Link, Ed
Senior Research Engineer
Civil and Environmental Engineering
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1976
- M.S., Mississippi State University, 1973
- B.S., North Carolina State University, 1968
UMD to Lead Research on Shaping Intense Laser Light to Control Matter
A 2026 MURI award brings together six universities to explore new ways to accelerate particles, generate radiation and guide light through air.Life After the Clark Scholars Program: Three Engineering Careers, One Clark Legacy
Noah Zipin ’23, Najarie Williams, and Stella Kibinda rise to the challenge.Shah Lab Advances Ferroelectric-Based Neuromorphic Hardware for Energy-Efficient Edge Intelligence
Fellowships awarded to Ph.D. Students Sayma Chowdhury and Irem DidinUMD Team Secures $200,000 to Commercialize Wearable Vascular Monitor
VASPatch, a wearable for hemodialysis patients, received a $180,000 MII Grant and $20,000 from NIBIB.Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month 2026
Recognizing three individuals who are dedicated to fostering an environment of belonging.Mechanical Engineering Doctoral Student Rho Ma’s Varied Passions Inspire New Designs
Ma combines biology, additive manufacturing, and art to create innovative functional designs.Kelly M. is Learning (and Advocating for Students) by Doing
She's helping young people become better students, teammates, and community members.Alchemity receives Breakthrough Energy Fellowship
UMD startup accelerating modular sustainable-fuel productionHonoring Achievement: Celebrating Latine Heritage Month
Celebrating Latine engineers whose generosity of spirit and dedication to their craft are making a difference.BIOE Announces Faculty Promotions and Appointments
12 BIOE Faculty Members Earn Promotions and AppointmentsUniversity of Maryland Researchers Develop Three Materials Strategies for Higher-Energy Lithium Batteries
Distinguished University Professor Chunsheng Wang published three papers in the Nature family of journals with the breakthroughs.CALCE Research Featured in Batteries Editor's Choice Articles
Batteries Editor’s Choice ArticlesMaryland Engineering Student Organizations (MESO): Accomplishments in the 2025-2026 Academic Year
Read updates from 17 of the 49 recognized student organizations.Sochol Named Maryland Robotics Center Director
Soft robotics pioneer leads UMD’s flagship hub for robotics research.NSF Renews Maryland-Led Quantum Simulation Institute’s Funding
The five-year award expected to total $37.5M supports the institute’s next phase of research, education and workforce development.UMD Research to be Published in Science
Multiple ferroic orders squeezed into 2D materials at ambient conditions by Professor Cheng Gong’s researchWhite Earth Tribal and Community College Hosts UMD Engineers
Engaging activities bring STEM concepts to life at summer camps for tribal youth.New Tool Reveals Hidden Security Risks in AI Systems
UMD researchers uncovered hidden flaws in software that powers popular AI systems.Alchemity Announces New Seed Financing
UMD startup continues to shineMEII Director serves on Daily Record virtual panel discussion
New energy bill will not fix soaring electric bills aloneUMD Study Finds Critical Cloud Security Patches Often Never Reach Their Destination
Six years of data reveal why known vulnerabilities can remain exposed long after fixes are available.Air Quality Study on 2023 Canadian Wildfires Reports New Bacterial Toxin Spread Throughout U.S. East Coast
Aerosol research found presence of "Aeruginosins" in the air during days-long episode.
SMILE: Automated Swing Delivers Real-World Impact for Maryland Youth
Tackling a deceptively difficult design to deliver therapeutic benefits to a 13-year-old in Harford County.Ambi Narula Honored with Pride and Advocacy Award
Presented by the LGBTQ+ Equity Center, the Pride and Advocacy Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership during the past year and made a positive impact on LGBTQ+ communities at the University of Maryland.BIOE Students Recognized for Innovative Healthcare Solutions at 2026 Capstone Design Expo
BIOE and BCE students won top honors at the 2026 Capstone Expo for patient care tech innovations.Capstone Design Expo 2026: Students Solve for Maryland & Beyond
More than 750 students showcased 143 projects, demonstrating the future of engineering.Murray Named SAMPE’s 2026 Young Professional of the Year
Leadership award recognizes outstanding early-career professionals shaping the future of materials and process engineering.UMD Students Earn Top Honors at AIAA Regional Conference
Awards recognize student research, hands-on learning, and innovation.Terp Tech Warriors: How “RandomHackers” are Dominating the Global Cybersecurity Circuit
A team of graduate engineering students is proving that in the world of high-stakes hacking, the best defense is a Maryland offense.CS/ECE Professors Receive IEEE ICRA Most Influential Paper Award
Ming Lin and Dinesh Manocha recognized for multi-agent navigation research with lasting impact.ECE Alum Named Romanian Minister of Education and Research
Mihai Dimian (Ph.D. ’05) will oversee national education and research systemNine UMD Students Receive Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarships
Awards recognize exceptional students pursuing careers and research in vertical flight.University of Maryland Hosts NASA Parts Engineering Program Event
University of Maryland Hosts NASA Parts Engineering Program EventExpanded Third Annual Maryland MedTech Summit Draws 400+ Attendees, Spurs State Proclamation
The third annual Maryland MedTech Summit, held on March 24, 2026, at the University of Maryland, attracted over 400 attendees from across the DMV region, and delegations from Canada and Japan.Das Earns AES Electrophoretic Society Mid-Career Achievement Award
UMD professor garners fresh acclaim for his work on polymer and polyelectrolyte brushes.ION Storage Systems Announced Successful Customer Qualification
First U.S. Solid State Battery Company to Achieve MilestoneAt Engineering’s Alumni Cup, the Atmosphere Was Electric
With whimsy and wild ideas, undergraduate teams tackle challenge to design device that closes a circuitCelebrating Women’s History Month & Multiracial Heritage Month 2026
Our field reaps the benefits of recognizing, celebrating, and supporting our multifaceted community.Anticipation Builds as Zupnik Hall Nears Completion
The new, sustainable hub for interdisciplinary engineering is on schedule for completion.Research Team Led by Prof. Damena Agonafer Wins Best Paper Award in Data Center Sustainability
A Research team led by Prof. Agonafer is featured in a Video presentation by the Open Compute Project
Automating Wearable Electronics Design: How Next-Generation Devices Could Be Engineered by AI
Team of engineers develops AI-powered materials design model for key component in wearable technologies.Study Investigates How to Optimize PCM-Integrated HVAC Systems
Findings establish a framework for improving the efficiency and reliability of thermal energy storage systems.Cholesterol Found to Play Key Role in Protecting the Blood-Brain Barrier
Clyne Lab uncovers how cholesterol helps maintain the brain’s protective barrier.Sensor Advancement Breaks Barriers in Brain-Behavior Research
Interdisciplinary University of Maryland study published in "Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X" journalMATRIX Faculty to Present at International Conference
Dr. Donald "Bucket" Costello to share lessons learned about the research, development, test, and evaluation of unmanned systemsUMD Engineering & HII Partner to Accelerate Defense Technologies
University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering partners with HII's Mission Technologies DivisionBIOE Associate Professor Explores How Huntington’s Protein Detects Curved Membranes
BIOE’s Silvina Matysiak reveals how a key domain of the Huntington’s protein senses, offering insight into early disease mechanisms.UMD’s Team RoboScout Delivers Again
The UMD team racks up another strong finish in the second year of the DARPA Triage Challenge.Jewell Research Lab’s Novel Autoimmune Disease Research Published in Three Top Journals
The Jewell Research Lab, was recently published in three top journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Cell Press Molecular Therapy, and Biomaterials.Meet Tomorrow’s Health Care Leaders
The first cohort of University of Maryland B.S.–M.D. students begins its journey to bridge engineering, data science, and medicine.Scientists Discover that Electricity Can be Used to Stick Gels to Almost Any Living Tissue
A gentle 10-volt electric pulse can make soft hydrogels bond instantly—and reversibly—to tissues from animals and plants alike, opening new doors for suture-less surgery and bio-hybrid materials.Erika Moore Named to Science News 2025 “Scientists to Watch” List for Fibroid Research
Assistant Professor Erika Moore earns a spot on Science News’ 2025 Scientists to Watch list.The Clark School celebrates LGBTQ+ History Month
At the Clark School, we are proud to celebrate LGBTQA+ engineers who are developing fearless ideas for a better future.The Clark School Celebrates LGBTQ+ Engineers
At Maryland Engineering, we celebrate the array of experiences, stories, and contributions among our community of innovators.Sauret Lands NSF Grant for Sediment Research
UMD faculty member to examine how tiny particles form clusters, fragment, and are transported under water.BCE Students Use Nanopore Sequencing to Connect Biology and Data Science
New lab module gives students hands-on experience with DNA sequencing while building skills in biotechnology.Celebrating Latine Heritage Month
At the Clark School, we are proud to celebrate Latine engineers who are developing fearless ideas for a better future.Clark Scholars Program Network Launches Alum Network
Scholarship Community Nurtures Tomorrow’s Engineering Leaders.Lampropoulos and Miers Receive NSF Funding for Privacy-Preserving Computing
The researchers will develop programming tools to make non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs easier to use and reason about.NSF Awards Advances ISR Alum Research in Quantum and Brain-Inspired Computing
ISR alum Yuntao Liu, now an assistant professor at Lehigh University, has earned two NSF awards advancing secure quantum emulation and brain-inspired computing.Akin Receives 2025 ICES Award for Technical Excellence
Lifetime achievement award recognizes career contributions to advancing technologies for life in space.ION Storage Systems Launches "Cornerstone"
First Solid State Battery Company to Ship Samples to Consumer Electronics Manufacturers
Soliton Signatures: A New Strategy for Tracking Teeny Tiny Space Debris
New NASA NAIC-funded research could offer a novel solution for the outsize threat from tiny space debris.BIOE Faculty Member Develops Low-Cost Cervical Pre-Cancer Treatment Device for Low and Middle-Income Countries
Jenna Mueller leads new study on speculum-compatible injector technology for LMICsInspiring Young Engineers, Serving Our Community
Area Youth Engage in Summer STEM and Engineering Programs.MATRIX Interns Overcome Setbacks and Succeed
Summer 2025 cohort pushing boundaries and turning curiosity into impactFischell Institute Hosts Maryland Department of Commerce Secretary
”Maryland’s life sciences and biotech assets are unparalleled, and Maryland is committed to supporting this industry,” said Secretary Coker. “This visit acknowledges that the Fischell Institute team is not only doing critical work, but that their voices are being heard.”ECE Ph.D. Student Samarth Chopra Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Research will focus on autonomous robot navigationA Battery That Lasts 50% Longer Is Finally in Production
Wall Street Journal highlights UMD start up Ion Storage SystemsHow To (and Not To) AI Your Career Search
10 Dos and Don’ts for Job Hunt Success in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceCRR Coordinator DeAndre Jones receives 2025 Newcomer Staff Award
Coordinator recieves Newcomer staff AwardFrom the Chesapeake Bay to Deep Space: Innovating for the Public Good
More than 800 Clark School Seniors Present Projects to Tackle Real-World Problems at the 2025 Capstone Design ExpoBIOE Ph.D. Graduate Secures TEDCO Funding to Advance Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapeutics
Recent BIOE Ph.D. graduate Nicholas Pirolli advances IBD therapy with TEDCO Maryland Innovation funding.Terps Look to the Sky to Solve a Burning Challenge
In XPRIZE Competition, Students, Faculty Design Autonomous Drone System to Detect, Suppress WildfiresFischell Institute co-hosts inaugural Maryland MedTech Week, encourages cross-sector collaboration
The inaugural Maryland MedTech Week, held from April 7 to 10, 2025, featured a series of events designed to foster collaboration, innovation, and growth within the MedTech community in the DMV region and beyond.CRR welcomes back Ruixue Li
Welcome back Ruixue$12.75M MPower Grant to Spur Biomedical Tech Advances in UMCP, UMB Collaboration
Investment Supports Education, Research at St. John Center for Translational Engineering and MedicineUMD Reliability Engineering Students Champion Young Scientists at PGASF
UMD Reliability Engineering Judges at PGASFION Storage Systems Continues March Toward Commercialization
Production of Multi-Layer Solid-State Battery CellsMATRIX Lab Establishes Industry Advisory Board
First members appointed; Committee will help establish and advise on industry relationshipsDr. Katrina Groth Spotlighted in Electrical Apparatus Magazine
Dr. Katrina Groth Spotlighted in MagazineFSU undergraduates visit the University of Maryland, learn about engineering graduate programs
Undergraduate students from Florida State University visited the University of Maryland on Monday, March 10, 2025, to explore graduate programs in the A. James Clark School of Engineering.Taiwanese Embassy visits the University of Maryland, tours Fischell Institute
The visit was an effort to connect the university’s biotechnology and advanced manufacturing personnel with Taiwanee representatives in the hopes of future collaborations.Redefining Digital Privacy by Outsmarting Wireless Tracking
Ph.D. student Erik Rye researches ways to prevent tracking via wireless access points, protecting personal data in daily life and conflict zones.Ingestible Capsule Advances May Lead to Earlier Detection of Diseases
Research published in "Microsystems and Nanoengineering" journalProfessor Katrina Groth delivers a lecture at Politecnico di Milano
Professor Katrina Groth travels to milian Italy.The Clark School Celebrates the Legacy and Impact of Black Engineers
At the A. James Clark School of Engineering, we honor the contributions of Black engineering trailblazers, whose accomplishments improve our society through innovation and leadership.Clark School LGBTQ+ liaison Ambi Narula awarded Luke S. Jensen Endowed Scholarship
Presented by the LGBTQ+ Equity Center, the scholarship recognizes undergraduate and graduate students committed to advancing civil rights for and preventing discrimination against LGBTQ+ individualsTwo Maryland Engineers Named to National Academy of Inventors
Tao, Vishkin Honored for ‘Creating Tangible Impacts’Trio of Maryland Engineers Named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Lists
Alums Honored in Science, Media, Energy and Green TechUMD iGEM Team Wins Gold Medal at 2024 Paris iGEM Jamboree for CerviCareProject
BIOE iGEM team earns Gold at the 2024 Paris iGEM Jamboree for CerviCare, a solution for accessible cervical cancer screening.U.S. Air Force Invests Over $1.2M in Electron Microscopy Research Initiatives
Chemical engineers will tackle new areas of research that could unfold enhanced technologies for aerospace materials.The Clark School Celebrates Native and Indigenous Voices in Engineering
At Maryland Engineering, we celebrate the many cultures and contributions that make up our community of innovators.Mtech Ventures company spotlight: Alchemity
MEI2 company gaining momentumFormer MEI2 energy seed grant discusses 3D printing of advanced ceramics
Materic subsidiary on recent ARPA-e awardUndergrad Awarded AIAA’s Dr. James Rankin Digital Avionics Scholarship
Senior Jeremy Kuznetsov recognized with $3,000 scholarship that supports outstanding students pursuing digital avionics.Brick by Brick: The Clark School Celebrates LGBTQ+ Engineers
At Maryland Engineering, we celebrate the array of experiences, stories, and contributions among our community of innovators.DOE Ups Its Investment in UMD to Develop Eco-Friendly Heat Pumps
Agency awards UMD and partners $4.8 million to improve heat pump performance and safety.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.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.Analyzing the Risks of Pressure Relief Devices in Hydrogen Systems
Analyzing the Risks of Pressure Relief Devices in Hydrogen SystemsApplications 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.Ghodssi Honored With Gaede-Langmuir Award
AVS recognizes UMD faculty member for contributions to the MEMS field.During Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, Chemical Engineers Reach for a Cure
Computational studies of developing therapies for Alzheimer's disease make progress towards a cure.ION Storage Systems receives $20M ARPA-E SCALE UP award
Company has established commercially scalable route to production of solid-state batteriesDesigning for Moon Mission
UMD Team Takes Second Overall, and Best in Theme at 2024 RASC-AL Competition.Ichiro Takeuchi Elected Fellow of the Materials Research Society
The professor becomes the second in the department to earn this lifetime distinction.LEGOLAS participates at U.S. Senate Robotics Showcase on Capitol Hill
UMD engineers demonstrate their autonomous robot science kitMaryland’s first-ever solid-state battery pilot production line launches
Ion Storage Systems holds commissioning ceremonyGroundbreaking Plasma Innovation Shines as Invention of the Year
Maryland Engineers Take Home Top Prize at 2024 Innovate MarylandECE Ph.D. Student Wins UMD 3MT Competition
Anirudh Nakra Studying Microplastics using Quantum MethodsCelebrating 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.Join Us at the First Annual Capstone Design Expo
You can meet Clark School students, faculty, and staff; recruit new employees from among our talented students; and see great ideas transformed into reality.Celebrating Women's History Month 2024
We are proud to celebrate Women’s History Month.Clark School Community Members Win Prestigious Campus Social Impact Award
Five Clark School community members are winners of the Provost’s Do Good Innovator Awards.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.Ingestible Capsule Technology Research on Front Cover of Journal
University of Maryland researchers published in Advanced Healthcare MaterialsFischell 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.Safer Electric Vehicles Could Come Soon After this Recent Breakthrough in Battery Research
Study shows how lithium dendrites forms in solid-state batteries to unveil new design solution.World leader in sustainable construction partners with UMD Start-Up
Saint-Gobain makes major investment in ION Storage Systems‘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.“The Legend of Zelda” Inspires New UMD Engineering Course
Students in Ryan Sochol's new course utilize game's CAD engine for machine design.Celebrating Native and Indigenous Voices in Engineering
The Clark School joins UMD's celebration of Native and Indigenous Heritage Month 2023.Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month: Resources and Events
Resources and events for the Clark School's LGBTQ+ students and allies.A 6-Step Roadmap to Expanding Faculty Hiring in STEM
Two BIOE professors help author a roadmap to expanding faculty hiring in STEM.Yu Named Elkins Professor
Award to support research on marine ecosystem monitoring, boost collaboration.CareDx Acquires UMD-linked Transplant Tech Firm
Co-founded by entrepreneur and UMD alum Scott Plank, MediGO aims to optimize delivery.Israeli Embassy and BIRD Foundation host UMD Energy Consortium
UMD Professor Paul Albertus a Keynote SpeakerMark 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.Michael Bonthron Wins NDSEG Fellowship
Tubaldi Lab researcher lands prestigious DoD award.CEEE Alumnus Nehemiah Emaikwu Wins 2022 USNC/IIR Award
Emaikwu was awarded for the category "Outstanding Young Researcher Paper Award"UMD Selected for $3.5M ARPA-E COOLERCHIPS Award
Researchers will help develop more efficient cooling for data centers.Two ECE Graduate Students Win 2023 UMD Three Minute Thesis Competition
Students challenged to present research in just three minutes!Device That Harvests Water From Air Named Top UMD Invention of the Year
Innovate Maryland event also celebrates work on plastic substitutes, cancer detection, quantum scienceCollaborative Engineering Team Awarded Grand Challenges Grant
Funding will support an interdisciplinary project geared towards wildfires and WUI fire behavior.MSAL’s work on serotonin characterization and detection results in two journal covers
Research is leading to better detection models and portable sensing devices.
Gearing Up for Battle
Sparks and creativity fly when combat robotics club enters arenaEnergy Consortium promotes science and innovation
U.S. - Israel consortium accelerates development of solid-state batteriesParham Dehghani Receives IAFSS Best Thesis Award
Dehghani will present his research at the 14th symposium next fall.Chopra to Receive Prestigious AIAA Walter J. and Angeline H. Crichlow Trust Prize
Awarded only every four years, prize recognizes excellence in aerospace materials, structural design, structural analysis, or structural dynamics.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.UMD’s Gamma Research Group wins Best Paper on Gait-Based Emotion Classification at ACM SIGGRAPH MIG Conference
"Learning Gait Emotions Using Affective and Deep Features"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, biologyMaryland Engineering’s John Fisher Appointed MPower Professor
BIOE chair one of six UMCP/UMB professors to receive University of Maryland Strategic Partnership appointment.UMD Bioengineering #1 in CMBE Young Innovator Awards
BIOE's Gregg Duncan & Katharina Maisel were named 2022 Cellular & Molecular Bioengineering Young Innovators.Avik Dutt: Advancing Transformative Technologies
Mechanical engineering faculty member focuses on photonics and quantum engineering.UMD Research Sheds Light on Gender Imbalance in Construction
“We now have the numbers,” researchers say of groundbreaking study.New Wearable Sensor Modules with Edge Machine Learning for Avatar Reconstruction
Po-Yen Chen and Sahil Shah Published in Nature Communications JournalMaryland Engineering ranks #11 among public colleges in the U.S.
The University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering ranks #11 among the country’s public universities in U.S. News & World Report 2022-23 Best Colleges rankings, rising one spot from #12 in 2022.'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.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.Balachandran Receives Robert H. Scanlan Medal
The chair of mechanical engineering at UMD has also been named a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.UMD Takes Best in Theme Award at 2022 NASA RASC-AL Competition
Competition challenges student teams to develop solutions for space exploration.Legacy of Racism Linked to Higher COVID-19 Death Rates
UMD researchers track health vulnerabilities among Black communities in Louisiana.
Uncovering the mysteries of networking in the brain
UMD researchers are sorting out how our brains’ neurons organize as we take in, decide and act on information.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 PartnersChemE Students Discuss Climate Change Policy on Capitol Hill
During a visit to the office of Congressman Sean Casten, chemical engineering students learned how applicable their degree can be to the forging of public policy.Converting Biowaste into Hydroxide Exchange Membrane
Exoskeletons of shellfish provide a cheap, eco-friendly alternative to other HEM fuel cells currently on the market.Improving Fairness and Trust in AI Used for College Admissions and Language Translation
Professor Min Wu and Associate Professor Dana Dachman-Soled part of NSF/Amazon-funded research team.Using Machine Learning to Shed Light on Cannabis Effects
Can smoking excessive amounts of weed harm the heart? Researchers aim to find out.MSE Undergrad Wins Semi-Final Spot in DOE Inaugural Business Plan Competition
Terry Goolsby is a junior at the University of Maryland and founder of Visionergy, an energy consulting service.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.International research team sheds light on inner workings of unconventional superconductors
Study by UMD Materials Science Prof. Ichiro Takeuchi published in Nature.MSE Prof. Liangbing Hu Granted $5.6M in DOE ARPA-E Funding
Funds offered by the ARPA-E project will go towards the development of clean energy technology.Inaugural UMD Neuro-Link Grant Supports Glioblastoma Research
Funding pathway promotes high-impact collaborations between UMB's neurosurgery and UMCP's bioengineering.A New Spin on a Classic da Vinci Design
UMD students build working prototype inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s aerial screw.Search Open for UMD Department of Aerospace Engineering Chair
Maryland Engineering seeks an accomplished, nationally recognized leader and administrator to direct its Department of Aerospace Engineering.New Research Showcased at TRB
Transportation safety, impact of telecommuting among topics covered by UMD experts.Machine Intelligence Builds Soft Machines
UMD research team publishes study in Nature Machine Intelligence.Gaining an Edge on Infectious Diseases
A multi-institutional project focuses on using mobile phone data to model mobility behavior and anticipate public health risks.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.UMD Joins U.S. Cyber Command’s Academic Engagement Network
The initiative's goal is to create a robust and accessible pool of qualified cyber professionals.MSE Undergrad Vincent Lan starts non-profit student group amidst pandemic
The organization, Flower STEM, is meant to serve the community while showcasing the intersection of science and art.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.Alum Fatima Mikdashi Named 2022 Marshall Scholarship Finalist
Bioengineering alum named a finalist for one of the most prestigious academic awards available to college students.UMD Team Selected for AFRL University Nanosatellite Program
Competitive program selects college teams to design, fabricate and test small satellites.Alumna Dana Wiggins’ Startup Seize Named to Techstars Seattle’s 13th Cohort
Seize The App, lanuching this Spring, is a marketplace mobile application that connects people to phototakers at picturesque spots.Graham Honored at InterPACK, Nets Best Paper Award
Clark School dean’s research highlights promising new materials in ultrawide bandgap electronics.You Zhou Receives NSF CAREER Award
Zhou joins six other Clark School Faculty Members who received CAREER awards earlier this year.Boundless Curiosity
From cancer research to mountain summits, alumnus Balaji ‘Baloo’ Panchapakesan (Ph.D. ’01) seeks to explore and improve the human condition.How does the brain turn heard sounds into comprehensible language?
$2.88M in NIH funding could lead to brain-aware, tunable hearing devices.Diamonds Are a Quantum Sensing Scientist’s Best Friend
ECE Professor and QTC Founding Director Ronald Walsworth featured on an episode of JQI's Relatively Certain podcast.New electrolyte bolsters rechargeable battery design
UMD/ARL research team overcomes challenges in magnesium, calcium battery development with new design principle.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.Hartzell Mission Scientist for NASA SIMPLEx Janus Mission
Mission will send twin small satellites on deep space journey to study two binary asteroids.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.Torrents Awarded Ben Dyer Centennial Chair
UMD professor is renowned for her work on organic pollutants.The World Comes to 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.UMD Wins $5M Phase 2 NSF Convergence Accelerator Award
The National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator Program has awarded $5 million to a UMD-led team for their work on quantum interconnects for ion trap quantum computers.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.Secretary of State: 'Domestic Renewal' Needed Through Infrastructure Investments
Blinken emphasizes importance of spending at home to remain global leader in campus speech.Seven Students Win 2021 Dean's Research Awards
From fabricated human tissue to Wifi beamed from space, awards recognize cutting-edge researchRachel Suitor aboard NGS/NOAA expedition in Gulf of Mexico
The Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. student is working with robotic "Driftcams" to document aquatic life at different depths of the oceanic rim ecosystem.Unusual "cool flames" discovered aboard International Space Station
Maryland-led discovery is a first for microgravity flame researchUniversity of Maryland Engineers Have 3D Printed a Soft Robotic Hand That Can Play Nintendo
Achievement opens the door for new advances in soft robotics.NCC-PDI to Host Pediatric Device Innovators Forum
This free, virtual event will take place on Thursday, July 22, 2021.Chunsheng Wang Wins 2021 ECS Battery Division Research Award
Wang will be recognized at a ceremony during the fall meeting.Two UMD Teams Take Best in Theme at NASA’s RASC-AL Competition
Competition challenges student teams to design concepts for space exploration.Alum develops bioelectric effect toothbrush
Young Wook Kim's TROMATZ toothbrush improves mouth and gum health.Xu, Castano Recognized for Work on UAS Collision Avoidance
UMD professor, affiliate research scientist win AIAA awards.Jewell Lab Explores Techniques to Tailor MS Therapy Design
Prof. Chris Jewell and his lab are investigating how the biophysical properties of nanomaterials used in immunotherapies shape treatment outcomes.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.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.Oops-Proofing
A Collaboration Between CRR and Amazon Lab126 Seeks to Understand How Devices Can Be More DurableToday’s Trailblazers to be Honored as 2021 Taking Nature Black Environmental Champions
ChBE Professor Akua Asa-Awuku recognized as a regional champion.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.Liangbing Hu Elected to the Class of 2021 MRS Fellows
Hu is the first UMD scholar to receive this honor.Now Accepting Medical Device Pitches for NCC-PDI Competition
The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation is accepting applications through April 19.M. Stanley Whittingham Joins CREB Steering Committee
Whittingham won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work with Li-ion batteries.Softer, More Resilient Robots
UMD research on bio-inspired robotics makes the cover of a special issue of Actuators.Doyenne Reliability Engineering Program
A fellowship for Mozambican women to pursue graduate education in Reliability Engineering at UMDISR, 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.Origin Wireless Wins Two 2021 CES Awards, Including Best Innovation Award
High-tech startup Origin Wireless AI, led by Professor K.J. Ray Liu, wins two 2021 CES Awards.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.Could Nanocellulose Save Us?
The building blocks of plants may taper our dependency on fossil fuels.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 GloballyData-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.Rejoining the Paris Accord: Scholars Respond
UMD's Deb Niemeier and other prominent researchers assess the new administration's course change on climate.Students Assist Sierra Leone School…Virtually!
Adapting to COVID-era constraints, MDSE volunteers found a way to proceed with a solar panel installation.Huang, Stroka Labs Collaborate to Advance Understanding of Blood-Brain Barrier
BIOE assistant professors aim to develop techniques to target drugs to the central nervous system.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$4.96M for Maryland researchers in DARPA AISS semiconductor security project
ISR, ECE, Fraunhofer USA CESE and ARLIS researchers will assess strength of AISS security protections.ECE Alumnus & Advisory Board Member Lyndon Brown Appointed Chief Strategy Officer at Pondurance
Brown, a veteran technology executive, brings a career focus in building high-growth cybersecurity technology companies to Pondurance’s management team.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.Liu Wins 2021 IEEE Fourier Award for Signal Processing
Professor K.J. Ray Liu received the award “for outstanding leadership in and pioneering contributions to signal processing for wireless sensing and communications.”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.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.Challenges and Opportunities: Student Internships During 2020
Four mechanical engineering students share their experiences.UMD to Lead $1M NSF Project to Develop a Quantum Network to Interconnect Quantum Computers
The aim of this project, being supported by the NSF Convergence Accelerator program, will be to enable trapped ion quantum computers to communicate over the internet.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.Investing in Environmentally Responsible Engineering
A grant from The Lemelson Foundation will accelerate environmentally and socially responsible engineering through innovation in undergraduate curricula.Cornelia Fermüller is PI for 'NeuroPacNet,' a $1.75M NSF funding award
The resulting "network of networks" will further the scientific grand challenge of developing neuromorphic artificial intelligence.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.New $115 Million Quantum Systems Accelerator to Pioneer Quantum Technologies for Discovery Science
Berkeley Lab-led Center to catalyze U.S. leadership in quantum information science, and strengthen the nation's research community to accelerate commercialization.'Speedy Ceramics' Method Receives 2020 ARPA-E Award
Project led by Liangbing Hu received $1M to develop pipe renovation technology.Evensen Creates DIY COVID-19 Masks, Fundraises for Virus Relief
Ella Evenson and three biomedical engineering students from other universities created BMEast Masks.Modernizing da Vinci’s Designs
UMD teams take top spots in 2020 VFS design competition to re-imagine Leonardo da Vinci’s aerialscrew.
BBI Awards Seed Grants to Six Interdisciplinary Projects
Funded teams feature UMD faculty from 15 academic departments and six centers and institutesHolding 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.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.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.Call for Pediatric Medical Device Pitches Focused on COVID-19
FDA grant and gift from entrepreneur provide $250K in awardsPines: Stand in Solidarity, Unite Against Injustice
President-designate calls acts of violence against black community nationwide a 'stain' against UMD values.More Than a Meal
Clark School Alum Sees Positive Power in Family Food Business.Alumnus Rajiv Laroia honored with IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
Laroia founded Flarion Technologies in 2000 and developed Flash-OFDM broadband wireless technology there.Spurring research group creativity in the time of COVID-19
Student-faculty teams that write review articles for journals reap multiple benefits.Charting a Course Toward Quantum Simulations of Nuclear Physics
Researchers explore how to map lattice gauge theories to ion traps.