spread.

14 Mtech-affiliated companies named to Maryland’s list of 20 hottest innovative start-ups

Maryland’s Future 20 is a list of startups that have the potential to be the state’s next major business success story.

More Effective, Equitable Disaster Policy

Three leading disaster scientists--Deb Niemeier, Allison Reilly and A.R. Siders--present a roadmap for change.

Three Clark School Professors Receive Competitive DURIP Grants

DURIP supports university research in technical areas of interest to the Department of Defense (DoD).

Researchers Aim to Advance Understanding of Alzheimer's Disease Progression

UMD,FDA researchers work to develop a technique to quickly measure the amount of amyloid plaque in the brain

Researchers Urge Overhaul of Disaster Policy

The Day One Project has tapped a proposal led by UMD’s Allison Reilly as one of 100 sci-tech ideas for the next U.S. administration.

Strong Fall Enrollment in UMD’s Machine Learning and Data Science Programs for Working Professionals

Courses are taught on weekday evenings to accommodate work schedules and students have the opportunity to earn a master's in less than two years.

‘Smellicopter’ drone uses live moth antenna to seek smells, avoid obstacles

Timothy Horiuchi is a co-author on the research published in IOP Bioinspiration & Biomimetics.

UMD Research Team Uses Massive Computer Power to Perform High Resolution Simulations of Turbulent Pool Fires

Study conducted by Mohamed Ahmed & Arnaud Trouvé published in Combustion and Flame.

Jacob, Qu Named IEEE Fellows

ECE professors elected fellows of world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology.

Lemonade from lemons: Despite COVID-19 sidelining of MEMS showcase, proceedings and papers quickly published

Special issue of IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems features innovative research from 2020 Hilton Head Workshop.

Metallic Nanoarcs are Ready to Shine

MSE research group creates a blueprint for predicting the infrared spectra of plasmonic nanoarcs.

From Terps Racing to Ford Motor Company

Alumnus Austin Kendall (’17) has carved out a career built on a passion. Now he’s giving back to fuel future Maryland students.

Remembering NSF ERC architect and leader Lynn Preston

Preston was a guide and friend to the Institute for Systems Research throughout its history.

Anderson Awarded AIAA 2021 Summerfield Book Award

Award recognizes Hypersonic and High-Temperature Gas Dynamics, Third Edition as the best book published within the last five years.

Lowe Named 2020 AAPS Fellow

BIOE and UMSOD faculty member honored during PharmSci 360 virtual conference

Mobile Device Data Could Boost Road Safety for Pedestrians

MTI’s Chenfeng Xiong wins USDOT Safety Data Initiative grant in collaboration with MDOT SHA.

ARL to Fund $30M in Equipment Innovations for Service Members

UMD announces with the U.S. Army Research Lab agreements in additive manufacturing and battery research.

A Tech Rx for COVID Recovery at Home

Clark Scholar's new technology takes on hospital overcrowding.

Spanning the Distance to K-12

The Women in Engineering Program shipped nearly 1,500 kits to middle and high school kids, concentrating on communities with traditionally underrepresented populations in STEM.

University of Maryland leads team awarded $7.2M from Army Research Lab

Advancing Transformational Army Batteries

New ebook details history of the NSF Engineering Research Center program

'Agents of Change' written by retired ERC program leader Lynn Preston and longtime collaborator Courtland Lewis.

Plumbing a Problem

Sewer backups burden Baltimore homeowners. A UMD researcher steps in.

FPE, UL and International Fire Safety Consortium Collaborate to Address Global Fire Safety Challenges

International funding, research and collaboration increase in line with loss of property and human life due to fire.

Paying It Forward

UMD Clark Scholars leverage philanthropy to support other students in the fight against COVID.

Calculating Uncertainties in Chaotic Turbulent Flow Models

New research led by UMD Professor Johan Larsson could enable cost-effective modeling and margin of error calculations for complex chaotic system simulations

New Milestones in Medical Deliveries by Drone

History-making UMD flight paves the way for further advancements.

Challenges and Opportunities: Student Internships During 2020

Four mechanical engineering students share their experiences.

Dean Briber Honors Faculty with Research, Teaching Awards

Each year, the dean of the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering honors exemplary faculty members for their dedication to excellence in research and teaching.

One Size Does Not Fit All

To advance inclusive medical therapies and diversity in fundamental science, one Maryland engineer leads by example.

Survivability as Sensor

New research could improve UAV use for search and rescues in hazardous conditions with no communication network.

Striking Up the Band Again—Safely

Twin studies at UMD and the University of Colorado-Boulder help band and music ensemble directors mitigate COVID-19 risks.

Flipping the Classroom in Engineering and Project Management

UMD’s Project Management Center for Excellence has been developing blended learning strategies that increase student engagement and retention

How COVID Complicates a Historic Hurricane Season

As Sally Aims for Gulf Coast, Expert Urges Broader Thinking About Disaster Resilience, and Believing the Science

Clark School Undergraduate Programs Move Up in U.S. News & World Report Rankings

The Clark School moved up three spots, to No. 22 from 25 nationally, among undergraduate engineering programs in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Colleges report released today. The Clark School ranks as No. 12 among public institutions.

DeVoe Awarded Elkins Professorship

UMD professor to develop new technology for studying individual cell behavior.

Investing in Environmentally Responsible Engineering

A grant from The Lemelson Foundation will accelerate environmentally and socially responsible engineering through innovation in undergraduate curricula.

Angela Sun Co-Founds COVID-19 Tutoring Platform Alongside Peers

Angela Sun, Kevin Tu, and Tesia Shi co-founded COVID-19 Tutors in April 2020.

Maryland engineers receive $10M to transform shellfish farming

The team will help farmers tap the economic potential and environmental benefits of shellfish aquaculture.

Fifteen Years On, Experts Weigh Lessons of Katrina

Social and racial inequities built into nation’s flood management system, UMD professors warn.

Rewiring the Student Network

As curriculum shifted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Clark School discovered new ways for students to benefit from collaboration in class, engage with the university community, and build relationships with their peers.

Studying Airborne Transmission of COVID-19

Jelena Srebric was celebrating the release of a long-awaited study on the transmission rates of influenza in dorm rooms when the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in the United States.

Monitoring Wastewater for COVID-19

The earliest indicator of COVID-19 may not be what—or where—one expects.

Epitaxial Graphene-Based Biosensor Provides Rapid Detection of COVID-19

Prof. Kevin Daniels and his colleagues develop portable ultra-fast detection of COVID-19 through the fabrication of robust sensors with high sensitivity and selectivity.

Wu, Milton receive NSF funding to improve telemedicine

Micro-signals on videos could be used to infer physiological conditions.

QTC Researchers Combine QDM and ML to Noninvasively Probe an Integrated Circuit

A Quantum Diamond Microscope, augmented with Machine Learning, has been used to noninvasively probe activity within an integrated circuit.

UMD developing COVID-19 decision making tools for colleges

NSF funding will lead to new risk management models for safe and effective reopening

Unusual Season No Deterrent to Terps Racing

Amid constraints, team members focused on what they could do—and the result was a productive season.

BBI Awards Seed Grants to Six Interdisciplinary Projects

Funded teams feature UMD faculty from 15 academic departments and six centers and institutes

Timothy Koeth Elected to National Museum of Nuclear Science & History Board of Trustees

The only type of institution of its kind in the world, the museum's mission is to serve as America’s resource for nuclear science and history.

Holding ESTEEM in High Regard

Peter Kofinas and Jesse Matthews team up to mentor high school students in a program hosted by the UMD Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering.

Striking Up an Innovative Idea

Researchers’ Revamped Electronic Home Plate Adds Automation, Accuracy to Game.

Diamonds Shine a Light on Hidden Currents in Graphene

UMD Professor and Quantum Technology Center Director, Ronald Walsworth, and his colleagues, have developed a way to use diamonds to see the elusive details of electrical currents.

ECE Alumnus Hobie Cohen makes 3D-printed face shields for hospitals

Hobie Cohen (electrical engineering, ‘04), a systems engineer with Lockheed Martin, and his wife, Alicia, began producing face shields at home in March to help the community.

Engineering Students among B1G Distinguished Scholars

Five Clark School athletes have been named Big Ten (stylized B1G) Distinguished Scholars for the 2019-2020 academic year.

COVID-19's Effect on Fire Protection Engineering and Prevention: A Master of Engineering Alumnus' Perspective

Mohamad Alaabar, Capt. Eng. and Head of the Inspection Division at Bahrain Civil Defence’s Protection and Safety Directorate, shares his experience ensuring fire safety and prevention during COVID-19.

Navigating the "New Normal": A Role for UAS

COVID-19 has demonstrated possible future uses in public health emergencies, writes UMD's Matt Scassero.

Legacy through Impact: Dr. Darryll J. Pines

UMD President-Designate Darryll Pines inspires a culture of excellence at the Clark School, where everyone plays a part.

UMD Team Takes a Top Spot in NASA RASC-AL Design Competition

Four University of Maryland teams competed in this year’s NASA 2020 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition.

Rapidly evolving ‘smart marble’ sensors hold promise for monitoring pharmaceutical industry bioreactors and beyond

Size of the neutrally buoyant bPods has dropped from ‘baseball’ to ‘golf ball’ to ‘cherry’ in just three years.

ECE Alumna Rose Faghih Named an MIT Technology Review 2020 Innovator Under 35

Faghih is one of 35 brilliant young entrepreneurs, inventors, visionaries, humanitarians and pioneers working to make the world a better place.

Dinesh Manocha Named Distinguished University Professor

Manocha has received the highest honor bestowed on tenured faculty members at the University of Maryland.

Sulfur Provides Promising 'Next-Gen' Battery Alternative

Multi-institutional research team led by Chunsheng Wang published in PNAS.

New Markov chain predictive model aids COVID-19 decisionmakers

The research is helping medical team in Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital prepare and allocate resources and support decisions.

Call for Pediatric Medical Device Pitches Focused on COVID-19

FDA grant and gift from entrepreneur provide $250K in awards

FAA Extends Funding for NEXTOR III Aviation Operations Research Consortium

In its 23 years, NEXTOR has developed decision support tools, operational and system concepts, and policymaking tools that benefit the FAA, the airline industry and the flying public.

Real-time Transportation Data Can Improve Triage, Save Lives

New research could help ensure victims get the right care, quickly.

Pines: Stand in Solidarity, Unite Against Injustice

President-designate calls acts of violence against black community nationwide a 'stain' against UMD values.

UAS Test Site Named as Finalist in AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards

Selection recognizes breakthrough flight delivering organ for transplant.

Aerosol Containment Chamber to Make COVID-19 Intubations Safer

Researchers aim to prevent disease spread during endotracheal intubation procedures for COVID-19 patients.

BIOE Capstone Class Virtually Presents 24 Novel Projects

BIOE seniors present Capstone projects and celebrate winners virtually.

ChBE Research Team to Investigate COVID-19

Jeffery Klauda is studying the protein amino acids at the COVID-19/ACE-2 interface.

UMD Researchers Tap CRISPR Technology to Connect Biology, Electronics

Potential application for complex electronics highlighted in Nature Communications

Wastewater Testing Could Help Track COVID-19

UMD’s Dr. Birthe Kjellerup is leading a project designed to assist early detection.

Dr. Aileen Hentz Receives Clark School of Engineering’s 2019-20 Student Advising Award

Aerospace Engineering’s Program Director of Student Services recognized for staff excellence in student services.

Alumnus Rajiv Laroia honored with IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal

Laroia founded Flarion Technologies in 2000 and developed Flash-OFDM broadband wireless technology there.

Researchers Design Mobile COVID-19 Testing Booths

Fischell Institute, Mechanical Engineering researchers designed a rapid deployment COVID-19 testing booth.

2020 Undergraduate Honors and Awards

Sixty-eight undergraduate students from the A. James Clark School of Engineering were recognized with 2020 Annual Engineering Honors and Awards.

Alumnus Paul Jaffe’s PhD Hardware Launching to Space on X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle

The U.S. Naval Research Lab experiment, the Photovoltaic Radiofrequency Antenna Module Flight Experiment (PRAM FX), will transform solar power into radio frequency microwave energy.

Switching Career Gears: From Electrical Engineering to Race Car Driving

A 2011 graduate of the Clark School, Christina Lam now races cars for Hi-Speed Motorsports and coaches clients for Skip Barber Racing School.

Dinesh Manocha Receives the 2020 Pierre Bézier Award

Manocha receives the 2020 Pierre Bézier Award in recognition of his technically significant and lasting contributions in Solid, Geometric and Physical Modeling and their Applications.

Eppler Named Dr. Edna O. Hokenson Endowed Fellow

Haleigh Eppler is a fourth-year Biological Sciences Ph.D. student and a member of Christopher Jewell's lab.

Nine UMD Students Awarded 2020 Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarships

Aerospace Engineering students receive nine out of 29 awarded Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarships.

Unraveling the Mysteries of Asteroids

Assistant Professor Christine Hartzell is a member of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Team exploring Asteroid Bennu.

New, superfast method for ceramic manufacturing could open door to AI-driven materials discovery

UMD engineers have reinvented a 26,000-year-old manufacturing process into an innovative approach to fabricating ceramic materials.

UMIACS Faculty Adapting to Online-Only Research Activities

During the COVID-19 crisis, UMIACS researchers are using online resources to advance research.

Student 3D Prints Personal Protective Equipment for Area Hospitals

Quinn Kupec’s efforts featured on North Dakota news outlet KVRR.

Social Distancing: Drop Seen for First Time Since Outbreak

“Quarantine fatigue” is recorded in 48 states.

Duncan Receives UMD Coronavirus Seed Fund Award

This will advance Duncan and his lab's work on bio-inspired hydrogels for detection of aerosolized COVID-19.

Terrapin 'Works' Toward Relief Efforts

Campus high-tech manufacturing takes on COVID-19.

COVID-19 Engineering Solutions: In the News

Clark School researchers are working to create solutions and pool resources in efforts to minimize the spread of the disease, provide critical aid to health care workers and their patients, and monitor the impact of social distancing and travel restrictions.

Flush With Excitement

Clark School students take top prize in Pitch Dingman competition.

Maryland Engineers Open Door to Big New Library of Tiny Nanoparticles

A new study published in Science Advances expands the landscape of nanomaterials, and what we can do with them.

Clark School faculty 'AIM-HI' to address major health challenges

The new UMB-UMCP program has announced its first grants for projects combining AI and medicine.

Spurring research group creativity in the time of COVID-19

Student-faculty teams that write review articles for journals reap multiple benefits.

FPE Remembers Orville "Bud" Slye, Jr.

Slye, the first graduate of FPE's program, passed on April 13, 2020.

Alumnus Receives 2020 Guggenheim Fellowship

Mechanical Engineering Alumnus Pradeep Sharma (Ph.D. ’00) Named 2020 Guggenheim Fellowship Recipient.

Incubator Hatches COVID-19 Solutions

UMD-supported business development facility creating ventilators from breast pumps along with masks, shields to fill need.

New Protocol Helps Classify Topological Matter

In a new paper in Science Advances, researchers from UMD and several other institutions presented a new method for identifying and characterizing topological invariants on various experimental platforms, testing their protocol in a quantum simulator made of neutral atoms.

ECE Mourns the Passing of Esteemed Professor Emeritus Nicholas DeClaris

Professor DeClaris joined the UMD faculty in 1967 and served as Head of the Electrical Engineering Department. After stepping down as head, he continued to teach until his retirement in 2011.

Shelter-in-place Compliance Remains Low, UMD Research Finds

Data Analysis Shows Erratic Response to COVID-19 Restrictions

BGSS Hosts Virtual "Research and Pajamas" Events

BGSS has transformed its "Research and Pizza" in person events to virtual "Research and Pajamas" gatherings.

Charting a Course Toward Quantum Simulations of Nuclear Physics

Researchers explore how to map lattice gauge theories to ion traps.

Clark School Engineers 3D Print Protective Face Shields

Clark School faculty and additive manufacturing experts are working to 3D print protective face shields in response to critical PPE shortages.

COVID-19: Aerospace Engineers Contribute Needed Supplies

The department provided a University of Maryland School of Medicine practice with masks, goggles and other items.

Researchers Work to Develop Custom Conformal N95 Respirators

Researchers are working to address the critical supply of N95 respirators resulting from the COVID-19 crisis.

GAMMA Group's Research on Emotional Modeling and Social Robotics Featured in Forbes

Dinesh Manocha and Aniket Bera’s latest development on a socially-intelligent robot known as ProxEmo, has been featured in Forbes.

Slam Dunk at Alumni Cup

The annual Alumni Cup competition is hosted by the Clark School's Engineering Alumni Network.

Revolutionize the Commute: Electric Bicycle

For the past three years, Professor Gomez has challenged students to push the laws of physics and the limits of technology in his electric bicycle capstone course.

Spread Hope: The "Smart Bra"

The "smart bra" is a low-cost wearable device that could conceivably detect breast cancer early enough for treatment.

Brand Savior

Entrepreneur Alex Mehr (Ph.D. ‘03) is reinvigorating iconic, but struggling, brick and mortar brands through “creative reinvention” in e-commerce.

UAS Test Site Receives Achievement Award from the American Helicopter Museum & Education Center

Award recognizes a significant impact to furthering vertical flight.

Pride of Maryland Solar Car Returns to Roots at Maryland

Through alumni efforts, now on permanent display in the Engineering Lab Building.

MEI2 leads U.S. side of $18.4M U.S.-Israel Energy Center focused on Energy Storage

Project will Develop Lithium and Sodium Metal Solid State Batteries for Advanced Energy Storage Applications

Anusha Dixit Awarded Inaugural Mary and Tom Snitch Undergraduate Scholarship

Scholarship provides merit-based support to students in aerospace engineering.

Ion Storage Systems Says Its Ceramic Electrolyte Could Be a Gamechanger for Solid-State Batteries

A superthin electrolyte with three layers could deliver safe, fast-charging batteries

Dean Pines Named University of Maryland's 34th President

Darryll Pines has served as Dean of the A. James Clark School of Engineering since January 2009.

Alumnus Brendan Hanrahan's decade of running for medical research

The nationwide Cupid's Undie Run has raised close to $19M for Neurofibromatosis research since 2010.

Universities, National Labs and Corporations Create New Alliance to Accelerate Maryland's Leadership in Quantum Science

The Maryland Quantum Alliance launched today with an event in the House of Delegates Office Building.

Carol Espy-Wilson named 'Campus Woman of Influence'

The award recognizes women in the campus community who have made exemplary contributions to the improvement of the quality of women's lives.

C. Dan Mote, Jr. to Receive 2020 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Mechanical Engineering

Mote announced as one of the Franklin Institute Awards Class of 2020 recipients.

Failure is an Option

Alumni Profile: Cara Martin

Fisher to Receive 2020 Society for Biomaterials Award

BIOE Chair recognized for contributions to biomaterials literature.

New International Fire Safety Consortium Launched to Address Most Urgent Global Challenges

Researchers from UMD, four other universities combine expertise to advance worldwide partnership initiative

UMD Mourns Passing of Innovation Hall of Fame Inductee and Alumnus George J. Laurer, Inventor of the Modern Bar Code

University of Maryland's Clark School of Engineering community remembers Innovation Hall of Fame alumnus George J. Laurer (1925-2019).

Seven Clark School student teams build E-bikes that can travel 125 miles on a single charge – powering past the current range on the market

Clark School engineers compete in 125-Mile EBikes! Design Competition to test the limits of electric bicycles and to celebrate 125 years of engineering at Maryland.

AlphaGo family of AI programs grew from AMS simulation-based algorithms developed at UMD

New review article by original author Michael Fu traces game-playing AI programs to seminal 2005 paper in Operations Research.

UMD STEM Students Take the Stage in The Nutcracker

More than a dozen Ballet Company M dancers hail from science and engineering backgrounds

Institute Hosts AMBIC December Conference, Unveils New Research

AMBIC Industry Board members and other researchers convened to discuss new and ongoing projects.

Aerospace Engineering Students Win at AIAA YPSE Conference

Undergraduate and graduate students take top spots at AIAA’s Region 1 Young Professionals, Students, and Educators Conference.

Brain and Behavior Initiative Hosts 3rd Annual Seed Grant Symposium

Researchers from across UMD convene to discuss the latest projects funded by BBI

Papamanthou Named Director of MC2

Papamanthou will provide leadership to the unique center that joins computer scientists and engineers with researchers from across campus in fields such as economics, supply-chain management and the social sciences.

Behtash Babadi Wins Clark School's Junior Faculty Teaching Award

The Clark School gives this award to a junior faculty member for excellence in teaching.

NASA Tests Search and Rescue Tech, With UMD Assist

Drones can help measure how well distress beacons are working, particularly in hard-to-reach locations.

Donald H. Willis Inducted into Innovation Hall of Fame

The Clark School Honors Electrical Engineering Alum Donald H. Willis for Significant Innovative Contributions.

Chapin, Bowen win in Bioscience Day poster session

The ISR Ph.D. students won in the bioengineering and neuroscience and cognitive science categories.

Aerospace Engineering Professor Emeritus Appointed Director of Defense Research and Engineering

Professor Emeritus Mark Lewis named Pentagon's new director of defense research and engineering for modernization.

Student autonomous drone racing team takes 2nd place at IROS

'TurboTerps' flew their drone autonomously through a set of gates, completing 14 runs in 4:42.

Women in Aeronautics and Astronautics Celebrates Five Years

Student organization celebrates five years of accomplishments during 2019 WIAA Night.

UMD’s Reilly Lands Gulf Research Program Fellowship

Award will support research on inequities in disaster relief.

Niemeier Explores Link Between Infrastructure, Inequity

An interview with the inaugural Clark Distinguished Chair and MTI faculty affiliate.

What’s Next for Next-Gen Batteries?

High-energy-density polymeric cathode for fast-charge sodium and multivalent batteries.

Stroka Named 2019 Young Innovator of Cellular & Molecular Bioengineering

BIOE assistant professor to be recognized at 2019 BMES Annual Meeting

UMD Radiation Facilities Hosts Nuclear Science Merit Badge Program

The event was organized in collaboration with the Baltimore Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society, and attended by Boy Scouts from the DMV.

Innovative Groups Pitch, Win Share of $5,000 at Inaugural Do Good Robotics Start-up Competition

""High Efficiency Water Segregator" won the grand prize.

UMD Welcomes New Class of Distinguished A. James Clark Scholars

The A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland welcomes 10 exceptional young engineers from across the state of Maryland as its newest class of A. James Clark Scholars.

UMD Alumni George Robinson Parlays Chemical Engineering Degree into Eco-friendly Business

Robinson started Intercoastal Trading which focuses on reducing nitrogen and phosphorus output.

FPE Welcomes Katie Donlin, Third Recipient of UL Fellowship

Originally from Illinois, Donlin will use the funding to develop and research a fire service topic.

Duncan, Maisel Recognized by American Lung Association

Bioengineering assistant professors awarded grants to advance lung health research.

First-of-kind Research Measures Gold Mining's Impact in Amazon

Maria Rodriguez is working to obtain data that is needed for recovery and reforestation efforts.

The Epic World of Tim Sweeney

Tim Sweeney ('93, mechanical engineering) is building the new frontier of gaming.

Special Delivery

To build an unmanned aerial vehicle worthy of a groundbreaking three-mile flight on the night of April 19, a team of UMD engineers worked over the course of two and a half years.

Delivering on Quantum Innovation

The University of Maryland (UMD) has announced the launch of the Quantum Technology Center (QTC), which aims to translate quantum physics research into innovative technologies.

UMD Researchers Discover Nanoparticle-Like Behavior of a Liquid Drop Acts Like Velcro on Specially Designed Surfaces

Findings show a liquid drop might behave as a solid object in terms of wetting interactions when placed on a surface that is simultaneously deformable and liquid-repelling

Welcome, NAE Members

The Clark School welcomes six National Academy Engineering members who will be returning to or joining our faculty this fall.

Lockheed Martin Awards $3M to Clark School

The gift will fund aerospace research while increasing opportunities for women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields.

Engineering Students Twice Victorious at International Rotorcraft Design Competition

Undergraduate and graduate student teams from the Clark School took top honors in an international competition.

Ronald Walsworth Joins UMD’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ronald (Ron) Walsworth joined the University of Maryland in August as a Minta Martin Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and as Director of the Quantum Technology Center.

University of Maryland Launches Quantum Technology Center

The new research center will catalyze the development of high-impact quantum technologies.

Five Years of Fearless Flight

The UMD UAS Test Site marks two milestones this summer: five years since its launch, and the 1,000^thsortie flown.

Alumnus Amir Ali Ahmadi receives PECASE Award

Ahmadi, who earned a 2006 BS in electrical engineering and math, is a professor at Princeton University.

Liu Named Distinguished University Professor

Prof. Liu has been named a University of Maryland distinguished university professor, the most prestigious internal honor on campus.

'Wood' You Like Some Fresh Water?

New treatment for wood could make a membrane to extract fresh water.

Building on a Childhood Dream

FPE Alumni Jack Medovich discusses how his education compelled him to start a non-profit geared towards empowering child burn victims.

UMD/MEI2 Energy Innovation Featured at ARPA-E 2019

ARPA-E Marks 10 Years of Technology Innovation

Jewell Named Presidential Early Career Award Recipient

BIOE associate professor and associate chair recognized for immune engineering research and STEM outreach.

UMD Names Deb Niemeier as Inaugural Clark Distinguished Chair

Niemeier is the first of several endowed Clark Distinguished Chairs to be appointed through the Clark Foundation investment.

Building Tomorrow’s Aviation Together: Airport, UAS Test Site Celebrate Ties

Unmanned systems are helping to power economic growth in Southern Maryland.

Modeling Cellular Membranes

Klauda research group published in Chemical Reviews.

Looking For Freshwater In All the Snowy Places

A team led by UMD professor Bart Forman is developing a tool to help satellites measure the water content of snow.

Aerospace Graduate's Gift Elevates Teacher's Legacy

Out of gratitude to his mentor, Jim Rand has made a generous gift to the Clark School in support of the Robert M. Rivello Scholarship.

Ring Resonators Corner Light

Researchers have created the first silicon chip that can reliably constrain light to its four corners.

Tiny plastics, big environmental risk: UMD researcher sheds new light on sorption

Doctoral candidate Alterra is studying how microplastics and chemicals interact—and finding some surprises.

Alumnus Chance Glenn Sr. named new University of Houston-Victoria provost

Glenn will become University of Houston-Victoria's provost and vice president for academic affairs starting August 5.

Golden Terps Shine at Spring 2019 Commencement

The Clark School honors this year's alumni celebrating the 50th, 55th, 60th, and 70th anniversaries of their University of Maryland graduations.

Clark School student teams sweep MAV competition

FIRE freshmen, AE undergrads and MEng Robotics students take first place in both categories at VFS Micro Air Vehicle Student Challenge.

University Medal Awarded to Electrical Engineering Senior Jerome Quenum

Medalist Honors Late Father With Career Pursuit as More Than 8,200 Terps Graduate Next Week

Terrapin Tales: Oswald Hurt Saunders, Class of 1910

Honors student, salutatorian, track and field star, and military commander are a few of the roles Oswald Hurt (O.H.) Saunders played during his time with the College of Engineering.

Have You Seen this Cube?

When an important WWII atomic relic turned up out of the blue, two Maryland researchers wanted to know: what happened to the other 658 of them?

Pioneering Breakthrough: Unmanned Aircraft Delivers Organ for Successful Kidney Transplant in Maryland

The groundbreaking effort by Maryland faculty and researchers could help expand donor access to transplantation.

UMD workshop examines risks related to new transportation technology

Key concerns include vehice safety, software reliabillity, and cybersecurity.

Kailkhura and Vathsavai Win Best Consortium Student Presentation Award, Spring 2019

Research sponsors voted theirs best out of 15 presentations.

Elisabeth Smela one of five honored with Campus Women of Influence Award

Recipients have contributed to improving the quality of women's lives.

Wood-based Technology Creates Electricity from Heat

Briber, Das and Hu make novel heat-conversion membrane

UMD Researchers Receive 2019 Outstanding Young Scientist and Outstanding Young Engineer Awards

Awards ceremony to be held Wednesday, May 8, in Baltimore.

Artificial Intelligence solutions for commercial adoption of solar cells

Leite and team research highlighted on cover of Joule

Maryland Robotics Center team demonstrates robots at 2019 AAAS Annual Meeting

AAAS Fellow Dinesh Manocha interviewed; Robo Raven, Robo Crab and Tiny Terps shown to meeting participants.

Shoukry Wins NSF CAREER Award

The project will explore new mathematical techniques that provide a scientific basis for understanding fundamental properties of cyber-physical systems controlled by artificial intelligence.

UMD Kicks Off New Year with Top 10 MOOC Ranking

Class Central has named a University of Maryland offering among their top 10 MOOCs beginning in January 2019.

Radio interview with Jonathan Simon on "the cocktail party problem"

BYUradio talks to Simon about where in the brain, and how quickly, neurons transition from processing the sound of speech to the language-based words of speech.

Consensus for First-of-its-Kind Pre-College Engineering Course

Representatives from more than 100 high schools, colleges, and universities convened at the E4USA Engineering Curriculum Workshop.

Innovation Shines on Design Day

More than 20 teams of senior-level students showcased solution-driven projects.

Season's Greetings from the Clark School!

Happy Holidays from the A. James Clark School of Engineering and Best Wishes for a Fearless 2019!

George Dieter Celebrates His 90th Birthday, Applauds Social Change Course

Students award AWCAA $10,000 to help African women with cancer.

Spacecraft carrying Adomaitis thin film experiment docks with the International Space Station

The experiment will travel on the ISS for a year, exposing samples to the environment of low earth orbit.

Snow Is More Complicated Than You Think

CEE researchers use satellite data to improve global snow-water equivalent estimates.

2019 Energy Innovation Seed Grant Announcement

Call for proposals due January 15, 2019

Made of Star Stuff

Meet Justin Pearson, a Ph.D. student and Clark Doctoral Fellow at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering.

$1.5M FEMA Award to Fund First-of-its-Kind Study of Health Effects on Wildland Firefighters

With a $1.5 million award from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, a UMD engineer will co-lead a research effort to quantify the pulmonary and cardiovascular health consequences to firefighters exposed to wildland fire smoke.

Tiny Device to Rapidly Detect Heart Attacks

Tests for heart attacks exist but are slow and require specially trained personnel -- UMD alum is working to change that.

Nisar and Odigwe Win 2018 International Space Solar Power Student Project Competition

Their paper, “Development of an RFID System for SPS-ALPHA,” won at the finals held at IAC 2018 on October 1-5, in Bremen, Germany.

Clark School Names Chuck Popenoe 2018 IHOF Inductee

Popenoe is being honored for inventing SmartBolts^®

Fearless Ideas: A Twofold Promise

Through a generous commitment to the Maryland Promise, Steven Lehrer ('82) is helping today's engineering students get their start where he got his.

UMD Researchers Conduct Field Tests to Evaluate the Atmosphere’s Effect on Lasers

The project is funded under the Office of Naval Research Atmospheric Propagation Studies for High Energy Lasers program.

The App that Fights Congestion, Emissions

UMD transportation engineers develop incenTrip to nudge users toward greener, more efficient travel decisions.

FDA Awards $5 Million to Pediatric Device Consortium

National Capital Consortium co-led by Children's National and University of Maryland

With Engineering Projects, UMD Students Seek to Boost Education Access, Public Health, and Sustainability

EWB and MDSE partner with communities to improve quality of life locally and abroad.

Shock Waves and Boundary Layers

Exploring the complexities of hypersonic flight.

What Does a Pair of Dice Have to Do With Disaster Recovery?

Resilience experts use gaming techniques and more to understand utility operator behaviors.

Feathers Not Included

Ph.D. student Lena Johnson is working on Robo Raven, a bird-inspired unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Sennur Ulukus receives NSF grant to address important data-related medical device issue

When implanted medical devices transmit and process data, they can generate heat detrimental to body tissues.

Tunable Thermal 'Switch' Discovered in Squid-based Biomaterials

Collaborative research team hopes to apply technology to textiles.

Wildfire safety from a fire engineering perspective

California is burning, but University of Maryland engineers can help.

UMD Resilience Experts Awarded NSF Grant to Accelerate Disaster Recovery

The $750,000 CRISP grant will allow the team to investigate operator decision-making following disasters.

John Baras to receive 2018 AIAA Aerospace Communications Award

Baras honored for his technical contributions and commercialization leadership of Internet over satellite, hybrid satellites, and terrestrial networks.

Laurence Wins NSF CAREER Award

Project aims to understand noise generation when the gas in question (e.g., carbon dioxide, or high-temperature air) absorbs sound waves at certain frequencies.

Another Great Year for Terps Racing Teams

Baja SAE team and Formula SAE team participate in competitions throughout the country.

Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel Featured in the News

Reporters from national and regional television networks experienced hurricane-force winds firsthand.

Bridging the Gap between Microelectronics, Biological Systems

UMD researchers receive $1.5 M NSF grant to develop first-of-kind bioelectronics.

Duncan Earns Powe Award for Early Career Research

BIOE Assistant Professor recognized for efforts to advance study of gene therapy applications.

Alumnus Profile: Pratik Gupta

Pratik Gupta graduated from UMD's ENTS Program in 2006. Ten years later he founded Strom Motors, an electric car start-up based in Mumbai, India.

CEEE Researchers Win ASHRAE Best Paper Award

Chosen as best out of 107 papers published in 2017 in Science and Technology for the Built Environment.

Remembering Marilyn Berman Pollans

The Clark School mourns the recent loss of its leader and trailblazer, Marilyn Berman Pollans, on June 17.

Supporting Diversity in Engineering

The Clark School partnered with the National Society of Black Engineers to host the National Leadership Conference.

UMD RASC-AL Team Wins Big, Akin Recognized with PEACH Award

A team of 19 undergraduate students won first place for the RASC-AL theme category and second place in the overall competition.

Research Team Defines the Perovskite ‘Humidity Loop’

Study published in Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.

Burgers Program Features Topics in Turbulence

Graduate students from 30 universities and 7 countries come to College Park.

Study validates face recognition experts, but shows humans perform best with an AI partner

New research combines computer vision research, forensic science, and psychology.

Alumna Profile: Kristina Schneider Hysler

While an undergraduate student, Hysler organized a Women in Engineering Day for local middle school girls.

Empowering Experience and Innovation

Working together, the University of Maryland and IBM encourage students and faculty to think big and leverage technology.

Student Teams Win $5,000 In Scholarship Funding

Radar systems featured in Northrop Grumman Sensing for Autonomous Vehicles Challenge.

Stephen Trimberger in residence as ISR visiting research engineer

A member of NAE, Trimberger has made major contributions to architectures and programming tools for field-programmable gate arrays.

Gemstone Team Investigates New Techniques to Treat Burns

Gemstone Honors group explores biocompatible hydrogel fabrication for use at point of care.

Symbiont Health, Co-founded by ECE Major Erich Meissner Wins Pitch Dingman Competition & Do Good Challenge

Erich Meissner and his teammates win UMD's Pitch Dingman Competition and Do Good Challenge for their start-up, Symbiont Health.

Elon Musk Tweets Back

A question and answer session with Quinn Kupec, an undergraduate researcher in Aerospace Engineering, who recently grabbed the attention of Elon Musk.

MSE's Elizabeth Tennyson is 2018 Student Speaker at Clark School Graduate Commencement Ceremony

The ceremony will be held on Monday, May 21, in the Xfinity Center.

Dynamic Futures

An annual event honored the academic achievements of the Clark School's diverse student body.

Students Shine at AIAA Region 1 Student Conference

Twelve students won awards for their papers, and seven were from UMD.

Why a robot can't yet outjump a flea

New research could help explain why nature still beats robots, and describes how machines might take the lead.

Natalie Livingston Awarded NSF Graduate Fellowship

BIOE senior recognized for efforts to advance drug delivery research.

Three BIOE Professors Awarded NIH R01s in as Many Months

Drs. Jewell, Scarcelli, and Jay were awarded a collective total of $5.4 million in NIH R01 funding this spring.

Igniting Entrepreneurship

Never did alumnus Ryan Fisher imagine as a student that one competition would spark his career - yet it did.

Oran Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the nation's oldest and most reputable honorary societies.

Hacking Tomorrow's Tech World

Technica was founded at UMD in 2015 to provide support for stronger gender diversification in tech.

UMD Celebrates Invention of Year Winners, Ventures, and Partnerships at 'Innovate Maryland'

An electric vehicle charger innovation takes home top honors for Invention of Year.

A higher-energy, safer and longer-lasting zinc battery

Researchers revive an old chemistry with a new electrolyte.

Four Clark School Professors Receive Competitive DURIP Grants

DURIP supports university research in technical areas of interest to the Department of Defense.

Schizophrenia drug monitoring device research featured on IEEE Sensors Letters cover

The paper culminates a four-year collaboration among Clark School, IBBR and University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers.

Maryland researchers awarded DARPA cooperative agreement to develop robotic swarm strategies

Maryland's is among the first “core swarm sprints” projects awarded in DARPA’s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program.

State, university officials celebrate launch of newly formed, cross-discipline transportation institute

The Maryland Transportation Institute will coordiate more than $20 million in annual research expenditures.

Hahn Receives NSF CAREER Award

NSF awards Hahn funding to research “white-box” autonomy in medical systems.

UMD Alumna Preserves American Icons

Merdon has overseen more than $11 billion in construction projects and programs over her 30-year career.

Wu Awarded Distinguished Professorship in Surgical Science

BIOE Research Professor recognized for contributions to the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Maryland UAS Experts Join Humanitarian Effort to Rebuild a Devastated Dominica

Aerial maps created over a two week operation will guide recovery decisions.

Improving speech intelligibility testing with new EEG methods

Tests developed at KU Leuven and the University of Maryland could result in better diagnoses for patients with speech comprehension issues.

The Clark School Celebrates Women's History Month

The Clark School is featuring our female engineering faculty members throughout March.

Exploding e-Cigarettes Are a Growing Danger to Public Health

Immediate threat of cigarette alternatives comes from a battery problem called thermal runaway

2018 ARPA-E Summit to Showcase UMD Innovations

UMD Energy Innovation Technologies dominate

2018 Engineering Sustainability Day

Join us for an energetic discussion!

On the Field and Off, Oluwaseun Oluwatimi's Hard Work Knows No Boundaries

The sophomore has jumped feet first into Clark School opportunities since transferring this semester.

University of Maryland Drone Pilot to Support Dominica Recovery After Hurricane Maria

Follow the UAS Test Site on Twitter for mission updates.

Super Wood Could Replace Steel

A new process could make wood as strong as titanium alloy but lighter and cheaper

CEE Experts Active at TRB 97th Annual Meeting

Faculty, staff, and students gave more than 50 presentations during the four-day event.

Aerospace Students Recognized as "Tomorrow's Technology Leaders"

Two Clark School students have been named “Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders: The 20 Twenties” by The Aviation Week Network.

FPE Alumna Jamie McAllister Wears Multiple Hats in the Fire Protection Arena

McAllister was also recently profiled in Fire Protection Engineering magazine.

University of Maryland, Navy Control Robot From 6,000 Feet Above Ground

The operation is the highest altitude test conducted by the UAS Test Site since launching in 2015.

Reducing the traffic jam in batteries

NEES researchers make solid ground toward better lithium-ion battery interfaces

CEE Welcomes Sheree Avent

Avent oversees department administrative services.

UMD Resilience Experts Offer Insights Throughout Active Atlantic Hurricane Season

The season was among the most active in records dating back to 1851.

Rapid Assessments Could Help Reduce Damage from Windstorms

Findings were published by Richard Krupar III and others in the Australian Journal of Emergency Management.

New microsystems detect, treat bacterial biofilms that cause post-operative infections

'Flexible impedance sensor' can fit inside urinary catheters, monitor and treat biofilms.

FY 2018 Energy Innovation Seed Grant

Maryland Energy Innovation Institute announces seed grant opportunity

QUEST Celebrates 25th Anniversary

The QUEST honors program celebrated 25 years of hands-on education in quality management, process improvement, and system design.

Jose Torero Called as Expert Witness for Grenfell Tower Inquiry

The Inquiry is examining circumstances leading to and surrounding the July 2017 fire at Grenfell Tower.

Five Clark School faculty part of $8 million NIH grant to combat hearing loss in older people

Multidisciplinary research will examine strategies to improve communication challenges.

UMD Researchers Work to Mitigate Water Scarcity Crisis with Solar-Powered Devices Made of Wood

Low-cost, enviro-friendly devices use natural nanoengineering

FPE Alumnus Personifies the American Dream

Jack Poole, Principal at Poole Fire Protection, hopes to inspire future FPE grads.

Espy-Wilson's technology included in new Alcatel MOVE TIME smart watch

OmniSpeech 'OmniClear' software reduces dynamic noise in communication devices.

Empowering Voices in Engineering

Moving towards a more diverse and inclusive campus.

Iribe Center Tour Brings Classroom Concepts to Life

The tour is one of several experiential learning strategies employed by Stephen Wooldridge.

Salamanca-Riba Appointed 2017/2018 UMD ADVANCE Professor

Dr. Salamanca-Riba will help facilitate opportunities for advancement among University faculty members, especially under-represented groups.

UMD Engineers Answer Questions about Record-Breaking Harvey, Flooding

National and local news outlets turned to University of Maryland engineers for their disaster expertise.

ChBE101 Students Participate in Pilot Student-Mentoring Program

Program designed and implemented by ChBE Lecturer, Deborah Goldberg.

MSE Research Group’s Invited Perspective Published in ACS Energy Letters

Marina Leite and her team offer insight into the future of solar cell technology.

Watch the Clark School's Total Eclipse Live Stream at 2:40 p.m.

The UAS Test Site will stream from South Carolina.

Clark School Participates in Solar Eclipse

The Clark School is deploying teams of faculty, staff and students to experience the solar eclipse in-person.

Researchers part of two NSF Neural & Cognitive Systems grants worth more than $1.2 million

The NSF awards have been issued to U.S. cross-disciplinary teams to conduct innovative research focused on neural and cognitive systems.

FPE Professor Peter Sunderland Designated PI on Upcoming NIST and NSF Projects

Grant money will be used in research aimed at developing wild-fire suppression methods, and cleaner, more efficient internal combustion engines.

Student Spotlight: Toby Dilworth

This mechanical engineering Terp launched an aerial photography business at 18.

Duncan Awarded Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award

Newly appointed BIOE assistant professor recognized for efforts to advance pulmonary health research

Student Spotlight: Kameron Sheppard

The Maryland native's interest in computer engineering began with Python.

UMD Partners With NOAA to Investigate UAS in Satellite Data Validation

The next round of flight testing is slated for the fall.

Jewell Promoted to Associate Professor

Dr. Christopher Jewell named associate professor with tenure, effective July 1.

UMD Recognized as Leader in Cyclocopter Development

UMD research team All-Terrain Cyclocopter was highlighted in Vertiflite magazine for its cyclocopter design.

New Microscopy Technique Sheds Light on How Cells Sense Environment

BIOE assistant professor Giuliano Scarcelli serves as co-author on Nature Cell Biology paper.

UMD Solar-Powered House Bears Fingerprints of Civil Engineering Students

reACT will make its competition debut in October.

UMD displays leadership role at IAFSS Symposium

Multiple FPE researchers recognized at international fire conference in Sweden.

UMD Takes 1st in American Helicopter Society Student Challenge

The Terrapin Sheriffs was one of three international teams selected to participate.

Gray Wins Dr. Mabel S. Spencer Award for Graduate Achievement

BIOE Ph.D. student recognized for efforts to develop therapies for diseases of the central nervous system.

BIOE Researchers Develop New Technologies to Drive Next-Generation Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis

Jewell Lab members use quantum dots to define density of self-antigen display.

Taylor Woehl Receives ORAU Powe Junior Faculty Award

This award provides seed money for research and professional growth of young faculty, resulting in new funding opportunities.

ECE Alumnus Briskman Wins 2017 IAF Hall of Fame Award

Briskman received the award for his outstanding contribution during the course of his career to the progress of astronautics within the framework of the IAF activities.

Alumna Profile: Amy Murdock

When Murdock first started in the Dept. of Fire Protection Engineering, she moved into a nearby firehouse.

Researchers Engineer Bacteria to Hunt Down Pathogens in the Gut

Nature Communications highlights University of Maryland alum’s latest efforts to program E.coli to combat infections.

Alumnus Profile: Christopher T. Jones

When Jones joined the Clark School as a Ph.D. student, he already was a Captain in the U.S. Air Force.

Bilal Ayyub Chairs ASCE Infrastructure Resilience Division

The division develops resources for improving the hazard resilience of civil infrastructure and lifeline systems.

UMD's reACT Represents at the Smithsonian's Earth Optimism Summit

Three students from UMD's Solar Decathlon team attended the first Earth Optimism Summit.

BIOE Researcher Works to Advance MS, Autoimmune Disease Research

Ph.D. student Lisa Tostanoski recognized with Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

UMD Students Place at AIAA Student Conference

Aerospace Engineering Students take top spots in undergraduate categories.

CHBE Chair Sheryl Ehrman Departs for San Jose

Ehrman has accepted the position of Don Beall Dean of the Davidson College of Engineering.

UMD Hosts the Premier Combustion Science Meeting in the U.S.

A record number of attendees made the 2017 meeting the most successful in its history.

ChBE PhD Candidate Wins MRS Gold Award

Fudong Han focuses his research on improving the all-solid-state-battery.

7th Annual Engineering Sustainability Day focuses on Energy Storage

This year's theme focused on energy storage - pervasive message that we should promote and advocate for scientists and the science.

Women Engineers Welcome Admitted Students

The Women in Engineering program hosted an admitted students reception on March 29, 2017.

Flocks and Form

P. S. Krishnaprasad and alumnus Matteo Mischiati devise a new fiber bundle structure to describe the changing forms of flocks and underlying kinematic modes.

UMD Takes First in Technical Design at DOE Competition

UMD students took first in Technical Design at the U.S. Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition.

UMD Steel Bridge Team Builds Their Way to Nationals

The competition was organized by UMD's student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Ph.D. Candidate Miriam Hiebert Wins Smithsonian Fellowship

Award will allow Hiebert to extend her work at the Museum Conservation Institute.

UMD’s 4th Annual Bitcamp Hackathon Becomes Largest to Date with over 1,300 Participants

A total of 200 hacks were submitted by students this year-the most in Bitcamp history.

MSE Undergraduate Wins NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Zinab Jadidi hopes to inspire other young women to pursue a STEM education.

BIOE Junior Natalie Livingston Receives 2017 Goldwater Scholar Honorable Mention

Livingston aims to advance drug delivery methods.

Chem-E Car Set to Compete in National Competition

The UMD team placed 5th at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition, securing their spot for Nationals in October.

University of Maryland to Lead NIH-Funded Center for Engineering Complex Tissues

UMD to Collaborate with Rice University, Wake Forest to Advance 3-D Printing Applications for Regenerative Medicine

Four Aerospace Students Receive Society of Satellite Professionals International Scholarships

Frizzell, Kaptui Sipowa, McCullum and Shannon receive awards to support research efforts.

Sunbeams at the Nano-scale: the Next Generation of Solar Cells

Marina Leite and her team of researchers tackle hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites based on methylammonium lead.

Researchers Introduce RoCo, a Mobile Personal Heating and Cooling Device

UMD Invention Has Potential to Cut Energy Costs in Residential and Large Building AC

Dr. Silvina Matysiak Uses Biomolecular Modeling to Advance Understanding of Degenerative Diseases

BIOE's Silvina Matysiak explores how molecular behavior dictates macroscopic-scale properties of systems.

Associate Professor Pino Martin Explores Turbulent Flows in UMD’s CRoCCo Laboratory

Martin helps create the engineering foundation for the accurate prediction of turbulent hypersonic flows.

UMD Students Take Top Prize in National Deloitte Case Competition

A UMD team won first place in the national Deloitte Consulting Undergraduate Case Study Competition.

Alumni Cup 2017

This year's Alumni Cup celebrated its sixth year with a unique challenge.

UMD and Mobile Comfort demonstrate robotic cooling machine at 2017 ARPA-E Technology Showcase

UMERC is a multidisciplinary initiative dedicated to advancing the frontiers of energy science and technology.

A nerve modeled on a battery

NEES PI helps make new organic artificial synapse

UMD Pushes Beyond Line of Sight to Map Impacts of Traditional Farming in Belize

The project marks the first time a UAS Test Site operator has flown using only instrumentation and cameras.

Alumnus David Van Wie Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Aerospace Engineering alumnus inducted into NAE for contributions to contributions to hypersonic technology.

UMD Researchers Make Strides in Schizophrenia Diagnosis Research

Blood test could help doctors more quickly diagnose schizophrenia and other disorders.

UMD Team Takes Top Spot in Performance & Operations at SpaceX Hyperloop Competition

Placed in the top five for overall pod design.

Four UMD Aerospace Engineering Students Named Penton Aviation Week Network’s 20 Twenties

Free, Kumar, Ng and Weinstein recognized as tomorrow’s engineering leaders.

Gollner to Receive Proulx Award at 2017 IAFSS Symposium

International Association of Fire Safety Science will present Michael Gollner with an early career award at this summer's meeting.

UMD, VA Maryland Health Care System Collaborate on MS Research

BIOE assistant professor Chris Jewell leads effort to use nanotechnology to treat MS.

UMD Research Empowers Leaner Bus Systems for Schools

Created for the Howard County Public School System in Maryland, UMD's bus system optimization tool is potentially applicable to most school systems

BIOE, IBBR Researchers Develop Electrogenetic Device for Activating Gene Expression via Electrodes

System holds promise for study of biological systems, biosensors and bio-hybrid devices.

Cumings and Drisko Published in Nature Communications

Small defects can make whole materials frustrated.

President Obama names Michael Rotkowitz a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

The PECASE is the highest federal government honor for science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their careers.

Fire Safety Demo Sparks Interest of Local Teen

Sienna Fink of Essex, MD, conducted her own fire experiments and won a national competition.

Liu Wins 2016 IEEE Signal Processing Society Meritorious Service Award

Dr. Liu received the award for exemplary service to and leadership in the Signal Processing Society.

Two UMD Teams NASA BIG Idea Challenge Finalists

Two UMD Aerospace Engineering student teams selected as finalists in NASA's BIG Idea Challenge.

UMD Receives $1M in Federal Funding to Help Increase Number of Minority Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

Increasing the quantity and quality of underrepresented minority students in STEM.

UMD Engineering for Social Change Class Awards Non-Profit V-LINC $10,000 Grant to Support Custom Assistive Technology Program

Grant marks more than $30,000 in student-awarded grants given through landmark engineering philanthropy course.

Alumni Frontin and Stebbins Awarded NASA Fellowships

Two B.S. 2014 UMD aerospace engineering alums, Cory Frontin and Spencer Stebbins, receive NASA fellowships.

NSF Science Now video features 'aging brain' research of Anderson, Simon and Presacco

Study is part of ongoing research into the so-called 'cocktail party problem.'

Gemstone Team Mentored by Das Wins UMD Sustainability Grant

Department of Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Siddhartha Das mentors grant winning Team BACTERIA.

UMD Donates Helicopter, Loans Wind Tunnel to College Park Aviation Museum

Museum to use donations for educational programs to inspire and teach the next generation.

Solar cells improved with nanospheres is subject of ACS journal cover

Leite and Munday work featured

It’s not your ears, it’s your brain

UMD neuroscience research shows older adults’ brain processing contributes to diminished speech comprehension, even with normal hearing.

Munday, Ha, and Collaborators' Research featured on the Cover of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Nanospheres light up solar cells

John S. Baras inducted into Clark School Innovation Hall of Fame

Baras created algorithms and protocols by which Internet services can be delivered over satellite.

Engineering the Preservation of Cultural Heritage

Mimi Hiebert first became fascinated with studying and preserving antiquities thanks to an Egyptian mummy named “Tia.”

Making Better Makers with New 3-D Printing Technologies

Mechanical engineering senior student Brett Potter set out to fix the most nagging problems of consumer 3-D printers.

National Transportation Center at Maryland Leads Unprecedented Effort to Track Multimodal Travel Trends

CEE researchers use cutting-edge technology to collect travel behavior data.

Prof. Ott, Prof. Yorke & Alumnus Grebogi Named 2016 Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates

Yorke, Ott, Grebogi named top contenders for Nobel Prize in physics for developing method to control chaos

UMD Center for Disaster Resilience Leads Hill Discussion on D.C. Flood Risk

CEE faculty partner with Congresswoman Holmes Norton to emphasize importance of resilience in the nation's capital.

Siemens, Koffel Gifts Help Fire Protection Engineering Reach $2.5M Milestone in Legacy Campaign

A $100,000 gift from Siemens, matched by a gift from Bill Koffel, has helped the department raise $2,500,000 towards its endowed Clinical Professor fund.

University of Maryland Achieves First Successful Solar-Powered Helicopter Flight

Solar Gamera Team Achieves 9-Second Solar-Powered Helicopter Flight

Bentley Named Distinguished University Professor

Fischell Dept. of Bioengineering founding chair recognized with university's highest academic honor conferred upon faculty.

Fisher Named Biomedical Engineering Society Fellow

Election to 2016 BMES Class of Fellows marks milestone for Fischell Department of Bioengineering.

Jewell Research Lab Explores New Therapies for Treatment of Juvenile Diabetes

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation awards Prof. Jewell $500,000 grant to study vaccine for diabetes.

Physics for Breakfast: Clark School Research in The New York Times

Research coauthored by Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Siddhartha Das is profiled in The New York Times.

Meet RoCo, the Coolest Robot at the Clark School

The story "This robot follows you around and blasts you with air conditioning" ran in The Washington Post on June 30, 2016.

Using Brillouin Microscopy, Scarcelli Aims to Shed Light on How Tumor Cells Metastasize

BIOE Assistant Professor Awarded $1 Million NIH National Cancer Institute Grant

BioE Capstone 2016: New Projects Focus on Improved Healthcare for Underserved Communities, Pediatric Patients, and More

Affordable RT-PCR for clinical diagnostics, fear mitigation device for pediatric MRIs tie for first place.

University of Maryland Wind Tunnel Media Day, July 8

University of Maryland offers reporters the chance to experience hurricane-force winds firsthand.

UMD UAS Test Site Hosts Public Safety Demonstration for First Responders

UMD hosted a demonstration of the Project Lifesaver/Lockheed Martin Indago UAV system for representatives from nine public safety organizations.

UMD Transportation Experts Issue Impact Reports, Forecasts for WMATA’s SafeTrack

First safety surge poses minimal effects on area traffic, measurable crowding on Metrorail

More than 175 attend national Denice Denton Emerging Leaders Workshop

Faculty development workshop helped mid-career STEM academics develop knowledge, skills, strategies and critical networks.

Fischell Receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation

UMD Alum, BioE Professor of Practice to Receive White House Honor

First 3D Bioprinted Placenta Model for Study of Preeclampsia Created

Scientists are the first to create a 3D bioprinted placenta model and use it to study preeclampsia, a life-threatening pregnancy complication.

Olusola-Ajayi to Deliver Student Speech for Clark School Spring Commencement

Aerospace Engineering senior Oyinkansola Elizabeth Olusola-Ajayi student speaker for the Clark School of Engineering's Spring 2016 Commencement Ceremony.

Northrop Grumman's Christopher Jones to Deliver Spring Commencement Remarks

Northrop Grumman Technology Services VP and President Dr. Christopher T. Jones (Ph.D. '97) to speak at Clark School Spring 2016 Commencement Ceremony.

More Salt, More Power: UMD, ARL Researchers Building Better Batteries

A team of researchers at UMD, ARL, and colleagues have developed a battery that is at once safer, cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and more powerful - by adding a pinch of salt.

Aerospace Engineering Inducts Five New Academy of Distinguished Alumni Members

Alumni Jones, Van Buiten, Van Wie, Wang and Weber inducted to department's Academy of Distinguished Alumni.

A View Through Wood Shows Futuristic Applications

Transparent wood made at UMD could create new windows, cars and solar panels

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx Headlines University of Maryland Transportation Summit

The National Transportation Center at Maryland hosts nearly 200 transportation experts for innovation and policy summit.

Ulukus Named 2016-2017 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher by University of Maryland

The Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Program honors members of UMD faculty who have demonstrated outstanding scholarly achievements along with equally outstanding accomplishments as teachers.

Aerospace Engineering Students and Alumni Receive NSF Fellowships

Students Brown and Free, and alumni Mills awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

UMD Invention of the Year Nominees Push Boundaries in Health, Energy, and Security

Campus inventors to be honored at Celebration of Innovation and Partnerships

UMD to Host 2016 FIRST Robotics District Championship

Student Teams Build, Battle Robots to Secure Spot in International Championship

Four UMD Students Named 2016 Goldwater Scholars

UMD is one of five institutions with all four nominees named scholars

UMD Startup Makes Strides in Cybersecurity

SecondWrite develops software to combat evasive malware

Maryland research contributes to Google’s AlphaGo AI system

Chang, Fu, Hu and Marcus developed ideas at the core of the system that defeated Go master Lee Se-Dol in early March.

UMD has Largest University Showing at 2016 ARPA-E Summit

UMD researchers showcase transformative energy research at ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit

BBI Seed Grant winners announced

Five projects selected for inaugural round of funding.

Hasan Receives NASA Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy Award

NASA recognizes Aerospace Engineering graduate student Syed Hasan for outstanding mission contributions.

Hubbard Named SPIE 2016 Smart Structures and Materials Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

Aerospace Engineering Professor recognized for contributions to the field of smart structures and materials.

University of Maryland Faculty, Alumni Named National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Inductees recognized for prolific spirit of innovation.

Espy-Wilson Featured in MIT’s Tech Review

She was the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in electrical engineering at MIT.

Diagnosing Better Efficiencies for Solar Cells

New UMD imaging technique could yield more efficient solar cells

Mechanical Engineering Design Day Fall 2015

Design Day showcases Mechanical Engineering students' capstone design projects and solutions-driven prototypes.

Aerospace Engineering Students Win at 2015 AIAA YPSE Conference

Aerospace Engineering grad students Shrestha and Geerts place first and second at 2015 AIAA YPSE Region 1 competition.

UMD & Army Researchers Discover Salty Solution to Better, Safer Batteries

Greatest potential uses seen in safety-critical, automotive and grid-storage applications

Alumnus Named 2016 Black Engineer of the Year

Aerospace Engineering Alumni Christopher T. Jones (Ph.D. '97) named 2016 Black Engineer of the Year Award by Black Engineer magazine.

Clark School Undergrads Look to Improve Grafts for Small Blood Vessels

Members of the 2017 Gemstone Honors class launch campaign to increase the strength and biocompatibility of vascular grafts.

Galloway Elected to National Academy of Construction

Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering Gerry Galloway was elected a member of the 2015 NAC class.

University of Maryland, College Park & Baltimore Campuses Announce Seed Grant Winners

Program, now in eight year, spurs inter-campus research collaboration

Chow and Niezelski Named 2015-2016 Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars

Mechanical Engineering seniors Ryan Chow and Sarah Niezelski selected as 2015-2016 scholars.

UMD iGEM Team Earns Second Consecutive Gold Medal in International Competition

UMD student researchers recognized for innovative approach to accelerate construction of biodesigns.

University of Maryland Flies High with Milestone 50th High-Altitude Balloon Launch

University of Maryland Celebrates 50^thLaunch of the Maryland Space Grant Consortium Balloon Payload Program

Novel Microscopy Technique to Shed New Light on Study of Cell Properties, Disease Pathogenesis

BioE Asst. Prof. Giuliano Scarcelli published in Nature Methods.

New efficiencies in solar cells on the horizon

Leite labdevelops new diagnostic imaging technique for solar cell efficiencies

Engineers Without Borders Addresses Power Needs for Ghana High School

Five students and one advisor traveled to Ghana for EWB-UMD’s project implementation trip.

Hadar Ben-Yoav accepts tenure-track position at Ben-Gurion University

Former ISR postdoc will join the Dept. of Biomedical Engineering.

New research will help cyber-physical systems understand human activities

NSF grant funds Fermüller, Baras and Aloimonos to develop a three-layer architecture.

University of Maryland No. 1 in ARPA-E Awards

UMD has most active ARPA-E awards among all U.S. universities.

UMD Researchers Creating First Onboard Fast-Charging System for Electric Vehicles

NSF funds innovative interdisciplinary research for Khaligh and McCluskey

Design Templates for Education Made Easy by UMD Startup

CredentialED, launched by Prof. Leigh Abts, offers MyDesign app for students.

Smela Named ADVANCE Professor

Mechanical Engineering Professor Elisabeth Smela Named University of Maryland ADVANCE Professor

UMD Researchers’ New Nanoscale Solar Cells Could Revolutionize Solar Industry

Can nanostructured solar cells exceed the Shockley-Queisser limit?

Matysiak Named National Science Foundation CAREER Award Recipient

Five-year, $650,000 NSF CAREER Award to support neurodegenerative disease research.

UMD Invention Could Make Your Mobile Device Almost Impossible to Break Into

Team develops authentication system for both fingerprint and sensor on mobile device.

Jeremy Munday selected for NASA Smallsat Technology Partnership Award

ECE professor to develop reconfigurable solar sails

Gates Foundations awards UMD project to address world sanitation problems

UMD researchers receive award for the tri-generation of heat, power, and potable water from waste.

Liu Awarded 2016 IEEE Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award

Prolific Researcher Recognized for Exceptional Teaching and Mentoring

UMD Students Win Poster Session at NASA's Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop

Graduate students Allison Porter (Aerospace Engineering) and David Squiller (Mechanical Engineering) placed second and third at 2015 NASA TFAW poster session.

UMD National Transportation Center Awarded $4.5 Million Department of Energy Grant

NTC@Maryland to develop technology to deliver personalized, real-time travel information to users and incentivize energy-efficient travel.

Alumnus Wins Canada's Killam Award

Jie Chen recognized for outstanding scholarship and substantial contributions to the scientific community.

CYC Students Learn About Sustainable Energy

The University of Maryland Center for Young Children (CYC) Tour UMERC

Transparent, Interactive Nanopaper Uses Touch to Generate Electricity

New material described in ACS Nano, featured in Nanowerk and C&EN.

Wereley Awarded 2015 AIAA NCS Marvin C. Demler Award

Aerospace Engineering Department Chair Norman Wereley recognized for his commitment to supporting and forwarding the AIAA National Capital Section.

Small Can Be Strong and Tough

The smaller the cellulose fibers, the stronger and tougher the paper they make, to UMD researchers’ surprise

FPE Design Challenge Gets High School Students Excited About Engineering

“Junior fire protection engineers” learn about fire phenomena, core strategies in new student-run program.

Pecht Receives 2016 IEEE Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Award

Professor Michael Pecht awarded the 2016 IEEE Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Award.

Prof. Ray Phaneuf Appointed Acting Chair of Materials Science and Engineering

Professor Robert M. Briber named Clark School Associate Dean for Research.

UMD Team Wins 2015 Robo-Ops and Sets New Course Record

Maryland students and their rover 'Frigg' win first place at the 2015 Robo-Ops Competition.

National Media Highlights UMD Hurricane Research, Wind Tunnel

Clark School, AOSC Experts Caution, "It Only Takes One Storm"

Shampoo ingredient keeps nanotubes cleaner, more manageable

Better electronics and nanoscience possible using common cleaner

Three Aerospace Engineering Faculty Receive 2015 DURIP Awards

Laurence, Hubbard and Yu receive over $1.2 million in combined funding through the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP).

Thin coatings controlled at atomic scale protect high performance lithium anodes

Anodes with layer of alumina resist corrosion and cycle well

UMD Ties with Stanford, MIT for Most Researchers on 2015 DOD Multidisciplinary Research Grants

UMD Represented on 6 of 22 Teams Awarded University Research Initiative Grants by the Department of Defense

New Software Will Enhance Materials Science and Engineering’s Undergraduate Program

UMD wins one of six computational design toolkits from ASM International.

University of Maryland Wind Tunnel Media Day

University of Maryland offers reporters chance to experience first-hand what hurricane winds really feel like.

UMD Concrete Canoe, Steel Bridge Teams Take First Place in ASCE Mid-Atlantic Competitions

CEE’s Schneider earns second place in technical paper competition.

Gaging the Long-Term Performance of Nuclear Reactor Cooling Pipes

Schwarm wins DOE fellowship to study changes in the properties of stainless steel.

Fievisohn Receives AIAA Foundation Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Award

Aerospace engineering Ph.D. student Robert Fievisohn recognized with AIAA graduate award.

Shumway Awarded NDSEG Fellowship

Aerospace graduate student Nathan Shumway win National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship.

Members of NEES Gather for 2015 Spring Accomplishment Meeting

Poster session, in-depth discussions, presentations.... and hiking

UMD Teams Awarded Over $5 Million to Improve Power Plant Cooling Technologies

The U.S. Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) funds two UMD teams to improve power plant cooling efficiency.

Swelling Magnets to Energize the World

Discovery Sheds New Light on 175-year-old Principle

Baz Recognized with Two Awards for Teaching Excellence

Minta Martin Professor Amr Baz recognized with both a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award and the Poole and Kent Teaching Award for Senior Faculty.

Aerospace Engineering Alumnus Receives 2015 ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award

Nikhil A. Koratkar (Ph.D., '00) recognized for outstanding accomplishments in mechanical engineering within 10 to 20 years of graduation.

First UMD Engineering Course in Social Entrepreneurship Will Help Transform Local Elementary School

Engineering Students Award $10K to FRESHFARM Markets for their FoodPrints Program

UMD Center for Disaster Resilience Leads Efforts to Create a National Resilience Scorecard

CEE researchers host "Building Blocks for a National Resilience Scorecard" workshop.

Food Safety, Energy Storage & Video Authentication Inventions Honored at Awards Ceremony

Three Clark School innovations win UMD Invention of the Year Awards

Emissions from Natural Gas Wells May Travel Far Downwind

New study sees steep rise in ethane accompanying the rise in fracking.

For Batteries, One Material Does It All

Revolutionary material could create safer, simpler and more efficient all-in-one batteries

CEE, Landscape Architecture Researchers Awarded 1st Place in EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge

Interdisciplinary team recognized for UMD Memorial Chapel site proposal.

Herrmann Promoted to Professor

Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Jeffrey Herrmann promoted to Professor.

Undergrads Host AIChE Conference; Chem-E Car Shelldon Heads to National Competition

AIChE welcomes more than 300 chemical engineering students from more than two dozen schools.

Bailey Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Four materials science students receive Honorable Mentions.

Nilsson Wins Wylie Fellowship

UMD award supports grad student's work in advanced microscopy.

UMD, JHU Team up for 3rd Annual Undergraduate Research Day

University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University bioengineering students celebrate research undertakings.

Gastfriend Named 2015 Goldwater Scholar

National award supports outstanding undergraduates pursuing careers in research.

Optimal control and strong interactions imply flock cohesion

New work suggests that copying behavior in social groups may be governed by optimal control theory

UMD to Host 2015 FIRST Robotics Regional Competition

More than 1,000 high school students expected to attend event in College Park.

Hubbard and Wissa Collaborators on ASME Best Paper in Structures

Professor James E. Hubbard, Jr. and Aerospace Engineering Alumna Aimy Wissa (Ph.D., '14) collaborate on winning ASME paper.

Help Send UMD Students to the American Chemical Society Nat'l Meeting!

Crowdfunding campaign hopes to send 10 undergrads to ACS conference in August.

UMD To Celebrate Innovations and Partnerships April 29

Nine nominees for Invention of the Year to be recognized at annual event

UMD Mourns Passing of Benefactor and Alumnus A. James Clark

University of Maryland's Clark School of Engineering community remembers namesake and friend

A New Era in Human Health Innovation

A. James Clark Hall made possible in part by the generosity of two benefactors.

Bowcutt Elected National Academy of Engineering Fellow

Aerospace Engineering alumnus Kevin Bowcutt named NAE Member for contributions to hypersonic research.

Vote Now! Materials Video Enters Thinkable Competition

»Marquardt showcases conservation work in pursuit of $5K Open Innovation Award.

Radermacher Receives Institute of Refrigeration J&E Hall Gold Medal

Reinhard Radermacher recognized for pushing research frontiers in energy efficiency and environmentally sustainable thermal systems.

ASCE Maryland Hosts Inaugural “Suit Up & Be Civil” Event

Nearly 200 gather for UMD American Society of Civil Engineers event.

Mechanical Engineering Clinches 2015 Alumni Cup Title

Student teams conquer light bulb challenge at 4th annual competition.

UMD Patents Compounds that Inhibit Biofilm Formation and Persistence

Patent awarded for compounds capable of fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Non-Toxic, Edible Materials Could Help Break Up Oil Slicks

Raghavan group’s efforts part of Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.

Understanding Battery Failure in Realtime, at the Nanoscale

Microscopy technique reveals why and how aluminum anodes fail in Li-ion batteries.

UMD Transportation Engineers Evaluate Costs of Traffic Jams, Congestion

NTC@Maryland addresses impact of congestion on economy, freight transport.

Maryland inventors issued US Patent for compounds that fight biofilms

The compounds enhance the effectiveness of conventional antibiotics and inhibit the formation and persistence of biofilms.

UMD Hosts 3D Maryland Expert Group Meeting

Event Highlights 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing Technologies at UMD

What We Can Learn–and Teach–from the Annapolis Mansion Fire

Fire Protection Engineering Department hopes to educate its students and the public.

Larsson Receives NSF CAREER Award

Larsson targets turbulent flows to improve future modeling capabilities.

UMD Engineers & Tight End Team Up on "Catchy" New Football Product

Grip Boost gel restores gloves to like-new condition for a fraction of the cost of new ones.

Hartzell Receives Astronomical Honor

Main belt asteroid named after Aerospace Engineering's Assistant Professor Christine Hartzell.

Flatau Promoted to AIAA Fellow

Professor Alison Flatau promoted to Fellow for years of AIAA service and academic and research excellence.

WUSA-9 Consults Milke on Deadly Metro Smoke Incident

Fire Protection Engineering Chair featured in news report.

Saving Energy with ‘Personal HVAC Systems’

UMD awarded more than $5 million by ARPA-E to fund potentially transformational research.

UMD UAS Test Site Flies Talon 240

Inaugural flight successfully proves operational processes and procedures for UAS.

UMD Clark School Highlights Disaster Resilience at Mpact Week

Five-day event focused on role of engineers in disaster prevention, mitigation, and response.

University of Maryland Breaks Ground for A. James Clark Hall

New building to serve as hub for human health innovation in the state of Maryland

UMD Clark School Announces Inaugural Awards Winners

New awards honor alumni, friends for career achievements and contributions to Clark School.

Hu, Leite Named Outstanding Engineer and Scientist of the Year (VIDEO)

Materials Science professors receive awards from the Md. Academy of Sciences and Md. Science Center.

UMD Clark School Names Top 25 Source Schools

Annual list recognizes Maryland high schools that send the most students to the Clark School.

Engineering systems for mental health work by Espy-Wilson, Resnik, Vaughn-Cooke featured in Newsweek

Research on quantifiable indicators could result in mental health tracking app.

A Billion Holes Can Make a Battery

Battery inside a nanopore has commercial potential

Museum Conservation Research Wins Top Prizes in International 3-Minute Thesis Competition

Amy Marquardt uses nanotechnology and materials science to design protective coatings for silver art, artifacts.

UMD Researchers Use Artificially Engineered Materials to Create Breakthrough for Sound Sensors

"Enhanced Acoustic Sensing through Wave Compression and Pressure Amplification in Anisotropic Metamaterials" published in Nature Communications

Vote Now! Materials Grad Student is Finalist in 3 Minute Thesis Competition (VIDEO)

Amy Marquardt uses nanotechnology to protect silver art and artifacts.

Elviz George Receives IMAPS 2014 Steve Adamson Award

Mechanical Engineering graduate student Elviz George receives IMAPS 2014 Steve Adamson Award.

Whiting-Turner Lecture Series to Feature Colwell and Langford

Clark School of Engineering will welcome two distinguished speakers for its Whiting-Turner lecture series this fall.

Shrestha and Yanes Named Aviation Week Twenty20s

Aerospace Engineering alumni Nelson Yanes and graduate student Elena Shrestha named two of "Tomorrow's Engineering Leaders: The Twenty20s" by Penton Aviation Week.

$2.5 Million NSF Grant Awarded for UMD-Led Disaster Resilience Research

CEE Professor Elise Miller-Hooks lead PI for disaster resilience research initiative.

Beyond “Six Nines”: Ultra-enriched Silicon for Quantum Computing

MSE student part of NIST team pursuing near-perfect crystals.

Fighting Fungus: Engineering Antibodies for Validating Antifungal Drug Targets

Powe Junior Faculty Award supports Karlsson’s development of new experimental tool.

Bergbreiter to attend NAE U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

Microrobotics researcher one of 83 "outstanding young engineers" invited to prestigious event.

UMD Alumnus Wins Top Spot in Infiniti's Performance Engineering Academy

Eric LaRoche (B.S., '14) secures a 12-month dream job with Infiniti Red Bull Racing.

Hovercraft Competition Serves as Unique Final Exam

Introduction to Engineering Design final encourages team work and hands-on education

Inaugural Project Management Symposium Draws Capacity Crowd

More than 250 project management professionals gathered at the University of Maryland June 9-10 for the inaugural Project Management Symposium.

MC2 Welcomes Undergraduates For Nine-Week Research Experience

Nine undergraduates from across the country are collaborating this summer.

Annual Cyber Symposium Brings Large Crowd, Interesting Discussion

UMD symposium on cybersecurity research and education draws large crowd

Clark School Faculty Promotions Announced

Faculty promoted to full professor, associate professor with tenure.

BioE Capstone 2014: New Projects Focus on Cardiological Health, Surgical Tools and More

Students' inventions range from diagnostic devices to accident prevention products.

Maryland Team Competes in Baja SAE Competition

UMD students participated in the 2014 Baja Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Kansas student competition.

NSF Award Sponsors Student’s Microscopy Research in Sweden

MSE grad student Hanna Nilsson hopes to pinpoint thermal conductivity of graphene.

Faculty Founded Techno-Sciences, Inc. Acquired by McMurdo Group

ECE-born company specializes in satellite ground stations, emergency response center systems, coastal surveillance tools

UMD Undergrads Impress IBM, Industry Pros at QUEST Case Competition

Students compete in multidisciplinary teams to develop ideas for implementing the Watson Engagement Advisor.

Twelve Clark School Students Awarded Prestigious NSF Research Fellowships

Fellowships awarded to outstanding students pursuing a research-based graduate degree.

Shaking Things Up: UMD Engineering Students Build Innovative Solution to Help Save Honey Bees

Undergrads gain hands-on experience helping biologists build solutions for critical honey bee issue.

Researchers at UMD, UCONN, and Rice Awarded MURI

Qu, Srivastava and Alumnus Forte Focus Research on Changing Future Nano-Scale Device Security

UMD Celebrates 25 Years of Excellence in Reliability Engineering

The Center for Risk and Reliability hosted a 25th Anniversary Celebration of the University of Maryland's Reliability Engineering Education Program on April 2, 2014.

Three UMD Undergraduates Win Top Prize at LAHacks

Clark School students display their engineering prowess at largest hackathon to date.

Smithsonian Secretary Clough To Deliver Special Lecture at UMD

Secretary Wayne Clough will discuss "Why the Smithsonian Matters"

2014 UMD Corporate Connector of the Year Announced

Dr. Michael Pecht and the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering

Clark School Welcomes Corporate Partners for Summit

Corporate partners converge to network with students and faculty

UMD Hosts Regional FIRST Robotics Competition

Competition promotes design skills, teamwork, and sportsmanship

RoboRaven stars in USA Today video

UMD robots exhibited at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum for National Robotics Week.

UMD Hosts Inaugural Bitcamp Hackathon

Marathon of innovation draws more than 500 students from across the country.

Six Aerospace Engineering Students Win NSF Fellowships

DeLaHunt, Fievisohn, Karcher, Petro, Pillsbury and Yanes awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

UMD to Host FIRST Robotics Regional Competition

More than 1,000 high school students expected to attend event in College Park

UMD Ranked Top School for Women Empowerment

Flexus Living and Learning Program honored for equality efforts

Foraging Bats Warn Others Away From Their Dinners

UMD researchers find bats produce special sound to keep other bats away from prey.

IBM Challenges UMD Students to Develop New Customer Service Tech

Students from the QUEST program will compete on March 30

Bergles Passes at 78

Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering Dr. Arthur S. Bergles passes at 78.

UMD Hackathon Team Featured on NPR

Terrapin Hackers students interviewed by "All Things Considered"

Student Innovators to Converge at University of Maryland for Bitcamp

"Hackathon" event to showcase student-made technology creations

$100K ACC Clean Energy Challenge Announces Elite Eight Plus Two

Ten Startups Vie to Reach Final Four

Engineering Alumnus Featured in Forbes

Mechanical Engineering alumnus and Zoosk founder Alex Mehr (Ph.D., '03) featured in March issue of Forbes Magazine.

Using Materials Science and Engineering to Save Priceless Artifacts

Graduate student Amy Marquardt wins CIC-Smithsonian Fellowship.

Lockheed Martin, University of Maryland Partner to Develop Next Generation Quantum Computer

Quantum Engineering Center established

Registration Open for UMD Project Management Symposium

Featured speaker Ron Taylor will present "You're Not the Boss of Me."

Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program Awards $4.1 Million to 15 Maryland Industry/Academic Teams to Develop Technology Products

Green technologies, oyster farming, Chesapeake Bay-saving and medical inventions dominate the funding round.

Aerospace Alumnus Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

Lt. Col. Paul C. Zurkowski receives Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor for heroic efforts supporting troops in Afghanistan.

Whiting-Turner President and CEO Hackerman Passes at 95

Prominent philanthropist was responsible for establishment of UMD's Whiting-Turner Business and Entrepreneurial Lecture Series.

Michael Rotkowitz wins NSF CAREER Award

Award will fund research into decentralization and parsimony for implementable control of massively interconnected systems.

UMD Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program Wins National Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education

EIP takes first place in the Outstanding Specialty Entrepreneurship Program category.

UL Contributes $250K to UMD Fire Protection Engineering Legacy Campaign

Largest single gift in department's history to support new professor of the practice.

OmniSpeech to Demonstrate Technology at 2014 CES International

Professor Carol Espy-Wilson's company, OmniSpeech, will debut its groundbreaking speech extraction technology at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show.

Elaine Gessow Passes at 88

Wife of former UMD Aerospace Engineering Chair and helicopter pioneer passes away peacefully.

Clark School Alumnus and BOV Member Waggner Passes

Baltimore native and chemical engineering grad had distinguished career in petrochemical industry.

Innovation Hall of Fame Inductee and Alumnus Campanella Passes

Electrical engineering alumnus had long, distinguished career in communications technology.

Two Clark School Faculty Members Receive Presidential Early Career Awards

Bergbreiter and Paley honored by the White Houseas outstanding early-career scientists.

NSF-Funded Project Provides Insight into Animal Behavior

Data gathering system could help protect endangered species.

Five Clark School Faculty Earn NSF CAREER Awards

Mi, Stoliarov, Liu, Rotkowitz, and Jewell awarded 5-year research grants from the National Science Foundation.

UMD Among Kiplinger's Top 10 Best Values for Sixth Consecutive Year

UMD again listed in Kiplinger's Personal Finance's annual ranking of the Top Ten Best Values in Public Colleges.

Anderson and Pines Win Best Paper Award from AIAA

Research in x-ray pulsar-based navigation earns Best Paper from the 2013 AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference.

Clark School Senior Named Marshall Scholar

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Senior Erin Hylton named a 2014 Marshall Scholar.

Three Clark School Students Named 2013-2014 Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars

Clark School undergraduates Rohrbach, Yanes and Yep named 2013-2014 Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars

Maryland Students Win First Major League Hacking Championship, Awarded Trophy at Ceremony

A newcomer to hackathons, UMD's Terrapin Hackers beat out more than 100 other schools in MLH’s first season.

UMD Team Wins 2013 American Public Health Association's Affordable Care Act Codeathon

Terrapin Health Transformers & Friends team creates winning solution with ACA Benefits Buddy.

BioE's Chris Jewell Named Outstanding Young Engineer

Md. Science Center honors expert in controlling immune system response.

Koeth Named Acting Director of Radiation Facilities

Research professor will manage training reactor, irradiator and linear accelerators.

Inaugural Mpact Week Showcases UMD Innovations, Robotics, Bioengineering

Over a thousand visit College Park campus for Mpact Week events.

MSE Professors to Present Historical Preservation Work at Smithsonian-UMD Celebration

Livingston, Phaneuf will discuss preservation of stone and metal.

Alumnus Krill to Be Honored for Revolutionary Naval Fleet Network Technology

Electrical engineering graduate Jerry Krill’s Cooperative Engagement Capability allowed Navy battle groups to act as one.

UMD Wins First Place in Hackathon Season

Terrapin Hackers team recognized as Major League Hacking champions.

UMD Steel Bridge Team Meets Members of Congress at AISI Steel Day in DC

Civil Engineering students showcased UMD's steel bridge at AISA headquarters for US government and steel industry leaders.

Hubbard Chosen for HistoryMakers Oral History Collection

Aerospace Professor James E. Hubbard, Jr. chosen for inclusion in HistoryMakers African American oral history collection.

BioE and Mtech Partner with Children's National Health System to Form Pediatric Device Consortium

FDA-supported collaboration will focus on medical device design, production and regulation.

NSF-Backed DC I-Corps Kicks Off First Cohort with 20 Federal Laboratory, University and Regional Inventors, Entrepreneur Teams

The Silicon Valley-tested, Lean Startup-based initiative is slated to train 300 top entrepreneurial research teams over three years.

UMD and Northrop Grumman Launch ACES, Nation's First Cybersecurity Honors Program

ACES program is result of partnership with Northrop Grumman.

Weissberg Gift Supports Engineers Without Borders Program

Gift will support EWB team projects as well as scholarship funding for EWB students.

M-CERSI Day Highlights Regulatory Science

Second annual showcase event held by University of Maryland's Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation.

Maryland's EWB Team Spends July in Addis Alem, Ethiopia

Engineers Without Borders group helps town with stormwater and sanitation.

Tavis Smiley and UMD Make Last Call for Submissions in the $75,000 Social Innovation Challenge

Deadline for entries is October 13, 2003.

Clark School Names Top 25 Source Schools

Annual list recognizes Maryland high schools that send the most students to the Clark School.

Clark School Welcomes New Faculty

Ten new faculty members join the Clark School for the 2013-2014 school year.

Terps Racing Showcased at the Grand Prix of Baltimore

Participation helped spread awareness about Terps Racing’s Baja and Formula vehicles.

Duncan Receives Wilson H. Elkins Professorship

Mechanical Engineering Professor James Duncan awarded professorship to expand research in hydrodynamics.

UMD Team Wins First Place in MaxTech Competition

Team UMD Dryer wins the first place gold medal for their energy saving heat pump dryer.

University of Maryland Hosts National Society of Black Engineers Conference

Region II members of NSBE gather for leadership training, networking.

Meet the Potential Future of Electricity Generation

Redox Power Systems, UMD develop breakthrough fuel cells to provide efficient, affordable electricity.

Robotics @ Maryland Takes Fourth Place in International RoboSub Competition

Student-run robotics team builds autonomous underwater vehicle for competition.

UMD Propulsion Technology Offers New Possibilities for Satellite Positioning, Space Exploration

Electromagnetic propulsion could exponentially expand satellite capabilities by providing a propellant-less formation flight technology.

"Gentle Delivery" Kits Could Help Bring Gene Therapies to Market

Clark School startup receives funding to support production, testing of new research tool.

Professor Peter Sandborn Elected ASME Fellow

Sandborn recognized for contributions to field of life-cycle cost modeling for systems.

Two UMD Teams Among Seven Finalists Selected for NASA X-Hab Challenge

The teams will compete in NASA's 2014 eXploration-Habitat Academic Innovation Challenge.

Electrochemical Society Student Chapter Wins Chapter Award

Young group named ECS' first Outstanding Student Chapter.

UMD Awarded Three Department of Defense MURI Grants

Research teams at UMD receive grants for multidisciplinary research initiatives.

Tavis Smiley and the University of Maryland Announce $75,000 Social Innovation Challenge

Inaugural TS/UM Social Innovation Challenge to spur development of transformative solutions for societal issues.

Clark School Faculty Members to Receive Two Seed Grants

Professors Desai and Shapiro awarded $75,000 grants for research collaborations with UMB.

UMD Steel Bridge Team Reaches National Competition

Steel Bridge Team takes third at regional competition, qualifies for nationals.

Fourney Selected to Receive 2014 Frocht Award

Associate dean and Keystone professor to be honored with Society for Experimental Mechanics award.

Gamera Team Breaks New Ground in Duration and Altitude

Student human-powered helicopter team sets unofficial world record for duration with 74-second flight.

Seven Clark School Students Win NSF Research Fellowships

Students awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for excellence in engineering.

Demeter Takes Second Place in 2013 Robo-Ops

Students guide planetary rover robot to second place in RASC-AL Exploration Robo-Ops Competition.

Undergrads Showcase Innovative Sustainability Design Ideas Developed in New "Energy 101" Course

Student design ideas include a green gym powered by exercise, sustainable floors for sporting arenas, water-powered watch.

Eta Kappa Nu Wins 2011-2012 Outstanding Chapter Award

UMD chapter of Eta Kappa Nu earns national recognition once more.

Clark School Freshmen Compete in Hovercraft Competition

ENES100 students build autonomous hovercrafts for final exam.

X-51A Waverider Achieves Hypersonic Breakthrough

Clark School professor and alumni fuel breakthrough success on final X-51A Waverider flight

Inaugural UMD Business Model Challenge Winners Announced

Wheel Shields and UMDTutor2Go received top honors at the event.

Clark Professors Honored as Top Women Professors in Maryland

Professors Espy-Wilson and Muro recognized by StateStats.org for excellence in and out of the classroom

Pecht Receives Distinguished Achievement Award

ME Professor Michael Pecht receives distinguished achievement award from alma mater University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Tauros Engineering Wins Harvard New Venture Competition

U-Md. startup Tauros Engineering wins top spot in 17th annual Harvard New Venture Completion

Thompson Named 1 of 6 UMD Undergraduate Researchers of the Year

BioE senior recognized for work in tissue engineering.

Solar Team Distills Most and Purest Water at International Competition

Students from civil, chemical engineering win awards in Environmental Design Contest.

UMD's Mtech Pronounces: Business Plan Pitches Are Dead

New Business Model Challenge focuses on business model generation, customer development and pivoting.

Bulka Wins Outstanding ASPIRE Student Research Award

BioE senior recognized for work that seeks to understand how stem cells might be used to treat degeneration of the spine.

Study on Bats, Rats Finds that Analysis of Many Species Is Required to Better Understand the Brain

Questions raised about using a single animal model in neuroscience research.

Clark School Faculty Recognized at UMD Invention of the Year Awards

26th annual awards ceremony honors most promising campus inventions.

UMD Hosts Symposium on Disaster Resilience Co-Sponsored by NAE, NSF

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering holds symposium on tri-state region disaster response.

Chem-E Car Team Heads to National Competition Once Again!

Team Thirsty Turtles will take "Pride of Maryland" to San Francisco in November.

Wuttig Honored at National Meeting of the Materials Research Society

Professor's 80^th birthday, career celebrated in special symposium.

Robotics Team Mentored by UMD Students Advances to FIRST Championship Competition

Clark School of Engineering undergrads help middle and high school students prepare, compete.

Researchers Expose the Human Side of Cybercrime

UMD's Michel Cukier and David Maimon collaborate to explore hacker behavior.

Alumnus Rauch Named to University System of Maryland Board of Regents

Civil Engineering alumnus Robert D. Rauch ('73) appointed by Governor to Board of Regents.

UMD and JHU Students Join Forces for Research Day

"Amplifying the Field" celebrates undergraduate contributions to biomedical research.

Maryland Innovation Initiative Grant Awarded to Clark School Researchers

Project will advance technology for the real-time detection of bridge scou, a leading cause of failure for bridges in the U.S.

UMD Course To Serve as National Model for 'Energy 101' Curriculum

Collaborative Initiative Seeks to Educate Students on Key Energy Issues

Alumni Rally to Support Fire Protection Engineering Legacy Campaign for a Professor of the Practice

Campaign for professor of practice to help ensure students stay current on the latest technologies used in the field.

Martha Connolly Inducted into American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows

In the College of Fellows, she joins the top two percent in the U.S. in medical and biological engineering.

Researchers Gain Insight into the 'Cocktail Party Effect' That Helps Us Focus in Noisy Environments

UMD's Jonathan Simon works with Columbia colleague to unlock mystery inside human brain.

Civil and Environmental Engineering Team Captures Clark School Alumni Cup

Second annual Alumni Cup draws a crowd of students, alumni to witness Rube Goldberg-inspired device competition.

UMD, GWU, and VT Awarded $3.75M by NSF to Launch Regional I-Corps Node for National Innovation Network

Initiative to Train 300 of the Top Entrepreneurial Research Teams from U.S. Universities, Federal Labs

MIPS Program Awards $4.7 Million to Maryland University Researchers

Participating faculty help Maryland companies develop technology products.

Ninth ECE Career Fair Attracts 49 Employers, More Than 700 Students

Employers at fair demonstrate significant interest in ECE students.

Alumnus Recognized for Work with Teach for America

David Lai (B.S. '12) was a finalist in Maryland governor's #MDForward contest.

UMD Freshmen Take Second Place in Global "Code Wars"

Computer Engineering freshmen compete with students from top universities around the world to solve programming problem.

Mark Lewis Selected as Recipient of AIAA Dryden Lectureship in Research

Clark School professor of aerospace engineering honored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Clark School's 2013 Future Faculty Fellows Announced

Clark School selects 20 to participate in program that helps place students as faculty at leading institutions.

STEM service: January 2013 robotics workshop

Mentors and high school students build and program robots on campus

International Association Adopts Guideline Authored by ChBE Alumna, Faculty

Fuentevilla refines equations defining critical parameters of aqueous salt solutions.

ASHRAE National Capital Chapter Establishes Scholarship Fund in Mechanical Engineering

Fund will support one undergraduate and one graduate student.

Flatau Awarded ASME Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems Prize

Clark School Associate Dean of Research honored for scholarship and engineering excellence

SEEDS Fellowship Supports Sikorski's Work on Blood Clotting Gel

BioE sophomore developing potentially life-saving products with Kofinas Group.

Robotics, Service & STEM Education

Freshmen and sophomores teach and learn "hands on."

Hovercraft Invade Kim Building Again

High school team garners award during ENES100 final.

Spinning Engineered Silk Into Tiny Designs—With A Microscope

Atomic force microscopy to guide formation of polymer threads.

Chen's Biomedical Imaging Featured in American Center for Physics Art Exhibit

From Here to Infinity examines art inspired and created by science and technology.

Rubloff Co-Authors Major DoE Report on Emerging Energy Technologies

Publication focuses on opportunities in mesoscale science.

Record Breaking Year for Women in Engineering

The Clark School celebrates with an alumnae reception and new WIE Opportunity Scholarship Fund.

Chen Bioimaging Research Wins Prestigious NSF CAREER Award

Grant supports improvements to neural imaging and image-guided neurosurgery.

UMD, Lockheed Martin Sign Master Research Agreement

Agreement supports an agenda of broader and closer research partnerships between the two institutions.

In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus James Gentry

Former chemical engineering professor served department for 33 years.

Merrill Presidential Scholars Honored

Three Clark School students and their college and high school mentors recognized.

Students Think the Clark School is "Spooktacular"

Halloween contest proves ghostly good time, earns prizes for students.

Project Management Institute Honors Cable

Head of UMD Project Management Center for Excellence receives 2012 PMI Distinguished Contribution Award.

Wachsman Elected Fellow

American Ceramic Society honors professor's work in fuel cell development.

White Symposium to Examine Role of Helicopters in Society

Military, law enforcement pilots, as well as rotorcraft engineers, to take part in November 8 event.

Tackling Head Injuries

Bioengineering team has created device that could prevent concussions.

New NIH Grant to Advance Brain Surgery Robot Development

Research a part of MPowering the State collaboration between UMD, UMB.

A. James Clark School of Engineering Dedicates New Learning Center

New Arnold E. Seigel Learning Center delivers a state-of-the-art 21st century learning environment.

Clark School Names 2012-13 Top 25 Source Schools

List recognizes Maryland high schools that send the most students to the Clark School.

Espy-Wilson Earns Speech Recognition Grant

Researchers will develop a large-vocabulary speech recognition system based on articulatory information.

Maryland Remains a Top School for Entrepreneurially-Minded Students

UMD has moved up to 14th on the undergraduate list - up from 18th last year, and 24th for graduate this year.

Robinson Wins Student Hardware Competition

Aerospace engineering graduate student demoed control of a robotic manipulator with pneumatic artificial muscles.

Dominion Resources Supports Lab Upgrade

$30K gift supports purchase of new heat exchanger station for chemical engineering unit ops facility.

Marshall Spray Systems Research Earns Grants

Fire protection engineering professor and colleagues to quantify fire-spray interactions, form company.

FDA Leaders, Industry Call for Major Strides in Regulatory Science at UM CERSI Day

Over 150 government, industry, academic representatives attend new center's showcase event.

Mote Nominated to be Next NAE President

Clark School professor, former UMD president would lead National Academy of Engineering beginning July 2013.

Faculty Members Take On New Responsibilities

Flatau, Martins, Kofinas to serve Clark School in new roles; Gupta to lead NSF initiative.

Clark School Graduates Team from NSF's Innovation-Corps

Startup accelerator program teaches best practices to the top scientists and researchers in the U.S.

Clark School Team Unofficially Satisfies Two Sikorsky Prize Requirements

65-Second Gamera human-powered helicopter flight reached two feet in height.

Clark School #14 in World Research Ranking

Academic Ranking of World Universities poll of engineering schools rates citations, research expenditures.

Less Precious: Big Copper Particles Could Make Your Electronics Cheaper

ChBE collaboration with DuPont seeks safer, more affordable way to manufacture electronics.

Karlsson Joins ChBE Faculty

Professor seeks to improve diagnosis and treatment of fungal diseases in immunocompromised patients.

Jewell Joins Bioengineering Faculty

Professor seeks new treatments for type 1 diabetes, other autoimmune diseases.

Aerospace Engineering Students Win Top Awards

Students capture six of 19 Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarships.

Clark School Wins Helicopter Design Competition

Graduate students mark 11th win in 14 years of American Helicopter Society Design Competition.

Clark School's Gamera II Sets New U.S. Flight Duration Record for Human-Powered Helicopters

49.9-second flight submitted for world record approval.

Fair Showcases Summer Undergraduate Research

Twenty-two top students from across the country demonstrate faculty-advised research projects.

Murphy Named IREAP Director

Optics specialist to lead Institute for Research in Engineering and Applied Physics.

Chellappa Awarded 2012 ICPR King-Sun Fu Prize

Rama Chellappa receives prestigious honor from the International Association for Pattern Recognition.

Alumna Named International Nuclear Safety Attaché

Nuclear Regulatory Commission appoints Cynthia Jones to oversee program and policy oversight.

Maryland is No. 1 for Entrepreneurship, Innovation

State rises from No. 7 ranking in U.S. Chamber of Commerce report.

SafeLiCell Takes 2nd at Green Business Plan Competition

BioE undergrad's presentation on novel battery tech wins $10K.

Shayman Accepts Campus-Level Position

Current Clark School associate dean will be UMD Graduate School associate dean for student success.

Anderson Awarded Accolades

Professor emeritus honored for work in history of science, hypersonic gas dynamics.

Wu, Flatau Invited to National Academies Presidents' Circle Event

Experts tackle issues regarding energy security, nuclear energy, biomedical research, and science and technology.

Clark School Students Win Hydrogen Design Contest

Winning entry features innovative power plant for University of Maryland Campus

Clark School Students Shine in Recent Competitions

Teams earn first place in DOE Hydrogen Student Design Contest; third in NASA Robo-ops Competition.

Clark School Leads Nation in NASA Aeronautics Scholarships

Three undergrads will develop new technologies with NASA mentors.

Automatic Fire Alarm Association Honors Milke

Fire protection engineering professor and chair named Person of the Year for detector and sprinkler research.

"Nebuchadnezzar" Takes Autonomous Hovercraft Honors

Freshman design competition introduces payload challenge.

Controlling the Small

Shapiro's new book lays the groundwork for cross-disciplinary linking of nanoscale technology and control theory.

Stephens to Speak at UMD Commencement

Civil engineering major and Engineers Without Borders volunteer HK Stephens to participate in May 20 ceremony.

Lyles to Speak at Commencement

Retired U.S. Air Force general to address engineering grads.

TRX Systems Receives Tibbets Award for Excellence

Operated by Clark School alumnae, TRX Systems gains national recognition for excellence in government research and development.

Clark School Expert, Visualization Tool Demonstrate Crisis Communication

Peter Sunderland, Center for Advanced Transportation Technology assist National Academy of Engineering presentation at USA Science and Engineering Expo.

Award Supports Development of Safer Batteries for Biomedical Devices

Sophomore Mian Khalid wins prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute fellowship for work with Kofinas Group.

UM $75K Business Plan Competition Winners Announced

Clark School teams win alumni category, Warren Citrin Social Impact Award.

"Team Thirsty Turtles" Wins Spot in National Chem-E-Car Competition

Clark School chemical and biomolecular engineering students take second in mid-Atlantic region.

17 Clark School Students Earn NSF Fellowships

Program recognizes outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported fields. Number of undergrad recipients doubles.

Gulick Named One of Glamour Magazine's Top 10 College Women

BioE junior is a top cyclist.

New Barrier Gel Will Improve Analysis of Blood Samples

Ragahavan, colleagues create UV-curable polymer that more effectively separates cells from serum.

Foundation Supports Gore's Efforts to Improve Fuel Cells

MSE graduate student named ARCS Hesse Endowment Fellow.

Lovell Recognized for Service Leadership

Engineers Without Borders faculty advisor recognized by national EWB organization.

Engineers Advised: Stay With It

Facebook event, advisors, pizza to provide support for undergraduate engineering majors.

2012 Energy Research Fellows Announced

Hulka, Hendricks awards will fund diverse sustainable energy research projects.

Who's Best in 2012? Aerospace Wins Alumni Cup

Students demonstrate design skills, hard work, sense of humor and school spirit in inaugural competition.

Students ♥ the Clark School

Contest brings out students' strong emotions, yields school swag.

Engineering freshmen volunteer for FIRST Robotics "Rebound Rumble"

Engineering freshmen build the field and help teams in the pits.

Lewis to Lead Science and Technology Policy Institute

Aerospace engineering chair is new director of Institute of Defense Analyses initiative.

Building Goodwill: BioE Student Gives Away New Scholarship

Reginald Avery donates scholarship money to Greenbelt Elementary.

Espy-Wilson, Briber Honored for Passion for Learning

Two Clark School professors named UMD Distinguished Scholar-Teachers.

Students Complete Ethiopia Bridge Project

Engineers Without Borders team designs and builds sustainable bridge over flood-prone stream for humans, livestock.

Clark School Researchers Help Decode Speech Recognition

Progress could aid in development of devices for those who, through illness or injury, have lost the ability to speak.

Sengers Helps Revamp Water Research Standards

International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam adopted new standards in January 2012.

New Brain Probe Could Help Surgeons Avoid Blood Vessel Damage

Device developed at the Clark School could help prevent hemorrhages, stroke and death during brain surgery.

Wiser Named Hearst Corporation CTO

Electrical engineering alumnus formerly was CTO of Sony Corporation, co-founder of Sezmi.

Preventing Costly, Life-Threatening Catheter Infections

Deutsch Foundation-sponsored Clark School research offers multi-pronged attack on major medical problem.

Small Fire in J. M. Patterson Injures No One

Electrical fire quickly brought under control by sprinkler system.

Murphy to Lead Physics Research Institute

Daniel Lathrop steps down to take associate dean position with College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences.

UM a Top Academic Value According to Kiplinger's

University 8th in national ranking of best value among public colleges.

Bacteria Programmed to Re-Create UMD Logo

Feat part of larger body of Clark School research into preventing infections.

Protecting Cultural Heritage

Clark School, Smithsonian to develop and test system for measuring moisture in at-risk architecture and art.

Liu Honored by China's Northwestern Polytechnical University

Clark School professor awarded Advisory Professor distinction, institution's highest honorary professorship.

Student Recognized for Academic and Service Achievements

Aerospace engineering's Matthew Marcus wins Phi Kappa Phi Foundation's Shirley C. Sorensen Academic Excellence Award.

EIP Students Head to the White House

At "I Am an Entrepreneur" event, students learn from successful young business leaders.

Lathrop, Chellappa Selected as Fellows

American Association for the Advancement of Science recognizes meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications.

Want Fuel Cells? Think Outside the Hydrogen Tank

Energy expert advocates investing in "the other fuel cell" to reduce reliance on fossil fuels now, not in decades.

Sikorsky Invests in Next Generation of Helicopter Engineers

Company gives $110,000 toward scholarships, fellowships and new colloquium series at Clark School in 2011.

Barbe Recognized by White House as Champion of Change

Champions are working to out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world.

Barbe Receives Daily Record Innovator of the Year Award

Award honors Maryland individuals who have had a positive effect and tremendous impact in Maryland.

FDA Awards UM a New Center for Regulatory Science

Center will pilot ways universities can help improve how drugs and medical devices are evaluated.

Clark School Names 2011-12 Top 25 Source Schools

List recognizes Maryland high schools that send the most students to the Clark School.

2011 Fischell Festival to Highlight Invention, Entrepreneurship

Product development, start-up ventures, FDA evaluation among topics to be covered.

Hoyer Honors UM Solar Decathlon Team

Praise for team entered into the Congressional Record.

University of Maryland Wins 2011 Solar Decathlon

Campus-wide effort key to WaterShed victory in international competition.

Yu Aims to Make Multicolor MRI a Reality

Novel use of metal ions makes fluorine imaging more versatile.

Whiting-Turner Lectures Kick Off October 6

Alumnus Ramit Varma '96 leads series with "Lessons from a Booststrapped Entrepreneur."

System Failure Averted

Engineer who revolutionized prognostics for electronics systems is inducted into Clark School's Innovation Hall of Fame.

UM a Lead University in National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition

UM and ACC partners receive grant to spur new clean energy ventures; Mtech is selected as the PI.

"Twenty-Year Window of Opportunity"

DOE official calls for "game-changing" technologies at opening of University of Maryland Energy Research Center.

MIPS Wins Excellence in Economic Development Award

Maryland Industrial Partnerships honored for innovative, effective, and replicable economic development strategies.

New L-3 Scholarship/Fellowship Winners Announced

Five grad students and 14 undergrads receive support from Corporate Partner.

Gamera Team Honored

Human-powered helicopter effort wins American Helicopter Museum and Education Center Achievement Award for 2011.

15 Technology Product Partnerships Earn Grants Worth $4.2M

Grants combine $3.2M from participating companies and $1M from Mtech Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program.

Showcase of Undergraduate Summer Research

Clark School student wins Best Overall Project with automatic volume leveler.

Booz Allen Hamilton Colloquium Series Announced

Topics include automatic speech recognition, computational imaging, energy efficient data systems.

Savage to Kick Off Google Cybersecurity Seminar Series, Sept. 1

Talk to focus on the economic forces that drive Internet attacks and the modern cyber-criminal ecosystem.

Inoue Joins BioE as Professor of the Practice

Canon U.S. Life Sciences senior fellow developing system for rapid diagnosis of disease.

John Vitucci Awarded NASA Fellowship

Second-year aero grad student part of small inaugural class of fellows.

Hu Joins Materials Science and Engineering Faculty

Professor offers expertise in nanotech, energy devices and flexible electronics.

Clark School, DARPA Launch Pilot Academic Fellows Program

Seek blend of military and academic personnel perspectives to generate new technologies.

ASME Dedicates Conference to Bar-Cohen

Mechanical engineering society's InterPACK event honors former ME chair.

Alumnus Co-founds New GaTech Engineering School

David Bader '96 helps establish new Computational Science and Engineering School.

Clark School a Finalist in NASA X-Hab Competition

Clark School students to build inflatable space habitat in NASA competition finals.

Sometimes Size Does Matter

Rethink nanotechnology to convert a car's waste heat into electrical power.

FAA Approves NEXTOR II Research Contract

Aviation operations collaboration is worth up to $60 million over length of contract.

Davis, Balzano Skeptical of Cell Phone Radiation Studies

Clark School researchers write letter to editor of Journal of American Medical Association.

Clark School Takes 3rd at NASA Competition

Student team robotic vehicle successfully completed course and collected rock samples in RoboOps debut.

Cybersecurity Seminar to Feature NIST's Schwartz

"The Future of Online Identity" will take place June 16 at 4:30 p.m.

Dylan Rebois Named University Medalist

ME senior receives the university's highest honor awarded to a graduating senior.

Sriram Honored as Outstanding Engineer of the Year

Science Center honors metabolic engineering expert, high-profile grant winner who guides successful students.

Clark School Celebrates Hard-Working Staff

At annual event, Dean Pines cites long-serving and new staff members.

Professor Martin Reiser Passes Away at 80

Reiser played a major role in establishing particle beam physics as an academic discipline.

Clark School Lab Donates Ornithopter to Smithsonian

Flapping-wing vehicle sculpture to be installed at Spark! Lab at Museum of American History.

Clark School Students Take Off

Ten aerospace engineering students earn prestigious Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarships.

Ghodssi Co-Edits Comprehensive MEMS Handbook

MEMS Materials and Processes Handbook is practical resource for academics, engineers, students.

Professors Recognized for Exemplary Scholarship, Research

Bentley, Payne receive USM Regents' Awards for nano-bio device work.

Inaugural L-3 Scholarship Winners Announced

First undergraduate scholarship beneficiaries of landmark $1 million gift named.

Booz Allen Colloquium Series Announced

Leading researchers will discuss cyber-physical systems, NOAA satellites, and dragonfly flight.

Espy-Wilson Selected For ADVANCE Program

Professor and entrepreneur is ADVANCE Professor for Women Faculty of Color.

Techno-Sciences, Inc. Sponsors Robotics Seminars

Funding will bring well-known robotics experts to campus for special lectures.

Green Wins Entrepreneurship Education Competition

Student team risk assessment activity earns 3E prize for Hinman CEOs director.

Liu Inducted as ISI Highly Cited Researcher

ECE professor recognized for high number of citations his publications received from fellow researchers.

ChBE Alumna Encourages Clark School Grads to Set Sail

Anh Duong (B.S. '82) addresses Class of 2010.

UMD Cybersecurity Center Launch Event Set for Dec. 9

Event will feature keynote by Former Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell.

Former EWB Advisor Honored

Deborah Goodings recognized for work at Clark School, Engineers Without Borders.

Changing the Odds

New NSF-funded UM program seeks to advance women faculty in science, engineering.

Students Tour Nearby Army Research Lab

Explore undergraduate and graduate student research opportunities in robotics, sensors, networks.

Susan Frazier's Campus Memorial Services

Please join the Clark School and university in remembering distinguished staff member.

Materials Scientists, Conservators Join Forces

Team develops nanometers-thick, protective coatings for silver art, artifacts.

Fischell Shows Students How to Succeed in Biomedical Device Design

Inventor discusses new technology, entrepreneurship, personal philosophy.

Ohadi Returns to the Clark School

Professor served as the provost and acting president of the Petroleum Institute.

Clark School Names Top 25 Source Schools

List recognizes Maryland high schools that send the most students to the Clark School.

Horiuchi, Moss Receive $1.5M NSF Grant

Research into bat sonar calls could aid in robotics, assistive device design.

Flatau Receives Aerospace Educator Award

Honor recognizes leadership in education and advancement of women engineers.

UM, Army Sign CRADA Agreement

Agreement expands research, development and engineering efforts between the two entities.

Stewart Named 1st Huskamp Award Recipient

Endowed scholarship honors late UMD CIO, BioE Director; aids Great Expectations campaign.

Oehrlein Receives IBM Faculty Award

Gift recognizes importance of nanofabrication research to electronics industry.

$15M Neutron Scattering Collaboration with NIST Renewed

Briber leads effort to develop new instrumentation, measurement techniques.

$1.9M NSF Grant Enables Study of Biomolecular Structures

New high-field spectrometer will help solve problems in biology, medicine, biofuels.

Matysiak Joins BioE Faculty

Assistant professor studies protein engineering as applied to neurodegenerative diseases.

Marquardt Studies Patinas at Smithsonian Institution

Microscopy, spectroscopy and microanalysis used to analyze bronze art, preserve sculpture.

Calabrese Studies Gulf Oil, Nuclear Waste

Chemical engineering professor plans to share experiences with students this fall.

Wallace D. Loh Appointed President of University of Maryland

Current University of Iowa Executive VP and Provost named new U-Md. President, effective November 1

OmniSpeech Wins $50K SAIC-VentureAccelerator Competition

Novel technology to make speech clear for mobile phones, related communications.

BioE, FDA Offer Summer Research Experiences for Undergrads

New partnership expands program, places students in federal labs.

Fair Showcases Undergrads' Summer Research

Students present their accomplishments after 11-week research program.

Giving Robotic Flight More Buzz

Bee study could improve micro air vehicle agility in wind gusts.

BioE Hosts Teachers in NSF-Sponsored Program

Summer workshop will improve K-12 engineering, math education.

Professor Wins Women's Business Plan Competition

Espy-Wilson's technology eliminates background noise in cell phones, speech communications.

Clark School Participates in MURI Programs

Defense grants fund work on visual reasoning, animal-inspired flight, network security.

Clark School's CALCE Connects with China

World-class failure analysis, safety modeling laboratory under development.

Alumnus Wins World Nuclear University Fellowship

Quynh Nguyen (Ph.D. '03, chemical engineering) attends Summer Institute at Oxford.

FlexEl is Maryland Incubator Company of the Year

Clark School faculty start-up wins with rechargeable, flexible, thin-film battery technology.

Lewis to Participate in Hypersonic Tech Event

Aerospace engineering chair's work on hypersonic missile flight to be highlighted.

Clark School Baja Team Tops in U.S.

TerpsRacing Baja team places 4th overall, first out of U.S. teams at competition.

UM, LM Launch Strategic Relationship

Framework for current and future cooperation with Lockheed Martin worth at least $3 million.

Mtech, Alumna-Run Companies Vie for State Awards

Five Clark School-affiliated companies named finalists for Incubator Company of the Year.

Shah Receives Stem Cell Funds

Study to define how mechanical stress affects cells' differentiation, growth.

Faculty News Roundup

Clark School faculty promotions, moves announced.

Staff Honored for Clark School/UM Service

Ten staff members recognized for "milestone" service.

UM $75K Biz Plan Competition Winners Announced

Speech software from Clark School's Espy-Wilson wins top prize, Citrin Award.

Mechanical Engineering Launches Graduate Student Association

MEGA formed to create a dialog between graduate students and department/Clark School officials.

Synchronized Swimming for Submarines

Paley studies schooling fish to improve motion coordination in unmanned vehicle teams.

Graff Named Senior Marshal for Commencement

Undergraduate will help facilitate student processional.

Civil and Environmental Engineering Review, May 4

Department invites all to review research, hear lecture by Smithsonian leader.

"A compelling role model for young women"

Sophoria Westmoreland, mechanical engineering grad student, receives Black Engineer awards.

Mitra, Zhang Awarded Wylie Fellowships

ECE graduate students win prestigious, university-wide fellowship supporting quality dissertations.

Upcoming Maryland Day Highlights

Visit the Clark School Saturday for demonstrations, hands-on activities and more.

UM a Solar Decathlon Finalist

University's "Watershed" house to compete on National Mall in fall of 2011.

Espy-Wilson, Rubloff Are Top UM Inventors

Speech enhancing algorithm, high-density energy storage cells named best of '09.

Muro Wins $1.72M National Institutes of Health R01 Grant

Group to develop new treatments for genetic diseases affecting lungs, brain.

Lynen Fellow Vogli Joins MSE, IREAP

Visiting scholar chooses Clark School based on faculty members' international reputations.

Leishman, Schaler Named Goldwater Scholars

Aerospace, mechanical engineering students receive premier award for undergraduates.

Reconstructing Hand Movements Using Brain Signals

BioE research in Journal of Neuroscience could benefit those with movement disorders.

Lovell Named Engineers Without Borders Advisor

Civil engineering, ISR professor to lead highly-regarded chapter of student service group.

Oehrlein, Arsenault Highly Cited Worldwide

Professors featured on Thomson Reuters' ISIHighlyCited.com.

Three New Clark School-Affiliated NAE Members

John Anderson, Ali Mosleh and Ben Shneiderman join National Academy of Engineering.

Clark School Tech Assists in Snow Emergency

Advanced visualization and data fusion system helped emergency management officials.

Clark School Alumnus Elected IEEE Fellow

Jafar Saniie (B.S. '74) recognized for ultrasonic signal processing work.

Amir Riaz Joins ME Faculty

Assistant professor will study oil and gas management, CO₂ sequestration.

Pecht Elected SAE Fellow

Society of Automotive Engineers cites professor's work in reliability of automotives, avionics.

Clark School Draws From #1 System (Again)

EducationWeek ranks Maryland public schools best in nation for second year.

Five Students Awarded USAF Internships

Clark School students won five out of 40 available U.S. Air Force positions.

Clark School Students Win AIAA Awards

Graduate and undergraduate papers ranked best in region.

Rubloff Team Wins $2.8M Army Grant

Funds support design of nano-tech coherent dielectric barriers for quantum computing.

Clark School Hosts PowerMEMS Community

Micro and nano-scale power generation experts tour labs, review research.

Dagenais Named Fellow of IEEE

Professor recognized for contributions to photon correlation, semiconductor devices, integration technologies.

Lane Named Senior Marshal for Commencement

Undergraduate will help facilitate Dec. '09 student processional.

Lyles to Speak at Commencement

Retired U.S. Air Force general to address engineering grads.

Student's Actions Called Heroic

Michael Williams helped to save lives after Aberdeen Proving Ground accident.

Mayergoyz Receives Magnetics Society Achievement Award

Professor honored for professional achievement, scientific and service contributions to society.

Johnson Elevated to IEEE Fellowship

Professor recognized for leadership in bioengineering education.

Shayman Named IEEE Fellow

ECE professor elected fellow of international professional association for technology advancement.

Alum's Gift Honors Inspirational Professor

Charles E. Waggner '54 establishes Goodings Professorship, advances Great Expectations Campaign.

Sezmi Launches Customer Pilot in Los Angeles

Alumni Buno Pati and Phil Wiser founded the start-up TV network.

Educating the World's Kids One Laptop at a Time

ChBE undergraduate brings One Laptop Per Child program to Madagascar.

Mayergoyz Appointed Alford L. Ward Professor

The endowed professorship appointment begins January 2010.

Spring Debut for New Gen Ed Courses

Classes available on engineering and medicine, developing world and natural disasters.

WIE Advocate Named BAE Systems, Inc., CEO

Linda Hudson will continue on Women in Engineering Program board.

Making Your Water Bottle Safer

Choi first to model removal of BPA during manufacturing.

Pati Inducted into Innovation Hall of Fame

Alumnus celebrated for his influence on today's electronic devices.

Maple Seeds Inspire Robotic Flight

Aerospace engineering students solve 60-year-old design dilemma.

Herrmann's Work Used at Vaccination Drill

UM tests its flu preparedness with help of Jeffrey Herrmann's clinic model.

Clark School Names Top 25 Source Schools

Listing IDs 25 Md. high schools that send the most students to the Clark School.

Flatau to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

International society honors AeroE professor for smart structures and materials research.

ECE Event Highlights Innovation, Entrepreneurship

Research Review Day showcases technology advancements in electrical and computer engineering.

Like to Surf or Game by Mobile Device?

White Symposium to discuss how electronic devices influence modern life.

Additional Funding for Fluorinated Biomaterials Research

Yu group pursues MRI imaging of biomaterials injected to repair tissue.

Flatau Appointed Interim Associate Dean

AeroE professor to lead research initiatives for up to three years.

New Honors Entrepreneurship Program Created

Mtech establishes living-learning entrepreneurship program for freshmen, sophomores.

Espy-Wilson to Ensure Hearing is Believing

NSF grant supports research to authenticate digital speech content, thwart malicious editing.

Ghodssi Appointed Director of ISR

New Institute for Systems Research leader to take reigns October 1.

Legal Resource Center Comes to Clark School

Free intellectual property assistance offered through Mtech's TAP incubator.

Clark School Meets Hollywood

Faculty, students appear on Science Channel, ABC, Discovery.com.

Barua Wins NSF Grant

Research could allow for new class of software, boosting productivity, security.

Lewis Named Aerospace Chair

Prof. Mark J. Lewis takes helm September 14.

Severinsky to Receive Edison Patent Award

Inventor honored for hybrid engine design used in Toyota vehicles.

Fair Showcases Undergrad Summer Research

Students present their summer research accomplishments at annual MERIT/TREND fair.

Cumings Leads EFRC Nanowire Team

Research designed to increase effectiveness of lithium ion batteries.

NIH Grant for Espy-Wilson

Professor is Co-PI on new grant for research to help tongue cancer patients' speech.

Herrmann Develops Software for H1N1 Vaccinations

Modeling program to assist public health officials in fight against swine flu.

Leaving No Tone Unturned

Electric guitars, developed by Clark School professor, students, expand sound range, control.

Alumna Epps Selected as Astronaut

Aero grad one of nine in 2009 NASA class of astronaut candidates.

Kofinas Team Advances in Global Competition

Trauma Solutions a finalist in corporate-sponsored $250K business plan contest.

Clark School Wins CANSAT

Aero students dominate in first year of international satellite design competition.

Celebrating a Decade of Energetics Work

Clark School Center for Energetics Concepts Development celebrates 10th anniversary.

Students Build Anacostia Bio-Retention Facility

Natural system to reduce pollution, flooding result of university-community partnership.

GM Showcases Fuel Cell Vehicles

Hydrogen Seminar at Clark School includes preview of Chevy Equinox.

Skibniewski Receives Honorary Degree

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University awards CivE professor Doctor Honoris Causa.

Clark School Holds 2009 Commencement

Conservation advocate Philip Hannam serves as student speaker.

Dean's Master's Student Research Awards Announced

Bradley Johnson, aerospace engineering, takes first place for rotorcraft research.

ME Student Awarded the 2009 University Medal

Phillip Hannam receives the university’s highest honor awarded to a graduating senior.

Radio Show to Feature WIE

Discussion of Women In Engineering Program on 1450 AM Saturday at 8 a.m.

Clark School Honors Its Own

Annual Honors & Awards ceremony recognizes stellar students.

Staff Honored for Clark School/UM Service

Thirteen staff members recognized for "milestone" service.

And $75K in Prizes Goes to…

High-capacity battery, Third World micro-power grids, other business plan winners.

Dean's Doctoral Research Award Winners Announced

Shenqiang Ren (materials science and engineering) takes first place and $1,500 prize.

Lewis Is AIAA President-Elect

Term with American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics to begin in May.

Fischell, Alumni to Be Honored

Gala to recognize bioengineering benefactor, Chan-Mo Park and Anh Duong.

Fischell Undergrads Dominate Bioethics Contest

Russ scores second win; U-Md. students represent 4 out of 5 finalists.

Behrens Wins Student Research Award

Junior recognized for work in blood-coagulating hydrogels.

Parag Banerjee Wins Presidential Student Award

Microscopy Society of America honors MSE grad student for nanotube crystallization paper.

Lin Wins ASPB SURF Fellowship

Stipend will support study of carbon traffic in plant cells.

Johnson Elected IBE Fellow

Professor helped found Institute of Biological Engineering.

ME Senior Wins Prestigious Research Awards

Student presents at National Society of Black Engineers Annual Convention.

Professor and Innovator Hung C. Lin Dies at 89

Campus memorial service to be held Wednesday, March 25 at 3:00 pm in the University Chapel.

Kim Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Chinese Institute of Engineers honors Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs president.

Distinguished Alumnus William Bissell Passes Away

Alum worked for 40 years at Lockheed and was designer in Skunkworks project.

Student Project Assists Orphans

Engineering student inspires QUEST program project connecting Ukrainian orphans with higher ed.

"Soul of Technology" Highlights Espy-Wilson

Palo Alto exhibition features 50 most important African Americans in technology.

Alumnus Griffin Honored

Former NASA head receives National Space Trophy.

Roop Receives MCPA Award

Maryland College Personnel Association recognizes Nicole Roop for professional service.

Students Collect 100+ Donated Coats

Mechanical engineering students collect coats for WPGC coat drive.

O'Malley Announces $250K Seed Capital Fund

Mtech to administer funds for startups that help Chesapeake Bay.

Reducing Our Lead Footprint

Clark School engineers discover new material to reduce lead in electronics, landfills.

TRX Wins Global Security Challenge

Clark School tech startup led by ECE's Gilmer Blankenship takes $500K prize.

"Nano-Velcro" Wins at Bioscience Day

New biomaterial designed to stop bleeding.

Horiuchi, Humbert Developing Bio-Inspired Navigation

PANOPTIS uses echolocation and optic flow sensors for micro air vehicles.

CATT Team Wins "Serious Games" Competition

Students and staff create software for “Games for Health Game Jam” Competition.

UM Rises Among Best Values

Campus ranked at #9 in Kiplinger's rating of public colleges.

Students Visit Walter Reed

Science, Technology and Society Scholars tour medical center prosthetics lab.

Sengers to Receive International Service Award

Professor recognized for contributions to UMD's international programs.

Darryll Pines Named Dean of the Clark School

Chair of Clark School’s Department of Aerospace Engineering becomes Dean and Farvardin Professor.

Petrov Wins Atanasoff Award

ECE faculty member recognized by Bulgarian president for work in IT.

Greenhorne & O'Mara Pilots Intern Program

Four civil engineering students take part in summer internship/scholarship opportunity.

TRX Systems Finalist in Security Challenge

Company founded by Prof. Gilmer Blankenship is one of two American finalists.

Microscale Pumps, Turbines to be Reality

Clark School researchers introduce new era of miniaturization in machines.

Desai Awarded $1.27M NIH Grant

ME professor to collaborate with University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Breger Takes Diabetes Technology Bronze

Grad student invited to conference and to submit solicited research to journal.

Hinman Alum Recognized by BusinessWeek

Anik Singal is one of the Top 25 Best Entrepreneurs for 2008.

Mayo Receives Graduate Fellowship Award

Aerospace Corporation honor goes to David B. Mayo.

Great Expectations: Spotlight on Giving

Barch gift supports scholarship in chemical engineering and golf.

University Ranked in Aero-Defense Workforce Study

Campus programs ranked in top 3 of Aviation Week study.

Herrmann Receives 'Innovator of the Year' Award

His Clinic Planning Model Generator is used by public health departments across the country.

Clark School Students No. 1 in Helicopter Design

Aerospace students win first place in the 25th Annual American Helicopter Design Competition.

Innovation Hall of Famer Smith Dies

EE alumnus, inventor of pulse Doppler radar was 86.

Six New Keystone Professors Selected

Appointments to group of distinguished educators effective as of July 1.

Space Systems Lab Awarded NASA Contract

Contract awarded to study Lunar Surface Systems and Minimum Habitation Functions.

Blair, Awojoodu Named Merrill Scholars

Phillip Merrill Presidential Scholars Program honors students from BioE, FPE.

Bug-Inspired Engineering for Better Sensors

Mayfly-mimicking sensor may improve detection in stagnant environments.

Project TURTLE Wins NASA Competition

Terrapin Undergraduate Rover for Terrestrial Lunar Exploration awarded first place.

Three TAP Companies Honored

AccuStrata, TRX Systems, Zymetis win Incubator Company of the Year awards.

L'Oreal Fellowship Presented to Ugrina

L'Oreal USA Fellowship for Women in Science awarded to alumna.

Clark School Ambassador Visits Congress

Aerospace junior discusses importance of investments in space program.

ChBE Student Wins University Medal

Undergraduate DeMuth recognized at Commencement '08.

Tretter Honored at Retirement Celebration

ECE recognizes Prof. Steven Tretter, a UM alumnus, for 42 years of service.

ME Student Adorns University Home Page

Greg Teitelbaum is currently featured on the University of Maryland website.

Clark School Holds 2008 Commencement

Triple-major serves as student speaker.

Alumni Introduce "Sezmi," New Broadcast TV Network

ECE alumni Pati and Wiser attract attention with creation of new network alternative to cable.

Robotics Course Drives Students to Succeed

Class captures real-world challenges with open-ended problems, team-based collaboration.

Miller-Hooks Named Senate Chair-Elect

Civil engineering associate professor to chair University Senate in 2009-2010.

UM $50K Business Plan Competition Winners Announced

Six winners were selected from eight finalist teams.

Ghodssi Named Herbert Rabin Distinguished Professor

Reza Ghodssi is recognized for sustained and influential scientific and scholarly work.

Lockheed CTO to Address Graduates

Clark School commencement will take place at noon May 23, at Comcast Center.

Terps Racing Starts Season Strong

Formula racing team speeds to strong finish, best results since 2003.

ECE Centennial To Feature Dean Kamen

Department will mark 100th anniversary with forum events, gala September 26-27.

Aero Undergrads Sweep AIAA Awards

Junior, two seniors take top three spots in technical paper competition.

Scholl Family Supports Engineers Without Borders

$25K gift enables project in Africa, aids Great Expectations campaign.

Roop Appointed to ACPA Governing Board

Aero associate director and instructor serves higher education advocacy organization.

Inaugural Anderson Scholarship Awarded to Kirk

Madeline Kirk announced as first recipient of Anderson Scholarship in Aerospace Engineering.

Brody Shares Entrepreneurial "Recipe"

Johns Hopkins University president details dos and don'ts from his experiences.

New Bioengineering Wing Unveiled

$7.6M, 7,400-square-foot addition to Kim Building serves as new department home.

Barbe Wins Olympus Honor

Award recognizes educational innovation.

Clark School Leads "Microsystems Mechanics" Center

$10M effort to develop networked micro-vehicles for assisting soldiers.

TAP Assists in Biofuel Advance

Zymetis Inc. expands Bay-derived technology as newest incubator company.

Pecht to Deliver IEEE Keynote

Lifetime Achievement Award recipient to discuss new approach to qualification testing.

WIE Holds Inaugural DREAM Conference

Women in Engineering Program event attracts more than 350 participants.

McCauley Crew Chief for Daytona Winner

'92 mechanical engineering grad was part of SAE student group.

Modern Marvels to Feature CATT Lab

CATT Lab will be highlighted on the History Channel February 28 at 8 p.m. (EST).

NPR Features Alumnus Kantor's Research

George Kantor's control research contributes to autonomous underwater vehicle's success.

ECE Alumni Co-Author New Book

2004 Ph.D. grads Rohit Grover and Tarek Ibrahim co-author book on optical micro-resonators.

Pecht Receives IEEE Lifetime Achievement Award

Recognition is most prestigious award from Reliability Society of IEEE.

EERC Conducts 1st Workshop

UM faculty and Petroleum Institute review cooperation success of past year.

Krayterman Scholarship Supports ME Students

Fund honors former professor, aids Great Expectations campaign.

Alumna Named to Black Enterprise's "Hot List"

Magazine features DeAnna Allen for accomplishments in the area of patent law.

Regan Gift Supports ECE Undergrads

Scholarship aids students, Great Expectations campaign.

Stock Gift Supplements Waldo Scholarship

Fund benefiting CivE students more than doubles in size, aids Great Expectations campaign.

Aero Tops in Paper Citations

Thompson Scientific lists Clark School department #1 among U.S. peers.

Team Introduces World's First Invisibility Cloak

Christopher Davis, Igor Smolyaninov create 2-dimensional cloak.

FPE Welcome Center Opens

Space grows out of strong fire protection engineering, FM Global partnership.

MIPS Wins National Economic Development Award

Maryland Industrial Partnerships honored by the State Science and Technology Institute.

Supercomputer Gets a Name

Connecticut resident wins Clark School's Supercomputer Naming Contest with "ParaLeap."

Johnson Stresses Corporate-University Partnership

Lockheed CTO kicks off fall Whiting-Turner lecture series.

Krizek Comments Now Available

Read Innovation Hall of Fame member's remarks on unique character of engineers.

Next Whiting-Turner Lecture on Thursday

Ray Johnson, new Lockheed Martin CTO, explains technology trends Nov. 8.

Johnson to Publish New Textbook

Biology for Engineers takes new approach to classic subject.

Research Earns $1.8M NIH Grant

Liu, McAvoy part of team to develop innovative radiation therapy for cancer.

Undergrads Study Abroad in Italy, Germany, Australia

Alba Serrano and Andy Eisold enrich core studies with International experience.

Preparing for Real-Life Disasters, Virtually

Clark School develops online training environment for emergency responders.

Experts Explore Environmental Engineering

White Symposium speakers outline characteristics of great engineers and programs.

Bentley Named Fischell Distinguished Professor

Professorship, part of Fischell endowment, recognizes scientific and scholarly work.

Bioengineering Recognized for Accessibility

President's Commission on Disability Issues grants honor.

Clark School Opens Search for Dean

For optimal consideration, applications should be received by November 19, 2007.

Experts to Discuss Protecting Marine Environments

Oct. 4 event will explore geotechnical engineering and protecting natural resources.

MERIT-TREND Fair Showcases Summer Research

Undergraduate presenters honored for their 11-week research internship projects.

Giving Rubberneckers Less to See

New transportation technology seeks to improve information, traffic flow.

ECE Professor Introduces New "Desktop Supercomputing"

Uzi Vishkin's group develops first easy-to-program parallel processing supercomputer prototype.

Dean Chang to Direct MTECH Ventures

Fifteen-year Silicon Valley veteran, graduate of MIT, Stanford and Wharton to lead programs.

Grads May Have the Next YouTube

Entrepreneurship course inspires Clark School graduates to do more with doFlick.

Traffic Operations Academy Produces Experts

New civil engineering initiative graduates first class of students.

Fond Farewell to Graduates

Nariman Farvardin presides over final graduation as Clark School dean.

Theodorakopoulos, Baras Win IEEE Abraham Prize

Pair wrote best paper in communications systems published in IEEE communications journal.

Maryland Commerce Chamber Honors Jeong Kim

Kim Building namesake inducted into Maryland Business Hall of Fame.

FPE Receives Largest Gift in History

$135K from FM Global benefits fire protection engineering department, campaign.

Quark CEO to Address Graduates

Clark School commencement will take place at 10 a.m., May 21, in Cole.

Yu Joins Fischell Department Faculty

Specializes in repair of musculoskeletal tissues, targeted drug delivery for cancer therapy.

UM $50K Business Plan Competition Winners Announced

Three winners chosen among nine finalists.

Dr. James A. Milke Honored as “Top Terp”

Fire protection engineering professor also selected as 2007’s grand prize winner.

New Keystone Instructors Selected

Thamire, Bonenberger and Calabro selected to enhance teaching of fundamental courses.

Business Plan Competition Finalists Announced

Nine faculty, student, alumni teams selected.

Engineering Change in Burkina Faso

Engineers Without Borders team improves quality of life for African village.

Three New Keystone Professors Selected

Ehrman, Gomez and Duncan join the Clark School Academy of Distinguished Professors.

UM Competes To See Who's Greenest

Weekly "Recyclemania" competition compares universities' environmental efforts.

WIE to Establish Living-Learning Program

$100K Berman Pollans gift adds to Great Expectations campaign effort.

Sungs Establish Two ChBE Professorships

$1.5 million gift aids Great Expectations campaign.

Lewis Receives Laureate Nomination

Dr. Mark Lewis is named a 2007 Laureate Nominee from Aviation Week & Space Technology.

Hill Whiting-Turner Lecture Online

Cisco VP focused on need for "continuous innovation."

Board of Visitors' Gooden Made Exec VP

Responsible for $4 billion IT services business at Lockheed Martin.

CEE Professor Awarded Coveted National Title

Dr. Skibniewski named "Professor of Engineering Sciences" from President of Poland

Jones Whiting-Turner Lecture Now Online

Digene CEO discussed company's rise in molecular diagnostics industry.

Terps Bowl-Bound, 23rd in the Nation

Mechanical Engineering major Sam Hollenbach shines as QB.

Digene, Cisco Leaders to Speak

Molecular diagnostics and IP networking are featured Whiting-Turner topics.

Major Explosives Center Development Begins

Southern Maryland facility is expected to open in 2009.

Williams Appointed Visiting Professor at MIT

Alumnus to split time between Cambridge campus and Pentagon.

Aspiring Entrepreneurs Head to "Boot Camp"

Workshop is a comprehensive, one-day introduction to starting a company.

Fire Protection Engineering Celebrates 50th Anniversary

More than 300 alumni, faculty, students and guests participate in festivities.

Clark School Recognizes Outstanding Retirees

Ceremony on Martin Hall plaza celebrates committed staff members.

Hillman Gift Supports New Entrepreneurship Education Program

Four-year program teams Clark School's MTECH Ventures, Prince George's Community College.

"Transforming Energy" Lecture Series Launches

MIT's Jefferson Tester delivers inaugural lecture.

Quarterback Hollenbach Starter for Terps Football

Rigorous test prep is key to success in challenging engineering classwork.

Undergraduate Research Shines at MERIT Fair

National program attracts top students for cross-disciplinary, team-based research.

Curing What "Can’t" Be Cured

23 MIPS Projects Worth $4.5M Pursue Health, Safety Challenges.

Innovation’s Not Just for the Big Guys

New initiative brings innovation processes to small, mid-sized manufacturing companies.

Sambur Brings Research Collaboration Skills, Contacts

Former Air Force assistant secretary new Professor of the Practice.

Materials Camp Will Help Teachers Innovate

Sessions seek to improve K-12 education, inspire students.

Graduate Students Win NASA Contest

Aero engineering team impresses with low-cost human spacecraft design.

Clark School Students Score Scholarships

AIAA, NSF, NOAA, NDSE, and Gates confer honors.

IEEE Spectrum Cites "Leading Labs"

Clark School faculty laboratories advance “neuromorphic engineering.”

ECE-Mentored Girl Scouts Inspire

Team awarded medals for educational game at TOYchallenge 2006 competition.

New Entrepreneurship Course Options Offered

“Fundamentals” offered in summer and fall, new “Cases” in fall.

Bezos Gift to Benefit Keystone Program

$50,000 gift fosters excellent undergraduate teaching skills among faculty.

Clark School Researchers Are Top Inventors

Engineers were on every winning invention team at UM awards.

UM Announces $50K Business Plan Competition Winners

2D-Security Mark, Electronic Receipts, Affiliate Marketing Companies Take Top Prizes

SecureGo Device Makes Online Shopping Safer

New UM invention addresses security of web transactions.

ASEE Prism Features Kim and Building

"The House That Kim Built" dominates March issue from engineering education society.

$50K Business Plan Competition Semifinalists Announced

The 16 semifinalist teams include university faculty, students, and young alumni.

Flatau, Nau Win Multi-Year Grants

Awards fund aerospace and ISR national defense research.

Samper Joins MTECH Ventures Company

BOV Member and management expert to help lead Innovative Biosensors.

Alumna to Receive Transportation Award

Norine Walker will be honored for her work on Wilson Bridge project.

Book Features Four "World-Changing" Alumnae

Book aims to inspire rising female engineers and girls interested in science.

Lockheed Martin Funds Keystone Professors

Lockheed Martin Information Technology has pledged $60,000 annually to fund Keystone professors.

Clark School Sends Students to Aid Katrina Victims

Eight Tau Beta Pi engineers visited Mississippi to help with relief efforts.

Murphy Receives NSF CAREER Award

ECE Assistant Professor Thomas E. Murphy was given a $400,000 NSF CAREER award

Keystone Academy Fosters Great Fundamental Teaching

Six professors have been named to the Clark School's new Keystone program.

Clark School Offers Heating Cost Solutions

New Clark School software may provide relief from rising energy bills.

Improving Life for Millions of People

Clark School benefactor Robert E. Fischell and his family have donated $31 million to establish a bioengineering department and create an institute for biomedical devices.

Clark School's Cukier Provides IT Security Warning

Clark School researchers have released data on hackers that could change the way system administrators secure their computer systems.

Gligor Wins National Security Award

Prof. Virgil Gligor is the winner of the 2006 National Information Systems Security Award.

ASA Selects Espy-Wilson as Fellow

Associate Professor Carol Espy-Wilson has been named a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America.

Clark School Student Wins Hollings Scholarship

Mechanical engineering undergrad and Gemstone student Jennifer Thompson has won the prestigious Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship.

Researchers Show New Path to Improved Titanium Alloy Performance

New findings by Clark School researchers in materials science and engineering could lead to improved performance, and new uses, for titanium alloys.

Chellappa to Deliver IEEE Keynote

ECE Prof. Rama Chellappa will deliver the keynote speech at this week's IEEE AutoID 2005 conference.

Kim, Wiser Win Alumni Honors

Clark School alumni Jeong H. Kim, '91, and Phil Wiser, '90, will receive top UM and Clark School alumni awards in December.

President Mote Wins NAE Founders Award

University President (and Clark School professor) C.D. Mote, Jr., has won the National Academy of Engineering Founders Award.

Civil Engineering to Host Katrina Panel

The Clark School's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will host a panel discussion, "The Lessons of Katrina: What Engineering Can and Can't Do," at the Kim Engineering Building on Friday, September 23.

Innovation Hall of Fame Moves, Inducts New Members

The Innovation Hall of Fame has moved to its new Kim Building home and now includes two new members.

County Engineers Association of Maryland Endows Four Scholarships

CEAM has committed $200,000 to fund four scholarships for Clark School undergraduate civil and environmental engineering students.

Satellite Pioneers Miller, '50, and Plummer, '53, 2005 Draper Prize Winners

Two Clark School alumni have received one of the world's preeminent awards in engineering for their pioneering work in the top-secret Corona Project.

Clark School Student Tapp Qualifies for National Youth Pageant

Maeling Tapp has won Suburban Maryland Youth Pageant of America; will compete in national pageant in August 2005

"Speed Wins, Even Against a Much Larger Competitor"

Lecture entitled "Making the Most of Change and Opportunity," given by Chairman and CEO of SpaceX

Team of Researchers Awarded Four-Year Grant under the Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) Program

A team of researchers from the Clark School and two other UMD colleges were awarded a four-year grant under Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience program.

Maryland Rotorcraft Team Wins for 7th Time

UMD took top honors in the 2004 21st annual AHS/industry/NASA student design competition.

Design Teams Win Welcome Center Sustainable Technology Showcase Competition

Clark School ME faculty and grad students win design competition to build eco-friendly welcome center.

Clark School Faculty Receive Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Award from the Department of Defense (Dod)

Clark School faculty succeeded in obtaining Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) award of $5.25M.

A Special Seminar on "Science and Technology Overview of the Office of Naval Research"

A special Clark School of Engineering seminar on "Science and Technology Overview of the Office of Naval Research" held in A.V. Williams.

Engineering Co-op and Career Services Director Receives Mentoring Award

Heidi Sauber received the inaugural William L. "Bud" Thomas Jr. Mentoring Award.

A Special Presentation by Lockheed Martin Vice President of Engineering

Ronald F. Paulson, vice president of engineering at Lockheed Martin, the guest speaker at the Order of the Engineer Ceremony.

NASA selects Clark School Faculty to lead initiative on future access to space.

Faculty from the Clark School receive a major award from NASA to establish one of seven NASA URETI

Fall 2003 Whiting-Turner Business and Entrepreneurial Lecture Series features Chief Technology Officer for Sony Music Entertainment

Philip T. Wiser, Sony Music Entertainment's chief technology officer and senior vice president for digital services, will be second speaker for Fall Series of Whiting-Turner Lecture Series

Fall 2003 Whiting-Turner Business and Entrepreneurial Lecture Series features Chief Rainmaker for OneRain, Inc.

Dr. David C. Curtis of OneRain, Inc. will be the first speaker for the Fall Series of the Whiting-Turner Lecture Series

NASA Astronaut Stephanie Wilson speaks about the astronaut selection and training process

Stephanie Wilson, a NASA Astronaut, will speak about the Astronaut selection and training process.

Professor William Bentley, the Herbert Rabin Distinguished Professor of Engineering, receives the 2003 Clark School Outstanding Faculty Research Award

Dr. William Bentley, Herbert Rabin Distinguished Professor of Engineering and director of Bioengineering Program received the 2003 Clark School of Engineering Outstanding Faculty Research Award.

Three teams receive Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grants totalling $3,000,000 from the Department of Defense

Three teams in Clark School selected to receive Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grants from Department of Defense starting in fiscal year 2002

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