Solve for Excellence

A big investment ($219.5 million) came with big expectations: to launch innovative initiatives, attract top talent, and engineer transformative breakthroughs that address some of the world’s thorniest challenges. Here’s what happened next.

Better Basics to Meet Bigger Goals

Maryland engineers are rethinking the technologies that shape everyday life. Their work aims to make essential systems cleaner, more efficient, and less costly—whether powering data centers, moving goods to market, or keeping us connected in the air and on the road.

How to Major in the Future

At Maryland Engineering, academics are just the beginning of a whole-student education that gives today’s engineers the tools to make tomorrow’s world better.

Here to Help: Autonomous Innovation

Maryland Engineering is driving autonomous innovation to solve real-world challenges. From life-saving triage systems to wildfire-monitoring drones, we are building technology to protect communities and enhance human capabilities.

Built for the Breakthrough

Maryland engineers are taking aim at some of the biggest challenges in medicine, from preterm birth to cancer to aging. By leveraging UMD’s advantages—collaborative opportunities (including a trendsetting partnership with the University of Maryland School in Baltimore), proximity to federal agencies, cutting-edge tech, and commercialization support—they’re accelerating the process from idea to impact.

Engineering Headway in Microelectronics Manufacturing

The CHIPS and Science Act invests in American semiconductor research, development, and production. Maryland engineers are positioned to build a lasting legacy in semiconductor manufacturing—explore their impact.

a Maryland engineer holds a thin, silver semiconductor chip in front of his face between his index finger and thumb with a blue glove on

You Can Launch It At Maryland

UMD’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has a track record of turning out creative, problem-solving businesses that make an impact—from campus to the global economy.

students sit around a table and whiteboard in the Startup Shell while working together on a project.

Energy Solutions for Climate Change

At Maryland Engineering, students, faculty, and staff are rising to the grand challenge of researching, developing, and commercializing the clean energy technologies that meet society’s urgent needs for a sustainable future.