Faculty Directory

Berger, Dr. Bruce S.

Berger, Dr. Bruce S.

Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
2143 Glenn L. Martin Hall, Building 088

EDUCATION

Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1962

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Van Nostrand Prize
  • Otto Wolf Prize
  • ASME Award for Development of Mechanical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Member of Board of Directors, ASME, Washington Section
  • Research proposal reviewed for DOE
  • Journal reviewer, Intl. Journal of Engineering Sciences, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Journal of Applied Mechanics

Undergrads Recognized at Annual Honors & Awards Celebration

Honoring 86 undergraduates who exemplify the college’s commitment to excellence

Expanded 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.
 

In Memory of Dr. Sony Mathew

UMD Alumnus and Former CALCE Research Faculty

Celebrating Five Years of Innovation at CEEE’s Daikin Lab

Researchers are developing the next generation of lean and green HVAC technology in this state-of-the-art lab.

More Effective, Equitable Disaster Policy

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

Welcome, NAE Members

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

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.

White Named University of Maryland 2016 Faculty Advisor of the Year

BIOE associate chair and director of undergraduate studies honored during 21st Annual Undergraduate Studies Advising Conference.

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.

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.

Transparent, Interactive Nanopaper Uses Touch to Generate Electricity

New material described in ACS Nano, featured in Nanowerk and C&EN.

CEE, Landscape Architecture Researchers Awarded 1st Place in EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge

Interdisciplinary team recognized for UMD Memorial Chapel site proposal.

M-CERSI Day Highlights Regulatory Science

Second annual showcase event held by University of Maryland's Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation.

Clark School Freshmen Compete in Hovercraft Competition

ENES100 students build autonomous hovercrafts for final exam.

NSF Boosts Nanotech Curriculum

Engineering curriculum recognized by NSF and Institute of Physics.

New Keystone Instructors Selected

Thamire, Bonenberger and Calabro selected to enhance teaching of fundamental courses.

Graduate Students Win NASA Contest

Aero engineering team impresses with low-cost human spacecraft design.