Reflecting on a Successful 2024–25 Academic Year

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It has been another remarkable year of scholarship, research, and service at Maryland Engineering. In addition to the research activities and student successes in this month’s newsletter: Dean Graham Headshot

We launched the Edward & Jennifer St. John Center for Translational Engineering and Medicine and, as part of it, the first-ever B.S.-M.D. program that will recruit both engineers and computer scientists.
We further established our region as the Capital of Quantum, including by lending our expertise to the Center for Quantum Networks, an NSF-ERC.
We launched an Engineering Artificial Intelligence program through Maryland Applied Graduate Engineering, focused on the application of AI to specific engineering fields.
For the seventh consecutive year, the Clark School ranks among the country’s top 10 public universities in graduate engineering, according to U.S. News & World Report.

These are a few examples of the impact our exemplary students, faculty, and staff make on a daily basis, and there are more. They demonstrate that society is increasingly turning to engineers to solve its challenges. The responsibility and privilege of solving these challenges is what makes engineering one of today’s greatest professions, and what makes higher education so important.

Developing great engineers starts with a great engineering education: Exposing students to the brightest minds in the field. Offering them a classroom and hands-on education that inspires and helps them put their knowledge into practice. Involving them in a supportive community of their peers. Empowering them to practice engineering in a way that impacts the public good.

Maryland Engineering prides itself on achieving those goals, translating research, innovation, and knowledge into solutions for society. Like many schools and colleges, the Clark School is proud to be part of a land grant institution, educating homegrown engineers who solve challenges with no clear solutions and, in doing so, raise the quality of life in Maryland. We are fortunate to have outstanding support from the state and students from every county within it.

Understanding the evolving role that engineers play in the well-being of our society, we are energized by developing homegrown talent and technologies. We look forward to Terp engineers bringing their innovations to our community, state, and society, and to sharing more of their work in the next academic year.

Sincerely,

Samuel Graham

Dean and Nariman Farvardin Professor

Published May 7, 2025