A. James Clark School of Engineering

The Clark School honors alumni from the Class of 2024! 🎉 Today, we highlight Brendan McNelly, a Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland graduate and the Senior Engineering Manager at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (JHU/APL). Brendan has authored ten academic publications on robotics and autonomous underwater vehicles, spanning journals, conferences, and patents, and has received Outstanding Speaker and Technical Paper Awards.

Learn more about all of the inductees at go.umd.edu/ECDA24

Latine Heritage Month Spotlight: Life is all about community for Marlon Cruz, a University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering senior. He is a ClarkLEADER, a member of SHPE University of Maryland, and a member of the FPE diversity, equity, and inclusion committee. He is also launching his own social impact project as a fellow through the Do Good Accelerator: “Uniendo Voces Latinas: A Latino Political Empowerment Initiative” aims to increase political knowledge and political action within communities of Spanish-speaking individuals while expanding voter rights.

Read more at go.umd.edu/lhm24.

Join the Clark School DEI Council for a Paint and Sip Night in celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. The event will be from 5-7pm in Clark Hall's Leidos Innovation Lab.

RSVP by September 23: https://forms.gle/XS8sENQgrX2gk8yL9

The Clark School honors alumni from the Class of 2024! 🎉 Today, we highlight Joshua Mazurek, a Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering at UMD alumni who graduated with a focus on Water Resources and is currently a Water Program Manager at Meta. His work in hyperscale data center design, construction, and operations supports Meta's water stewardship and sustainability initiatives.

Learn more about all of the inductees at go.umd.edu/ECDA24

The Maryland University Training Reactor celebrated its 50th anniversary this summer. This small yet vital research facility has trained hundreds of students in reactor operations and supported countless experiments.

Read more: go.umd.edu/1rgx

The Clark School honors alumni from the Class of 2024! 🎉 Today, we highlight Caitlin Marsh, a graduate of The Department of Aerospace Engineering at UMCP and the Vice President of Product for SpiderOak. She is also the Chairman of the Advisory Council for The Command Purpose Foundation, a values-based community that supports veteran women through their transition from military to civilian life.

Learn more about all of the inductees at go.umd.edu/ECDA24

The Clark School honors alumni from the Class of 2024! 🎉 Today, we highlight Upal Mahbub, a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UMD graduate, senior member of IEEE, and a Staff Engineer at the Multimedia R&D Lab at Qualcomm, San Diego, CA.

Learn more about all of the inductees at go.umd.edu/ECDA24

Latine Heritage Month Spotlight: As a junior in the Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering at UMD, Valery Caicedo found her community in SHPE University of Maryland, where she now serves as co-president. Through SHPE, she’s landed research projects, internships, and continues to advocate for Latinas in STEM.

Read more at go.umd.edu/lhm24

Stephenie Lopez, a junior majoring in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UMD, is taking over our Instagram today for ! She will be highlighting her involvement on campus as a Maryland Engineering student! Follow along at https://instagram.com/umdclarkschool 🐢

The Clark School honors alumni from the Class of 2024! 🎉 Today, we highlight Rachel Lilienfeld, a University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering graduate and the lead fire protection engineer for Amazon Web Services. Lilienfeld was selected to be on a global technical committee for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

Learn more about all of the inductees at go.umd.edu/ECDA24

At the Clark School, we proudly celebrate the rich diversity and contributions of our students, faculty, staff, and alums. Join us as we honor Latine Heritage Month and highlight the incredible stories of our Terp engineers!

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The Clark School honors alumni from the Class of 2024! 🎉 Today, we highlight Adam Levine, a University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering grad and the President of Capitol Fire Sprinkler, a fire sprinkler installation and service company.

Learn more about all of the inductees at go.umd.edu/ECDA24

The Clark School honors alumni from the Class of 2024! 🎉 Today, we highlight Isaac Leventon, a University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering grad and Fire Research Scientist who leads the Engineered Fire Safe Products Project at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Learn more about all of the inductees at go.umd.edu/ECDA24

🐢 The Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland seeks a Public Relations & Information Manager to oversee activities of a communication environment with multiple clients and target audiences. Includes developing marketing strategies and plans. Best consideration date is 9/20.

Manager, Public Relations & Information Management Manages activities of communication environment with multiple internal and external clients and target audiences. Develops marketing and public relations strategies and plans. Directly serves the office of the Institute for Systems Research (ISR) director by implementing initiatives, advising and pr...

"We lifted off, and it was an amazing feeling," Terp astronaut Jeanette Epps shared in an interview with WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore. Epps has been conducting research aboard the International Space Station, including tracking how the immune system functions over time while in space. 🚀

Watch the interview at go.umd.edu/1rcj

The Clark School honors alumni from the Class of 2024! 🎉 Today, we highlight James Lankford, a graduate from The Department of Aerospace Engineering at UMCP and aerodynamicist for the Flight Physics Division of Aurora Flight Sciences. He is also the president of the Boeing Black Employees Association - Aurora chapter.

Learn more about all of the inductees at go.umd.edu/ECDA24

We are excited to welcome Tam Nguyen to The Department of Aerospace Engineering at UMCP and to the Clark School! Nguyen joins our community with support from UMD's FAMILE Initiative to hire new diverse tenure-track faculty members in a broad cross-section of fields. We look forward to her contributions to aerospace research and innovation.

The Clark School honors alumni from the Class of 2024! 🎉Today, we highlight Rubbel Kumar, a graduate from The Department of Aerospace Engineering at UMCP and the Air-Vehicle Design and Technologies Program Manager at JHU Applied Physics Laboratory (APL).

Learn more about all of the inductees at go.umd.edu/ECDA24

The University of Maryland’s Innovation Hall of Fame (IHOF) is now accepting nominations for its next induction in 2025! We're looking for individuals whose groundbreaking work has transformed industries, inspired others, and solved significant challenges. Both self and peer nominations are welcome.

Submit your nomination at https://eng.umd.edu/ihof by Wednesday 10/9 and help us celebrate extraordinary contributions to engineering!

The Clark School honors alumni from the Class of 2024! 🎉 Today, we highlight Hilary Lane, a Materials Science and Engineering grad and the Director of Fuel and Radiation Safety at the Nuclear Energy Institute, where her team works on a diverse array of regulatory, technical, and policy matters on behalf of the commercial nuclear industry.

Learn more about all of the inductees at go.umd.edu/ECDA24

UMD Loop, a student-run undergraduate engineering team, is taking over our Instagram today for ! They will be introducing their subteams and highlighting what their organization has been up to lately! Follow along at instagram.com/umdclarkschool 🐢

The Clark School honors alumni from the Class of 2024! 🎉 Today, we highlight Brendan Hanrahan, a Materials Science and Engineering graduate renowned for his expertise in ferroelectrics and energy applications. He is a Senior Materials Engineer at U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory and the founder and former chairman of Cupid's Undie Run.

Learn more about all of the inductees at go.umd.edu/ECDA24

The Clark School honors alumni from the Class of 2024! 🎉 Today, we highlight a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UMD graduate, Domenic Forte. Forte is a Professor at ECE Florida, a Steven A. Yatauro Faculty Fellow at UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, and the Associate Director of UF’s Florida Institute for National Security (FINS.

Learn more about all of the inductees at go.umd.edu/ECDA24

Join UMD Veteran Student Life for Operation Stick-It on Tuesday, September 10 from 4-5pm on McKeldin Mall as they collectively plant 2,977 flags to honor and remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001.

Learn more: https://stamp.umd.edu/VSL

The Do Good Institute is now accepting registrations for its Fall 2024 Accelerator Fellows program! Spend the semester scaling and advancing your project or venture and receive a $2,000 stipend. Accelerator Fellows is a great fit for students and teams currently in the implementation stage of their work.

Learn more and apply by September 15: https://go.umd.edu/acceleratorfellows

The Clark School honors alumni from the Class of 2024! 🎉 Today, we highlight inductee Lucia Fernandez, a Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland graduate and the Head of Process Development and Manufacturing at VintaBio. She leads a team creating novel technologies and solutions aimed at simplifying gene therapy development and production.

Learn more about all of the inductees at go.umd.edu/ECDA24

👋 Engineering Information Technology seeks a Program Coordinator to be part of the Technical Operations Team. Includes planning outreach efforts, expanding brand identity, etc. Best consideration date is 9/21.

Program Coordinator The Department of Engineering Information Technology (EIT) of A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park is seeking a Program Coordinator to be part of the Department’s Technical Operations Team. Responsibilities: Be involved in planning and management of multiple e...

The Clark School honors alumni from the Class of 2024! 🎉 Today, we highlight inductee James Doggett, a graduate of The Department of Aerospace Engineering at UMCP and the Operations Research Analyst in the Space and Intelligence Division of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)'s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) organization.

Learn more about all of the inductees at go.umd.edu/ECDA24

Yiping Qi from College of Agriculture & Natural Resources - University of Maryland appeared on Science Friday to discuss 'super wood'—a high-performance structural wood made from genetically modified poplar trees, created in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Materials Science and Engineering’s Liangbing Hu.

Learn more about genetically engineered wood at go.umd.edu/1r5s

Genetically Engineering Stronger Poplar Tree Wood Researchers decreased the amount of lignin in poplar tree wood, making it stronger and slower to deteriorate.

The Clark School honors alumni from the Class of 2024! 🎉 Today, we highlight inductee Pete DeMuth, a Maryland Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering graduate and Founding Scientist at Elicio Therapeutics Inc. He currently serves as Chief Scientific Officer, leading the development of technology platforms for cancer immuno-therapeutics and infectious disease vaccines from early research to clinical development.

Learn more about all of the inductees at go.umd.edu/ECDA24