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Celebrating 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.  More »

AVS Mid-Atlantic Chapter DC Regional Meeting - May 9th, 2024
AVS Mid-Atlantic is inviting students to present posters at the 2024 DC Regional Meeting at NIST.  More »

Dean's Circle Spotlight: Investing in Ideas, and Access
One of Maryland Engineering's most generous philanthropists, Tom Scholl helped to brainstorm what the IDEA Factory could become: a place "where the imagination can run wild."  More »

Agents of Positive Change: Highlighting Women Maryland Engineers
In celebration of Women's History Month, we highlight some of the important contributions of women engineers within our campus community.  More »

Paid Internships Available for Summer 2024
HACU in partnership with BEP are seeking students to fill paid internship positions.  More »

Alumna Blasts Into Space
NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps Becomes Second Black Woman to Join ISS  More »

$15 Million Climate Catalytic Capital Fund Launched 
To support clean energy measures and technologies  More »

NanoCenter AIM Lab New AC-TEM Coming Soon
Installation nearing completion for new aberration corrected TEM/STEM in AIM Lab.  More »

Former FabLab Director, Jim O'Connor, passed away
Former and Founding FabLab Director passed away on Feb 3, 2024.  More »

Transforming Engineering: Highlighting Maryland Engineers
In celebration of Black History Month, we highlight the many impactful contributions of Black engineers in our community—students, alums, faculty, and staff—to the Clark School, our university, and world.  More »

Celebrating the Impact of Black Maryland Engineers and Leaders
The Clark School pays tribute to the many contributions and legacies of Black Americans in the United States by learning more about some of our most pioneering and influential community members, past and present.  More »

$15M Federal Grant Awarded to Support Maryland Electric Vehicle Charging Network
Maryland Clean Energy Center to fund 58 electric vehicle charging stations statewide  More »

UMD Start-Up Ionic Devices Wins Microbattery Design Prize
One of Eight Awarded by US Department of Energy  More »

CALCE Welcomes Dr. Lingxi Kong: New Member of the Battery Research Team
Dr. Lingxi Kong joins CALCE, Boosting its Battery Research.  More »

We Build the Future Here: Stanley R. Zupnik Hall
Engineering at Maryland magazine previews UMD's new interdisciplinary engineering hub.  More »

Introducing the Clark Scholars Program Network
A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation and University of Maryland Partner to Educate the Next Generation of Engineers  More »

Liangbing Hu Is Key PI of New Energy Earthshot Research Center
The new Oak Ridge National Laboratory Energy Earthshot Research Center aims to develop sustainable chemical processes.   More »

New, Innovative UMD Course Teaches In-Demand Skills
‘Advanced Manufacturing Lab’ currently offered at College Park, will be in Southern Maryland in 2024  More »

Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month: Resources and Events
Resources and events for the Clark School's LGBTQ+ students and allies.  More »

Horiuchi is PI for NSF 'ExLENT' experiential learning project
UMD's 'DREEM' project addresses the need for a domestic microelectronics industry workforce, and partners with two community colleges.  More »

Maryland Engineering Ranks Among the Nation’s Top 20 Undergraduate Engineering Programs
The A. James Clark School of Engineering ranks 19 overall among more than 200 undergraduate engineering programs—up three positions from its previous undergraduate ranking.  More »

Upcoming NanoCenter Facility Rates Change
The updated NanoCenter facility rates will become effective Jan 1, 2024.  More »

UMD's 40th Annual Convocation Honors Engineering Staff, Faculty
The University of Maryland's 40th annual Convocation will honor 33 faculty and staff—including four from the A. James Clark School of Engineering—for their contributions to education, research, and the campus community.  More »

Dutt is PI on NSF-Funded Quantum Research Grant
The UMD-led team is one of 18 to be awarded grants under the NSF’s QuSeC-TAQS program.  More »

Maryland MSE Scholars Named to Faculty Positions
Maryland MSE scholars join UC Irvine and Purdue as faculty  More »

Transformative Battery Structure Surpasses US’ Fast Charge Goals 

Innovative materials and 3D design published in Nature Materials

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.  More »

Powering a Greener Future
Engineering Sustainability Day showcases entrepreneurial talent  More »

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 science  More »

Maryland Engineering Graduate Programs: Top 10 Among Public Universities, Five Years in a Row
For the fifth consecutive year, the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering ranks among the country's top 10 public universities in graduate engineering programs, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023–24 rankings.  More »

Electrified Plastic Recycling Toward A Sustainable Future
Multi-institutional study published in Nature  More »

Crank Up the AC, Not Global Warming
Maryland engineers advance heating and cooling technology to push for a greener future  More »

Women’s History Month Spotlight
Dr. Hannah Zierden shares her reflections on Women’s History Month 2023 about the unique skillsets women have to make the world a better place.  More »

Safe Lithium Batteries Get a Boost
UMD researchers have developed lithium dendrite suppression parameters and electrolytes for longer-lasting batteries that can operate under extreme conditions.  More »

2023 Energy Seed Grants Provide Launchpad for Local Startups
Six new energy seed grants awarded to diverse projects state-wide  More »

Celebrating Women's History Month
Women continue to shape history, including at the Clark School of Engineering. This month we celebrate those landmarks and the work necessary to forge them, and how it’s incumbent upon our larger community to assist in this work.  More »

Bill Weigand, Former ChBE Faculty Member, Dies at 84
Bill Weigand, who had served as a professor at the University of Maryland, where he retired, has passed away.  More »

MSAL’s work on serotonin characterization and detection results in two journal covers

Coming of Age in 2023: The 12th Annual Alumni Cup Competition
Engineering students across the departments of the A. James Clark School brace up for the 12^th Annual Alumni Cup Competition   More »

Maryland Engineers Awarded Grants to Address Humanity's Grand Challenges
Twelve projects led by or involving Maryland Engineering faculty have been awarded funding through the Grand Challenges Grants Program, the largest and most comprehensive program of its kind ever introduced at the University of Maryland.  More »

New Electrolyte Design Could be the Answer for Safer Rechargeable Batteries even in Extreme Cold
UMD published in Nature paper on electrolyte design for high energy batteries capable of operating under extreme temperature conditions.  More »

Three UMD Faculty Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Three University of Maryland professors are among the 124 engineers newly elected to the 2023 Class of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).  More »

Big Ten Network spotlights Maryland Engineering
During the 2022–23 basketball season, the Big Ten Network featured Maryland Engineering during Terp basketball broadcasts.  More »

Maryland Engineers Graham, Nau, Zhao elected Fellows of AAAS
Three Clark School professors have been newly chosen as 2022 Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals.  More »

Selected Publications from NanoCenter's AIM Lab and FabLab
Highlighting recent research performed at the NanoCenter AIM Lab and FabLab.  More »

Energy Consortium promotes science and innovation
U.S. - Israel consortium accelerates development of solid-state batteries  More »

Roll Over, Paper Towels: UMD Researchers Create Picker-Upper That's Even Quicker
Hydrogel sheets can absorb 100 times their weight in water  More »

Ten Maryland MSE Faculty Members Ranked in Top 2% of World Scientists
Elsevier releases updated science-wide database  More »

Ask An Engineer: Space Travel
While science fiction isn't always engineering fact, it inspires generations to make it so.  More »

InventWood and UMD Receive $20M ARPA-E SCALEUP Award
UMD exceeds $100M in ARPA-E funding  More »

Giving Students "Space" for Galactic Discovery, and a Launch into Research
Among the precious cargo launching to the ISS aboard SpaceX CRS-26 is an experiment designed by UMD students.  More »

'A Hub for Discussion, Integration of Ideas, Innovation and Discovery'
UMD holds ceremonial groundbreaking of Stanley R. Zupnik Hall  More »

UMD Scientists Achieve Ultrahigh-Temperature Melt Printing
Direct metal melt printing towards additive manufacturing of multi-principal element alloys  More »

Cementing His Legacy
Builder, alum Stanley R. Zupnik's latest gift expands innovation footprint of Maryland Engineering  More »

"This Is Where It's At"
U.S. Commerce Secretary's Visit Highlights Importance of UMD, Higher Ed to Future of Domestic Electronics Industry  More »

Engineering at Maryland magazine highlights federal partnerships to tackle big questions
The feature story, Ask Big Questions, describes research collaborations with the Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and other federal agencies.  More »

Dean's Circle Spotlight: A Blueprint for Human-Oriented Innovation
Anthony Ephremides, the founder of the field of ad-hoc wireless networks, is one of Maryland Engineering's most philanthropic faculty members.  More »

Timothy Koeth Wins DARPA Young Faculty Award
Program provides funding, mentoring to awardees early in their careers  More »

Alchemity Receives Shell GameChanger Funding
MEI²/UMD Start-up Company Selected by Shell GameChanger to Prove New Concept to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions  More »

Paint Branch Distinguished Lecture - October 25, 2022

Avik Dutt: Advancing Transformative Technologies
Mechanical engineering faculty member focuses on photonics and quantum engineering.  More »

Introducing the Early Career Distinguished Alumni Society
The ECDA Society launches an exclusive professional network of Maryland Engineering alums leading the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and change agents.  More »

$25 Million Commitment Will Fund New World-Class Engineering Facility at the University of Maryland
The interdisciplinary engineering building, named in honor of benefactor Stanley R. Zupnik '59, will help prepare engineers to solve society's grand challenges.  More »

Maryland 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.  More »

Convocation to Honor Faculty, Staff Accomplishments
Four Maryland Engineers among awardees from across campus  More »

MPT State Circle Highlights UMD Innovative Energy Technology
Dr. Eric Wachsman discusses energy storage with Maryland Public Television  More »

Maryland Engineers Get Cracking on Sustainability with Crab Shell-based Battery
Biodegradable electrolyte could lessen pollution burden of electric vehicles  More »

'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.  More »

It's Getting Hot in Here
New Maryland Engineering video series asks engineering experts to explore science fact versus fiction in TV and film.  More »

Introducing Maryland Engineering's New Chief Development Officer
Jennifer L. Schwartz will become the next Chief Development Officer & Assistant Dean for the A. James Clark School of Engineering on September 12, 2022.  More »

Materials, physics, and systems for multicaloric cooling
UMD’s Ichiro Takeuchi published in Nature Reviews Materials  More »

Advisory Board Meeting Highlights New Clean Energy Technology
Energy Institute Welcomes State Delegates Qi and Korman  More »

Undergrads and research experiences: Win! Win! Win!
Exposure to research gives undergraduate students the chance to experience career possibilities.  More »

2022 Sony Research Award Program Invitation
Sony Research Award Program invites submissions for innovations in a broad range of topics, and also focused research.  More »

Attoh-Okine Named UMD CEE Chair
University of Delaware Professor, ASCE Fellow to lead department.  More »

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 Partners

Liangbing Hu Named Finalist for 2022 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
Hu has become a sustainable materials leader by creating novel wood-based technologies to replace energy-intensive structural materials.  More »

Electrified Heating Towards Green Methane Conversion and Ammonia Synthesis
Multi-institutional study published in Nature.  More »

UMD Dedicates IDEA Factory
Building designed to inspire innovation, entrepreneurship, and research across disciplines.  More »

Engineering at Maryland magazine celebrates the power of philanthropy, impact on students
In this issue, join our celebration of the university reaching its ambitious $1.5B fundraising goal during Fearless Ideas: The Campaign for Maryland.  More »

UMD Inventions of the Year Tackle Grand Challenges
At Innovate Maryland, Pines heralds turning 'expertise into action'  More »

JC Zhao Receives Humboldt Research Award
Materials expert will foster collaboration with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung.  More »

Maryland Engineering Graduate Programs: Top 10 Public, Four Years in a Row
Maryland Engineering earns a top spot in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings among over 200 colleges.  More »

Safe and Sound
Energy innovator José Reyes sees a cleaner, greener, more equitable future—through nuclear.  More »

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.  More »

International research team sheds light on inner workings of unconventional superconductors
Study by UMD Materials Science Prof. Ichiro Takeuchi published in Nature.  More »

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.  More »

Brain Freeze: Cryo-FIB-SEM Coming Soon to College Park
The new Brain and Behavior Institute core will expand campus FIB-SEM applications to include biological tissue.  More »

Engineering a Multi-Element Atomic Arrangement
A novel disorder-to-order transition strategy for ordered nanoparticles published in Science Advances.  More »

Clark School's Online Engineering Programs Ascend to No. 12 National Rank
The A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland rose to No. 12 among online graduate engineering programs in the U.S., according to rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report.  More »

Novel engineering method enables low-temp sodium metal battery
Study, led by University of Maryland research team, published in Nature Nanotechnology.  More »

Nine Maryland Engineers Recognized as Being "One in 1,000"
Clark School researchers among the "who's who" of influential researchers, according to Clarivate.  More »

Bamboo fibers offer strong, ‘green’ manufacturing alternative
Study published in Nature Sustainability.  More »

Joshua Levy wins AVS Outstanding Paper Award
The paper describes a micro-needle platform being developed for an ingestible capsule.  More »

UMD top ranked U.S. university for solid-state battery research publications
Elsevier study indicates UMD has highest publication citation index globally  More »

Maryland Energy Innovation Institute sunset date removed in special session
Maryland State Legislature embraces energy innovation  More »

Engineering at Maryland magazine introduces new leader, new look
The Fall 2021 issue introduces our new dean, rolls out a new look and feel, and tackles timely topics from bias in the built environment to disaster resilience in the face of a changing climate.  More »

You Can Make It at Maryland
Eight campus makerspaces where Terps turn out the next big thing  More »

UMD Scientists Convert Methane without Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Methane converted to higher value commodity chemicals  More »

Wood That Can Cut Like Steel, Be Molded Like Plastic or Build Batteries?
Maryland engineers discover more new dimensions of an ancient material.  More »

UMD-Led Team Wins NSF Award for Rapid Materials Design
The collaborative team receives $1.8 million in funding to develop an integrated framework to drive the rapid design of novel materials for batteries and fuel cells.  More »

Expanded Wood Fiber for High-Performance Solid-State Paper Batteries
UMD research group invented the first high-performance solid-state paper batteries by a new molecular scale engineering method.  More »

USMSM Debuts SMART Innovation Center
New, $86 million facility to expand educational opportunities, autonomous vehicles research.  More »

Incentive Awards Program, Engineering Lab Building Named for Mote
Former UMD president recognized for contributions to field, expanding education access  More »

Improving Disaster Communication for Marginalized Communities
Nnenia Campbell to deliver inaugural CEE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Seminar.  More »

Rosemary Parker Honored with President's Distinguished Service Award
The backbone of the Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering, Parker tirelessly creates a welcoming environment, builds a strong sense of community, and helps students overcome obstacles.  More »

College Park-born Quantum Firm IonQ Goes Public
IonQ, a quantum computing company spun off from research at the University of Maryland, went public today on the New York Stock Exchange.  More »

Welcome, Samuel Graham, Jr., Dean of 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.  More »

UMD research team creates ‘switchable’ adhesive for repairing cuts and tears in tissue
Using an electric field, polymer gels can be adhered to animal tissue, a discovery that could revolutionize surgery.  More »

Liangbing Hu’s HighT-Tech Wins 2021 Spinoff Prize
Prize conferred to UMD start-up for innovative catalysis development.  More »

Three Engineers Among 2021-2022 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers
Abshire, Fisher and Hu honored for outstanding success in scholarly accomplishment and excellence in teaching.  More »

Convocation to Shine Spotlight on Faculty, Staff Accomplishments
Six Clark School faculty and staff will be honored at UMD's 38th annual Convocation on Sept. 15, 2021.  More »

Ion Storage Systems received US Advanced Battery Consortium award
MEI² start up continues to grow  More »

9/11 20th Anniversary Commemoration
Join us on September 10 for a reflection and lessons-learned discussion.  More »

Secretary of State: 'Domestic Renewal' Needed Through Infrastructure Investments
Blinken emphasizes importance of spending at home to remain global leader in campus speech.  More »

Chunsheng Wang Wins 2021 ECS Battery Division Research Award 
Wang will be recognized at a ceremony during the fall meeting.  More »

Pecht, Wachsman Named Distinguished University Professors
The title is a recognition of excellence, impact, and significant contribution to the nominee's field, knowledge, profession, and/or practice.  More »

Multi-institutional Research Team Documents Quantum Melting of Wigner Crystals
The study marks a major step toward creating a system for studying quantum phase transitions.  More »

Liangbing Hu Named Finalist for 2021 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
The winners of the $250K prize will be announced on July 20.  More »

Eric Wachsman Elected President of Electrochemical Society
Wachsman’s appointment effective June 10, 2021 for a two-year term.  More »

Georgia Tech Professor, Researcher Named Dean of Clark School
Mechanical engineering leader Samuel Graham, Jr. to take helm October 1.  More »

UMD, UMBC, ARL Announce Cooperative Agreement to Accelerate AI, Autonomy in Complex Environments
The agreement leverages Maryland's national leadership in engineering, robotics, computer science, operations research, modeling and simulation, and cybersecurity.  More »

Liangbing Hu Named 2021/2022 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher
Hu has been recognized for his outstanding contributions to both research and teaching.  More »

'Fluorinated interphase' bolsters water-based zinc battery chemistry
Wang Research Group collaborating with ARL publishes study in Nature Nanotechnology.  More »

Engineering at Maryland magazine celebrates 40 Years of the Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering
The lead story, "Celebrating 40 Years of 'Heart' Work," celebrates the efforts and experiences of students, alumni, faculty, and staff doing their part to grow and maintain a diverse and inclusive environment.  More »

Postdoc Candidate Sought at Naval Research Laboratory
NRL Seeks Postdoc Candidate with expertise in electrochemistry and materials science  More »

Engineering Undergrads Recognized for Excellence
This year, the Clark School honors 70 undergraduates who exemplify the college’s commitment to excellence; five are recognized with Dean’s Awards.  More »

Eric Marksz Awarded Charles A. Caramello Distinguished Thesis Award
Marksz will be honored at a virtual ceremony in May.  More »

Building Energy Innovation in Maryland
Engineering Market Momentum  More »

A Paradigm Shift in Nanochannel Research
Siddhartha Das’s research team demonstrates overscreening, flow reversal in nanosystems.

Clark School Innovators Honored with Invention of the Year Award Nominations
Among the nine 2021 Invention of the Year nominees, four are led by or include Clark School researchers.  More »

Maryland Joins NSF-funded Effort to Help Set Nation's Direction for Engineering
The Engineering Research Visioning Alliance will convene engineering voices to identify opportunities and priorities for innovative research that benefits society.  More »

Maryland Scientists Synthesize Metallic Glass Nanoparticles via High Temperature Thermal Shock
Study published online in Nature on March 31.  More »

Maryland Graduate Engineering Ranked #10 Public in the Nation
From extreme batteries to windows made from wood, Clark School’s trendsetting work ranks it among the country’s Top 10 public engineering schools for the 3rd consecutive year.  More »

Liangbing Hu Elected to the Class of 2021 MRS Fellows
Hu is the first UMD scholar to receive this honor.  More »

Plastic Alternative Made 100% of Wood
Study on strong, biodegradable and recyclable bioplastic published in Nature Sustainability.  More »

Standing with our Asian-American Community
The Clark School community stands united with our Asian, Asian-American and Pacific Islanders colleagues.  More »

Nanoscale Imaging Method Offers Insight into Alloyed Nanoparticle Synthesis
Woehl research group visualizes how organic ligands contribute to bimetallic nanoparticle synthesis.  More »

Could Nanocellulose Save Us?
The building blocks of plants may taper our dependency on fossil fuels.  More »

CREB Kicks Off 2021 with Meeting to Discuss Future of Battery Research
The virtual meeting aimed to bolster battery technology under extreme conditions.  More »

UMD Launches New Brain and Behavior Institute, Announces Founding Director
Institute will build on existing strengths and elevate UMD neuroscience to national preeminence.  More »

10 Maryland MSE Faculty Members Ranked in Top 2% of World Scientists
Report prepared by a team of experts at Stanford University.  More »

Scientists Design and Synthesize Denary Oxide Nanoparticles as Highly Stable Catalysts
Multi-Institutional research study made the January 2021 cover of Nature Catalysis.  More »

Hollow, Multi-Metallic Nanoparticles Offer Novel Strategy for Synthesis of Highly Efficient Catalysis
Multi-institutional study makes cover of Advanced Materials.   More »

Three Clark School Professors Receive Competitive DURIP Grants
DURIP supports university research in technical areas of interest to the Department of Defense (DoD).  More »

Mighty Morphing 3D Printing
UMD engineers demonstrate a new shape-changing nozzle that could revolutionize “4D Printing” applications.  More »

UMD Makes U.S. DOE Solar District Cup Finals
The Solar District Cup challenges multidisciplinary student teams to design and model optimized distributed energy systems for a campus or urban district.  More »

NanoCenter Announce AIM Lab, FabLab Winter Break Schedule
The NanoCenter AIM Lab, FabLab announce operating hours and equipment status during the 2020 winter break.  More »

UMD-NIST Self-Directing AI System Discovers New Material
‘CAMEO’ identifies a new compound that’s useful for photonic devices and next generation computers.  More »

Seven UMD Engineers Recognized as Highly Cited Researchers
Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers have published multiple papers frequently cited by their peers over the last decade.  More »

Lemonade from lemons: Despite COVID-19 sidelining of MEMS showcase, proceedings and papers quickly published
Special issue of IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems features innovative research from 2020 Hilton Head Workshop.  More »

Metallic Nanoarcs are Ready to Shine
MSE research group creates a blueprint for predicting the infrared spectra of plasmonic nanoarcs.  More »

Two Maryland Energy Innovation Institute Start-Ups Named to Governor’s Future 20 List
Ion Storage Systems and InventWood hailed as talented innovators  More »

Printed Solid-State Batteries
Printable, high-performance solid-state electrolyte films for next generation Li batteries.  More »

New government partner joins UMD’s Center for Research in Extreme Batteries
National Institute of Standards and Technology to collaborate  More »

ARL to Fund $30M in Equipment Innovations for Service Members
UMD announces with the U.S. Army Research Lab agreements in additive manufacturing and battery research.  More »

University of Maryland leads team awarded $7.2M from Army Research Lab
Advancing Transformational Army Batteries  More »

Symptoms all in your head—or in your gut? Maybe a little of both.
UMD researchers are building an ingestible capsule that can monitor and model gut microbiome serotonin activity and help demystify the “gut-brain axis.”  More »

Energy Start-Up Continues to Make Waves
Ion Storage Systems highlighted in SiliconRepublic  More »

UMD Research Team Advances the Battery Revolution
Solid state energy storage research receives $2.25M in DOE funding.  More »

Investing in Environmentally Responsible Engineering
A grant from The Lemelson Foundation will accelerate environmentally and socially responsible engineering through innovation in undergraduate curricula.  More »

Sci-Fi Social Distancing?
Researchers tackle complexities of autonomous robots as a coronavirus solution.  More »

A Light Bright and Tiny: NIST Scientists Build a Better Nanoscale LED
New design overcomes long-standing LED efficiency problem — and can transform into a laser to boot.  More »

Natural Patterns of Wood Shine Through in 'Aesthetic Wood'
Glass-like wood insulates heat, is tough, blocks UV and has wood-grain pattern  More »

Joy Chao Receives 2020 MRS Silver Graduate Student Award
Chao, an MSE Ph.D. student, will be honored at a virtual ceremony later this fall.  More »

UMD researcher receives new $1M Vehicle Technology Award
Micro-sized silicon anode expands energy capacity  More »

Legacy through Impact: Dr. Darryll J. Pines
UMD President-Designate Darryll Pines inspires a culture of excellence at the Clark School, where everyone plays a part.  More »

Rapidly evolving ‘smart marble’ sensors hold promise for monitoring pharmaceutical industry bioreactors and beyond
Size of the neutrally buoyant bPods has dropped from ‘baseball’ to ‘golf ball’ to ‘cherry’ in just three years.  More »

Sulfur Provides Promising 'Next-Gen' Battery Alternative
Multi-institutional research team led by Chunsheng Wang published in PNAS.  More »

Further Strides to Beat the Virus
Klauda Research Group will use NSF grant to further study the relationship between human cells and COVID-19.   More »

Pines: Stand in Solidarity, Unite Against Injustice
President-designate calls acts of violence against black community nationwide a 'stain' against UMD values.  More »

Promoting Diversity and Addressing Unconscious Bias
Clark School Dean Robert Briber states that implicit bias that goes unaddressed is not welcome.  More »

MSE Alum Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Alexander Epstein is on track to complete his Ph.D. at UC Berkeley in 2023.   More »

UMD Researchers Design ‘Open’ Lithium-ion Battery
The design bolsters both battery safety and performance.  More »

UMD Research Lab Receives ARO Grant to Investigate Reconfigurable Nanoparticle Assemblies
Woehl research group will investigate fundamental aspects of chemical reaction driven nanoparticle assembly processes.  More »

Two Engineers Among 2020-2021 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers
Professors Thomas Murphy and Derek Paley have been selected by the University of Maryland as Distinguished Scholar-Teachers.  More »

2020 Undergraduate Honors and Awards
Sixty-eight undergraduate students from the A. James Clark School of Engineering were recognized with 2020 Annual Engineering Honors and Awards.  More »

New, superfast method for ceramic manufacturing could open door to AI-driven materials discovery
UMD engineers have reinvented a 26,000-year-old manufacturing process into an innovative approach to fabricating ceramic materials.  More »

Advance made towards next-generation rechargable batteries
Researchers demonstrate ALD process for NaPON, a thin-film solid-state electrolyte for sodium-ion batteries.  More »

Terrapin 'Works' Toward Relief Efforts
Campus high-tech manufacturing takes on COVID-19.  More »

COVID-19 Engineering Solutions: In the News
Clark School researchers are working to create solutions and pool resources in efforts to minimize the spread of the disease, provide critical aid to health care workers and their patients, and monitor the impact of social distancing and travel restrictions.  More »

Maryland Engineers Open Door to Big New Library of Tiny Nanoparticles
A new study published in Science Advances expands the landscape of nanomaterials, and what we can do with them.  More »

Maryland Engineers Receive Coronavirus Research Seed Fund Awards
The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed a torrent of creativity from researchers eager to help society through this difficult passage.  More »

High-performance electrolyte solves battery puzzle
UMD poses answer to making a nanostructured battery: a better electrolyte  More »

Micro-reactor Produces Quality Nanoparticles
Research team led by Liangbing Hu publishes study in Materials Today.  More »

Former post-doc Pomerantseva earns tenure at Drexel
At Maryland, the materials scientist worked in Reza Ghodssi's MEMS Sensors and Actuators Laboratory.  More »

Protection Collections Abound for Local Health Care Workers
Campus units donate masks, gloves, and other much-needed supplies.  More »

Public health planners: Free resources for emergency health clinics
Downloadable software developed by Herrmann and colleagues aids in planning clinic design, surges, vaccination allocation and alternative care sites.  More »

Clark School Engineers Create Solutions for a Crisis
Engineering labs pivot to produce and distribute hand sanitizer and surgical masks.  More »

Researchers from Poland report results aided by UMD's AIM Lab
Controlling magnetic field during nanostructure synthesis creates bimetallic nanochains  More »

Slam Dunk at Alumni Cup
The annual Alumni Cup competition is hosted by the Clark School's Engineering Alumni Network.  More »

Computer-designed nanoparticles could speed us toward hydrogen economy
Mixing the unmixable, scientists create efficient catalyst for hydrogen energy extraction  More »

Accelerating Materials Discovery for a Clean Energy Future
UMD leads team that developed process for discovering new materials for clean energy use

Improve the Outcome: Vascular Liver Tissue
Creating vascular organ tissue in a lab could open new doors to drug testing, disease modelling, and organ transplants.  More »

Become a Contender: Electric Racecar
Borne from a capstone course is the two-year odyssey to build Maryland's first electric racing car.  More »

MEI2 leads U.S. side of $18.4M U.S.-Israel Energy Center focused on Energy Storage
Project will Develop Lithium and Sodium Metal Solid State Batteries for Advanced Energy Storage Applications  More »

Robert Briber Named Interim Dean of Clark School
Professor Robert Briber has been named Interim Dean of the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering, effective April 1, 2020.  More »

Potassium Metal Battery Emerges as a Rival to Lithium-Ion Technology
UMD collaborates on battery-healing development  More »

Clark School Faculty Receive CAREER Awards
Three faculty members of the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering have received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF).  More »

Gearing Up for the Future
This year's student leaders of Terps Racing are making strides to build a stronger community of inclusivity and diversity.  More »

Thin Wood Film Amplifies Speaker Technology
UMD study published in Nature Communications.  More »

Dean Pines Named University of Maryland's 34th President
Darryll Pines has served as Dean of the A. James Clark School of Engineering since January 2009.  More »

Universities, National Labs and Corporations Create New Alliance to Accelerate Maryland's Leadership in Quantum Science
The Maryland Quantum Alliance launched today with an event in the House of Delegates Office Building.  More »

Ion Storage Systems Hires Energy Industry Leader
CEO chosen to take groundbreaking battery technology to market  More »

2019 Research Wrap-up: MSE at UMD Ranked 18th among U.S. Universities by Nature
Our department has racked up a considerable amount of honors and accolades as of late!  More »

Emily Hitz Named by Nature as One of Five Early Career Researchers in Materials Science
Hitz is an MSE Ph.D. student, advised by Liangbing Hu, conducting research on solid-state batteries.  More »

Brain and Behavior Initiative Hosts 3rd Annual Seed Grant Symposium

New Report Recommends a Path for the Future of Maryland’s Clean Energy Economy
Comprehensive report on the future of clean energy innovation in Maryland delivered today to Governor Hogan  More »

Additive Manufacturing and Ni-Ti Metal Bolster Cooling Technology
UMD’s Ichiro Takeuchi and team published in Science.  More »

Refocusing In-situ Electron Microscopy
ChBE Professor Taylor Woehl offers insight into more efficient microscopy technique.  More »

Daring Vision. Lasting Impact.
125 Years of Engineering Excellence at the University of Maryland (1894–2019)  More »

Clark School of Engineering Professor Joseph Silverman Remembered
Prof. Silverman, who passed on November 6 at age 97, touched countless lives over the course of a long and distinguished career.  More »

Taylor Woehl Receives ACS Grant
Petroleum Research Fund will provide $110K over the next two years.  More »

M-CERSI Now Accepting Regulatory Science Competition Applications
M-CERSI Announces 2020 "America's Got Regulatory Science Talent" Competition  More »

What’s Next for Next-Gen Batteries?
High-energy-density polymeric cathode for fast-charge sodium and multivalent batteries.  More »

ChBE Ph.D. Student Wins Battery500 Young Investigators Award
Tao Deng, advised by Prof Chunsheng Wang, will receive $40K in funding to develop his “salt-in –polymer” electrolyte for Li-metal batteries.  More »

Clark School Professor Elected 2019 APS Fellows
MSE Professor Raymond Phaneuf was honored in September.  More »

UMD Graduate Student Kang-Yi Lin Receives 2019 ALD/ALE Award
Lin was honored at the 2019 ALD/ALE International Conference this summer.  More »

NSF Awards $1M Grant to UMD Researchers
The interdisciplinary project will explore the molecular connection between the gut and the nervous system.  More »

Ghodssi Receives Senior Faculty Outstanding Research Award
The award recognizes exceptionally influential research accomplishments by Clark School faculty.  More »

University of Maryland Launches Quantum Technology Center
The new research center will catalyze the development of high-impact quantum technologies.  More »

Mapping Nucleation Kinetics with Nanometer Resolution
Towards a more realistic picture of how crystal nucleation occurs at a solid-liquid interface.  More »

MEI² Receives Two New Innovative Vehicle Technology Awards
DOE Awards UMD/MEI² $2M for Advance Battery Technology  More »

UMD Hosts 4th Annual Machine Learning Bootcamp and Workshop
Hosted by the Clark School in the Kim Engineering Building August 5 - 9, 2019.  More »

UMD Alumna Receives PECASE Award, Highest Honor Given by U.S. Government to Early Career Scientists
Ashley Ruth was honored at a ceremony on July 25, 2019.  More »

High Temperature Thermal Shocks Increase Stability of Single Atom Catalysts

'Wood' You Like Some Fresh Water?
New treatment for wood could make a membrane to extract fresh water.  More »

UMD Research Group Develops New Technique for Detecting Elusive Protein Aggregates in Biopharmaceuticals
Study published in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.  More »

UMD/MEI2 Energy Innovation Featured at ARPA-E 2019
ARPA-E Marks 10 Years of Technology Innovation  More »

The Battery Revolution
Fires in cell phones, laptops, and even a jumbo jet might have one thing in common: a liquid-electrolyte lithium-ion battery.  More »

Perfect Quantum Portal Emerges at Exotic Interface
A junction between an ordinary metal and a special kind of superconductor has provided a robust platform to observe Klein tunneling.  More »

Ring Resonators Corner Light
Researchers have created the first silicon chip that can reliably constrain light to its four corners.  More »

Two Clark School Faculty Named Finalists of Prestigious Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
Hafezi and Hu are among 31 of the nation's rising stars who will compete for three Blavatnik National Awards.  More »

Cooling Wood: An Eco-Friendly Building Material
UMD and Boulder engineers create strong, sustainable solution for passive cooling  More »

2019 Dean's Doctoral and Master's Student Research Awards
Created by Clark School Dean Darryll Pines, the competition recognize distinguished graduate student researchers in order to help propel their careers and demonstrate the value of high-quality engineering research.  More »

Hu, Leite and Mo Promoted
MSE professors honored at the 2019 Engineering Assembly.  More »

Korean Energy Company and UMD Partner to Create Next-Gen Batteries
CMNS and Clark School faculty lead project  More »

Annual Current EM Techniques Workshop at UMBC
Electron microscopy group holds meeting  More »

UMD Researchers Receive 2019 Outstanding Young Scientist and Outstanding Young Engineer Awards
Awards ceremony held May 8 in Baltimore.  More »

MSE Hosts University Materials Council Spring 2019 Meeting
Chairs from across the country gathered to review MSE activities at UMD.  More »

Reversible Chemistry Clears Path for Safer Batteries
UMD and ARL scientists create water-based battery with outstanding performance  More »

Raith CEO on EBL-SEM imaging
Unique Nanofabrication and Microscopy Applications with SEM-based Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) Instrumentation  More »

Partnering for Quantum Leaps
For many UMD researchers, partnering with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is key.  More »

Sculpting Super-Fast Light Pulses
UMD/NIST researchers make nanopillars shape light precisely  More »

Breakthroughs in neuromorphic computing demonstrate high computing efficiency, performance
UMD-led DOE grant unites memory and processing for brain-like computer  More »

Have You Seen this Cube?
When an important WWII atomic relic turned up out of the blue, two Maryland researchers wanted to know: what happened to the other 658 of them?  More »

Yonggang Yao Awarded Charles A. Caramello Distinguished Dissertation Award
Yao will be honored at the May 14^th UMD graduate school awards ceremony.  More »

Engineering Sustainability Day - "Towards Zero Emissions and Beyond"
Register now for energizing discussion of technologies to zero out emissions  More »

MSE Professor Recognized by AVS and Dry Process Symposium
Gottlieb Oehrlein bestowed the John Thornton Memorial Award and the DPS Nishizawa Award.  More »

Hu Research Group Wins Invention of the Year Award
Hu and Li were honored for their high performance graphite-paper composites.  More »

Solar evaporator offers a fresh route to fresh water
A self-cleaning device made of wood aims to make small-scale desalination more practical.  More »

Energy Start Up Places 3rd in Battery Competition
Ion Storage Systems one of 5 outstanding finalists in LG Chem Battery Challenge  More »

Algorithms and Autonomous Discovery
Professor Ichiro Takeuchi uses machine learning to help develop new magnetic materials.  More »

Machine Learning's Translational Medicine
Axel Krieger, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, specializes in medical robotics and computer vision.  More »

Measuring Change in the Atmosphere
Akua Asa-Awuku strives to understand the molecular components of the atmosphere that exist at the ultrasmall nanoscale.  More »

Engineering a Testudo
Testudo became the official mascot of UMD in 1932, and engineering students played a critical role in shaping the prominence of Testudo on campus.  More »

The Buddy System: Human-Computer Teams
The combination of a human facial recognition expert teamed with a computer running ML analyses of facial image data provides the most accurate facial identification.  More »

UMD Faculty Awarded ED Grant to Increase Doctoral Degrees in Areas of National Need
The nine-year award is part of ED's Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program, also known as GAANN.  More »

Wood-based Technology Creates Electricity from Heat
Briber, Das and Hu make novel heat-conversion membrane  More »

Maryland Transportation Institute announces Seed Grant winners
Six research proposals have been selected for funding under a new MTI initiative.  More »

Liangbing Hu Nominated for Invention of the Year Award
Winner will be announced at the 2019 Innovate Maryland event on April 11.  More »

Company Co-Founded by Sergio Baron Delivers Ultra-Thin, Custom Shape Lithium Batteries
CEO and Co-Founder Baron (M.S. '12) has led the development of ultrathin lithium battery technology for sleek and flexible medical devices, IoT and wearable devices.  More »

Enter Engineering Sustainability Poster Contest
MEII Workshop calls for poster submissions for April 22 meeting  More »

Wang Group Develops Highly Reversible 5.3 V Battery
Research paper published in Chem.  More »

2019 Hulka/Wells Energy Fellowships Awarded
Projects include energy harvesting and clean energy fuel production  More »

Liangbing Hu Honored for his ‘Sustainable’ Contributions
Hu has received multiple awards over the last year for his wood research.  More »

NanoCenter Hot Papers Newsletter, Issue 1: ALD
Every six months, we round up interesting and significant papers that include work done in AIMLab or FabLab.   More »

Scientists Develop First Fabric to Automatically Cool or Insulate Depending on Conditions
University of Maryland researchers have created a fabric that dynamically regulates heat passing through it  More »

Nanostructure of carbon and metal could solve potassium-battery puzzle
Rational design produces a missing piece of battery chemistry for cheaper, capacious batteries  More »

The Promise of Perovskites: Using machine learning techniques, Leite Group investigates impact of environmental stressors on perovskites.
Invited perspective published in Joule.  More »

UMD Engineers Discover Root Cause of Solid-State Battery Failure
Wang group published in Nature Energy.  More »

Fab Lab lithography instrument now available for high-res imaging
Raith e-LiNE contains best SEM on campus  More »

AIM Lab Offers SEM, TEM and FIB Short Courses
Microscopy short courses will teach operation of high-tech scopes  More »

Fluorine "crust" makes powerful, safe battery
UMD engineers create safer, longer lasting and high-capacity solid state battery  More »

Researchers make liquid crystals do the twist
UMD engineers and scientists measure previously unexamined tiny force.  More »

NEES in DOE EFRC Newsletter
NEES grad student Sahadeo writes about ALD-enabled solid-state batteries  More »

Biodegradable color pixels that disappear completely
Vivid colors made of bio-friendly magnesium  More »

Woehl Group Unravels Novel 'Nanochemistry' with In situ Electron Microscopy
Study published in Chemistry of Materials.  More »

New Device Widens Light Beams by 400 Times, Broadening Possibilities in Science and Technology
UMD-NIST collaboration produces method to deliver more information in optical systems  More »

"Super Wood" wins multiple awards
Professors Hu and Li receive over $3.6M in funding  More »

University of Maryland Breaks Ground on E.A. Fernandez IDEA Factory
The new building will inspire innovation and entrepreneurship, enable world-class research, and spur economic development.  More »

Fabricating a better tomorrow
Meet Gabrielle Ball, a mechanical engineering major and Clark Opportunity Transfer Scholar at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering.  More »

2019 Energy Innovation Seed Grant Announcement
Call for proposals due January 15, 2019  More »

How Will You Impact Society?
MSE Alumni Parag Banerjee ('11) discusses his tenure at UMD.  More »

Nanoscale reactions studied with new device made in Fab Lab
‘Complete picture’ of nano properties captured by ECE/IREAP group  More »

$1.5M FEMA Award to Fund First-of-its-Kind Study of Health Effects on Wildland Firefighters
With a $1.5 million award from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, a UMD engineer will co-lead a research effort to quantify the pulmonary and cardiovascular health consequences to firefighters exposed to wildland fire smoke.  More »

Tiny Device to Rapidly Detect Heart Attacks
Tests for heart attacks exist but are slow and require specially trained personnel -- UMD alum is working to change that.  More »

Fearless Ideas: A Twofold Promise
Through a generous commitment to the Maryland Promise, Steven Lehrer ('82) is helping today's engineering students get their start where he got his.  More »

Application window open: AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows
This highly competitive program strengthens the connections between scientists and journalists by placing advanced undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate level scientists, engineers, and mathematicians at media organizations nationwide.  More »

Biofilm treatment device receives TEDCO MII funding; paper published in IEEE TBME
In latest development, the researchers have miniaturized the platform and are able to control it through wireless signals.  More »

MEI2 Awards $5K to Local Start-Up at 2018 Clean Energy Summit
Ion Storage Systems wins Innovation Showcase  More »

UMD to Lead Milestone NSF High School Engineering Pilot Course
Intended as Precursor to Widely-Accepted Transferable College-Level Credit   More »

Mo Research Group's Solid-State Battery Review Published in Joule
Review discusses the advantages of all-solid-state battery chemistry.  More »

Feathers Not Included
Ph.D. student Lena Johnson is working on Robo Raven, a bird-inspired unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).  More »

Pines Receives UMD President's Medal
The President's Medal is the highest honor the university community can bestow.  More »

A Novel Graphene Quantum Dot Structure Takes the Cake
UMD-NIST collaboration experimentally confirms electron interactions in a tightly confined space according to long-untested rules of quantum mechanics  More »

Are you ready to compete in the e-Bike student challenge?
Build a prototype electric bicycle with a range of 125 miles.  More »

Marina Leite to Give a Plenary Talk at International Conference in Belgium
Dr. Leite will speak on Nanoscale Imaging of Materials for Energy Applications August 22.  More »

A New Dimension for Batteries
Nanostructured battery is safe, manufacturing-compatible, and delivers much higher power at high energy  More »

‘Smart Marbles’ hold promise for better outcomes from bioreactors
The marbles, or 'bPods,' will contain microsystems that can “eavesdrop on biology” during fermentation, cell or culture-growing processes.  More »

New Minor in Global Engineering Leadership
The Clark School now offers a 16-credit minor in Global Engineering Leadership.  More »

Maryland Energy Innovation Institute partners with Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology
Institutes to collaborate on energy research  More »

Advance could yield safer, longer-range electric car batteries
Chemical engineers pack more energy in same space for reliable battery.  More »

ARPA-E Spotlights UMD Awardee
Novel Structure for Solid State Lithium-Ion Batteries  More »

Semiconductor quantum transistor opens the door for photon-based computing
UMD researchers have demonstrated the first single-photon transistor using a semiconductor chip.  More »

Leite Lab Combines Experiments and Calculations to Advance the Understanding of Optical Materials
Study published in Advanced Optical Materials.  More »

Under Pressure
Battery distress signals deciphered using new pressure/current measurement technique  More »

NEES PI Qi named MSU Engineering’s Associate Dean for Inclusion and Diversity
Diversity "at the core of innovation" in engineering, professor says  More »

Prof. Sang Bok Lee appointed director of Maryland NanoCenter
UMD chemist will direct two labs on nanoscale fabrication and characterization  More »

Study validates face recognition experts, but shows humans perform best with an AI partner
New research combines computer vision research, forensic science, and psychology.  More »

EFRC NEES-2 meeting poster contest winners
Accomplishments meeting announces poster awards  More »

MSE Ph. D. Student Wins ECS Research Award
Lacey to present research at 234th ECS Meeting in Cancun  More »

Building Together at the 2018 ASEE Annual Conference
The A. James Clark School of Engineering will have a significant presence at ASEE's Annual Conference in June.  More »

MSE PhD Candidate Yonggang Yao Takes 1st Place in 2018 Dean's Doctoral Research Competition
Yao, advised by Liangbing Hu, will complete his PhD this Spring.  More »

ChBE PhD Candidate Fudong Han Wins 2018 Dean's Doctoral Research Award
Han took third place in the annual Clark School competition.  More »

Breakthrough protonic fuel cell study published in Nature
MSE assistant research scientist Angelique Jarry contributed to the study.  More »

So you have a degree in science. Now what?
Physics colloquium on careers beyond academia and dustry  More »

Davis, Takeuchi Take 2018 UMD Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award
Honor given to those who "personify the professorate"  More »

Why a robot can't yet outjump a flea
New research could help explain why nature still beats robots, and describes how machines might take the lead.  More »

A higher-energy, safer and longer-lasting zinc battery
Researchers revive an old chemistry with a new electrolyte.  More »

Four Clark School Professors Receive Competitive DURIP Grants
DURIP supports university research in technical areas of interest to the Department of Defense.  More »

Outstanding Microscopist and Teacher Honored with Fellowship
Dr. Wen-An Chiou, director of the AIM Lab, selected as Microscopy Society of America Fellow  More »

NANO.IL.2018 Nano Conference in Israel
Early bird discount applies until 6/27  More »

Chungsheng Wang Receives UMD's 17th ARPA-E Award
Grant will fund research of carbon-neutral fuel with high energy density.  More »

NEES legislative outreach highlighted in EFRC newsletter
Reaching legislators with scientific information  More »

Scientists Mix the Unmixable to Create 'Shocking' Nanoparticles
Researchers are the first to create nanoscale particles composed of up to eight distinct elements generally known to be immiscible.  More »

3D Li metal anode provides high energy and improved safety
Energy storage breakthroughs  More »

UMD ARPA-E Innovations transitioning to commercial reality
Transforming energy research into useable technology  More »

Biofilm Made of Cellulose Nanofibers Offers Robust, Eco-friendly Materials for Emerging Applications
Corresponding research paper published in Advanced Materials.  More »

Sturdy Insulator Made of Wood
Bio-friendly insulating material created by UMD engineers  More »

Clark School Researchers Recognized for Exceptional Inventions
Among the nine 2017 Invention of the Year award nominees, six are led by or include Clark School researchers.  More »

The Clark School Celebrates Women's History Month
The Clark School is featuring our female engineering faculty members throughout March.  More »

Sandwich Battery with ‘Melty’ Layer is Safe, Robust
UMD engineers create all-ceramic battery with long cycle life  More »

2018 ARPA-E Summit to Showcase UMD Innovations
UMD Energy Innovation Technologies dominate  More »

2018 Engineering Sustainability Day
Join us for an energetic discussion!  More »

4th Annual Clean Energy and Sustainability Extravaganza
It’s all about cleantech innovation and entrepreneurship  More »

Professor Salamanca-Riba receives $2M in Advanced Manufacturing Award
Reducing material usage and energy waste  More »

Scholarship Opportunity for Transfer Students
Announcing the Clark Opportunity Transfer Scholars Program for Maryland community college students.  More »

Strength in Numbers, Especially Family Groups
UMD ChBE researchers develop a cluster of azo materials for use in alkali-ion batteries.  More »

New Fuel Cell has Exceptional Power Density and Stability
Discovery presents a significant step toward lower fuel cell costs and more sustainable energy.  More »

Turning Up the Heat
New thermoelectric material, made of reduced graphene oxide, can withstand heat up to 3,000 K- will be used to collect waste heat and convert it into electrical energy.  More »

Wood Provides a Spongy, Eco-Friendly Replacement for Synthetic Materials
Liangbing Hu’s research group develops wood-based aerogel, published in ACS Nano.  More »

Super Wood Could Replace Steel
A new process could make wood as strong as titanium alloy but lighter and cheaper  More »

Article on Maryland TMV research named 'Highlight of 2017' by the journal Nanotechnology
Authors include Faheng Zang, Sangwook Chu, Konstantinos Gerasopoulos, James Culver and Reza Ghodssi.  More »

UMD ChBE Researchers Continue Search for Li-Battery Stabilization
Corresponding research paper published in CHEM magazine.   More »

Amitabh Varshney Named Dean of the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at UMD
Varshney has been a faculty member in UMD’s Department of Computer Science since 2000  More »

Inaugural Energy Innovation Seed Grants awarded
$100K grants promote energy innovation technology  More »

UMD Researchers Focus Energy on Current Collector Improvements
Research paper published in Advanced Energy Materials.  More »

UMD Researchers Seek to Improve 3D Microstructure Characterization at the Nanoscale
FIB/SEM utilized to perform nanotomography on solid oxide fuel cells.  More »

Novel Battery Cathode Design Inspired by Your Typical Cotton ‘T’
Research, conducted by Professor Liangbing Hu’s group, published in Advanced Materials.   More »

Clark School Researchers Recognized Among "World's Most Influential Scientific Minds"
Three Clark School faculty members have been named to Clarivate Analytics' 2017 Highly Cited Researchers list.  More »

MSE Grad Student Wins 1st Place in Poster Competition at Optics & Photonics Conference
Kunyi Zhang, advised by Prof Oded Rabin, was recognized for her work on the fabrication of metal nanostructure arrays.  More »

Organic Processes Inspire Technological Innovation
ChBE researchers develop self-healing battery chemistry.  More »

Leite Group Creates Nano-sized Super-absorber, Published in Advanced Optical Materials
Such nanoscale devices could be used on sensors, photo-detectors, optical filters and radar technologies.  More »

Reducing the traffic jam in batteries
NEES researchers make solid ground toward better lithium-ion battery interfaces  More »

Leite Research Group’s Invited Review Published in ACS Energy
Nanoscale imaging required for next gen energy harvesting and storage systems.  More »

Li Named to Forbes' "30 Under 30" List
Clark School postdoc receives international recognition for her contributions to transparent wood.  More »

Call for Input: University of Maryland Research at UN Climate Conference
UN climate conference calls for publications  More »

UMD Researchers Develop Stable, Robust Li-ion Battery Chemistry
New battery created by Chunsheng Wang's group offers safety, durability and flexibility.   More »

Photo-Activated Pseudo-Solid Battery from UCLA in New Journal
Dunn’s ionogel work merits rave highlight  More »

Losert, Waks receive prestigious fellowship in APS
Faculty join top sliver of physics society’s membership  More »

NEES PI Talin Joins Elite Fellows at APS
Prestigious membership honors career in electronic transport mechanisms  More »

UMD Researchers Work to Mitigate Water Scarcity Crisis with Solar-Powered Devices Made of Wood
Low-cost, enviro-friendly devices use natural nanoengineering  More »

10/9 is NanoDay
Two labs in Maryland embody spirit of NanoDay  More »

Empowering Voices in Engineering
Moving towards a more diverse and inclusive campus.  More »

MSE Students Selected as Finalists for the 2017 Collegiate Inventors Competition
Stretchable Silicon Photovoltaics is a new design for silicon solar cells.  More »

MSE Undergrad wins ARL Student Competition
Sarah Adams recognized for her nanotechnology research.  More »

UMD Team in Top Six at 2nd Hyperloop Competition
UMD Loop was one of only six teams selected to complete an open air run in the Hyperloop tube.  More »

UMD Researchers Offer Solution to Volatile Battery Chemistry in Electronics
4.0V Water-Based Li-ion Batteries Achieved by ChBE Professor Chunsheng Wang's Research Group  More »

UMD Engineers Answer Questions about Record-Breaking Harvey, Flooding
National and local news outlets turned to University of Maryland engineers for their disaster expertise.  More »

UMD ECS Student Chapter receives national award
A record of excellence  More »

MSE Research Group’s Invited Perspective Published in ACS Energy Letters
Marina Leite and her team offer insight into the future of solar cell technology.  More »

ChBE Researchers Develop ‘Inside-out’ Technique for Creating Polymer Capsules with Multiple Concentric Layers
Raghavan and Zarket indicate research was inspired by an onion.  More »

Staff Spotlight: Alan Santos
Santos has been honored with numerous advising awards from the University System of Maryland and the Clark School.  More »

Liangbing Hu Wins 2017 KINGFA Young Investigator Award
Hu was selected for this award based on several fronts of wood nanocellulose-based technologies.  More »

Clark School Participates in Solar Eclipse
The Clark School is deploying teams of faculty, staff and students to experience the solar eclipse in-person.  More »

NEES Attends 2017 DOE EFRC-Hub-MCS PI Meeting
NEES gave talks, posters and won musical award  More »

Jeremy Munday Receives 2017 Clark School Junior Faculty Outstanding Research Award
This award is given to a faculty member at or below the rank of Associate Professor, in recognition of research impact and quality during the past 5 years.  More »

UMD’s bio-compatible battery garners international coverage
One-of-a-kind device showcased for medical, scientific advances  More »

NEES Mentioned in Three Articles in EFRC Newsletter
DOE publication showcases NEES people and work  More »

NEES Grad Student Pens EFRC Newsletter Article on Metastable Materials
Summer 2017 EFRC Newsletter carries UMD grad student's story  More »

UMD engineers invent the first bio-compatible, ion current battery
One-of-a-kind device stores electrons  More »

A Space Elevator: How Microscopic Materials Give Way to Big Ideas
MSE Professor Lourdes Salamanca-Riba offers an alternative to typical space transport.  More »

Eric Wachsman to Receive 2017 Wagner Memorial Award
Award will be presented at the 232nd ECS Meeting in October.  More »

MSE Research Reveals Unique Ionic Diffusion Mechanism in Super-Ionic Conductors  
Mo, He and Zhu devise an ‘ion transport highway’ for solid-state batteries.  More »

3D-Printed Evaporator is Sustainable Approach to Water Shortage
The evaporator uses solar energy to efficiently purify water.  More »

UMD Research Offers Insight into Structure of Cellular Membrane
Jeffrey Klauda's team uses computer simulation of soybean plasma membrane to further understand molecular behavior.  More »

Decade of TMV research leads to never-before-seen microsystems for energy storage, biosensors and self-sustaining systems
Long-term Ghodssi-Culver partnership has used the Tobacco mosaic virus as a biological nanoscaffold for groundbreaking devices.  More »

Peter Kofinas Will Serve as Next Chair of ChBE
Effective July 1, Sheryl Ehrman will depart for San Jose State University.  More »

New TMV supercapacitor work featured in Nanotechweb article
Zang, Chu, Gerasopoulos, Culver and Ghodssi developed a quick and simple new approach to create a supercapacitor with nanostructured electrodes.  More »

Gray Wins Dr. Mabel S. Spencer Award for Graduate Achievement
BIOE Ph.D. student recognized for efforts to develop therapies for diseases of the central nervous system.  More »

Lab Students' 'Creativity is Key'
Clark School's Functional Macromolecular Lab allows students to mold new ideas  More »

BIOE Researchers Develop New Technologies to Drive Next-Generation Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis
Jewell Lab members use quantum dots to define density of self-antigen display.  More »

Gerald Wilkinson Named Interim Dean of UMD's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
The University of Maryland announced the appointment of UMD Biology Professor Gerald Wilkinson as interim dean of the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, effective July 1, 2017.  More »

Ghodssi, Bentley receive NSF EAGER grant to develop ingestible capsules for medical diagnosis
"Gut-Nav" capsules will be designed to detect problems in the gastro-intestinal tract, including pancreatic cancer and inflammatory bowel disease screening.  More »

Wachsman Recipient of 2017 Carl Wagner Memorial Award
Electrochemical Society honors UMD's Eric Wacshman  More »

NEES student selected for U.S. DOE Graduate Student Research Award
PhD candidate from PI Qi's group will work with PI Leung  More »

UMD Engineering Gives Solar Decathlon Team a Competitive Edge
What if we told you that wood can be used to make a smart window that is more energy efficient than glass?  More »

Liangbing Hu Wins NANOLetters Young Investigator Award
Dr. Hu was selected for this award for his contributions to the fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology.  More »

Alexander Pearse wins Dean's Doctoral Research Award
Advised by Gary Rubloff, his research is titled, "Development of Vapor-Phase Deposited Three Dimensional All-Solid-State Batteries."  More »

2017 Honors & Awards Ceremony
Sixty-nine Clark School students were acknowledged for their contributions and accomplishments.  More »

MSE Professor Aristos Christou Elevated to IEEE 'Life Fellow'
Christou received this honor based on significant accomplishments and advancements to the engineering field.  More »

MSE Graduate Student Receives All-S.T.A.R. Fellowship
Elizabeth Tennyson will use the award to continue her research on nanoscale imaging of solar cell materials.  More »

CHBE Chair Sheryl Ehrman Departs for San Jose
Ehrman has accepted the position of Don Beall Dean of the Davidson College of Engineering.  More »

ChBE PhD Candidate Wins MRS Gold Award
Fudong Han focuses his research on improving the all-solid-state-battery.  More »

Clark School Researchers Represented on Four 2017 MURI Awards
UMD is one of the top universities represented among the highly competitive grants awarded this year.  More »

7th Annual Engineering Sustainability Day focuses on Energy Storage
This year's theme focused on energy storage -  pervasive message that we should promote and advocate for scientists and the science.  More »

Women Engineers Welcome Admitted Students
The Women in Engineering program hosted an admitted students reception on March 29, 2017.  More »

MSE Undergraduate Wins NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Zinab Jadidi hopes to inspire other young women to pursue a STEM education.  More »

Wood filter removes toxic dye from water
Hu, Das flow water through wood in new use of natural materials  More »

ChBE Professor Receives 2017-2018 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award
Srinivasa Raghavan selected for his dedication to teaching and mentoring.  More »

Sunbeams at the Nano-scale: the Next Generation of Solar Cells
Marina Leite and her team of researchers tackle hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites based on methylammonium lead.  More »

UMERC’s Liangbing Hu pitches transparent wood technology at 2017 ARPA-E Innovation Summit
UMERC is a multidisciplinary initiative dedicated to advancing the frontiers of energy science and technology.  More »

A nerve modeled on a battery
NEES PI helps make new organic artificial synapse  More »

A peek under a hybrid’s hood reveals wood?
Engineers at UMD make all-wood supercapacitor  More »

Stacked nanocrystals offer a new twist on handedness
UMD physics prof control 'chirality' in tiny inorganic arrangements  More »

Please Join Us for a Career and Information Fair!
This event is geared towards the ChBE, MSE and BioE Departments - registration is required.   More »

UMD hosts first annual Winter School on Fundamentals of Quantum Materials
Physics prof organizes unique course on quantum materials  More »

Cheaper, Faster and Longer Lasting: What Magnesium Iodine Chemistry Can Offer
Chunsheng Wang's research group is developing a rechargeable magnesium/iodine battery for daily consumer use.  More »

Covetics: Novel Carbon Nanostructure Embedded Class of Metals
MSE researchers explore full scale characterization in new hybrid material.  More »

Mohamad Al-Sheikhly Receives IIA Laureate Award
Dr. Al-Sheikhly was honored at the 2016 IMRP Meeting in Vancouver.  More »

Leite Nanophotonics Research Featured on Advanced Optical Materials Cover
UMERC Prof. Leite paper is the cover publication on January 2017 issue of Advanced Optical Materials  More »

Gov Hogan Announces UMD’s Role in $65M Environmental Agenda
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has announced $7.5 million in funding to create the Green Energy Institute.  More »

UMD Researchers Find Ultra-thin Solution to Primary Obstacle in Solid-State Battery Development
Clark School researchers are developing game-changing solid-state battery technology  More »

Thin Films Prevent Corrosion in Sodium Metal Anode
Tiny layer of aluminum makes battery part longer-lasting  More »

MSE Research Team Wins Seed Grant Funding for Novel Sensor Technology
Drs. Oded Rabin, Robert Briber and Xin Zhang will utilize funding to develop fiber-optic sensor.  More »

Former ISR postdocs win advanced materials awards
Pomerantseva and Ben-Yoav receive honors at the American Advanced Materials Congress.  More »

NanoCenter thanks departing co-founder
High-tech fabrication technique produces departure gift  More »

UMERC Announces RFP for the 2017 Wells Graduate Fellowship
Applications for the 2017 Wells Graduate Fellowship will be accepted until January 12, 2017  More »

Energy Research Center battery highlighted on CBS This Morning
CBS featured UMD innovative energy research on its national morning news show.  More »

NEES PI Gives Memorial Lecture to Ceramics Society
UCLA prof speaks on next-generation energy storage systems at Salt Lake meeting  More »

UMD's Technica Expected to Be Largest All-Women Hackathon in U.S.
This weekend, the University of Maryland will host an anticipated 800 women for Technica.  More »

Solar cells improved with nanospheres is subject of ACS journal cover
Leite and Munday work featured  More »

NSF Awards $3.45M National Innovation Ecosystem Grant to University of Maryland
UMD is one of seven lead universities in NSF’s I-Corps ecosystem.  More »

Students Showcase Outstanding Basic, Applied and Innovative Energy Research
Poster session at NEES meeting highlights nanostructures in energy research  More »

Ott, Yorke, and Grebogi recognized by Thompson Reuters as 2016 Citation Laureates in Physics
Professors Ed Ott, Jim Yorke and Celso Grebogi were recetly recognized by Thompson Reuters as Citation Laureates in Physics for the impact of their seminal 1990 paper entitled "Controlling Chaos".  More »

MSE Nanophysics Researcher Ichiro Takeuchi and team Step Closer to Quantum Computing Advances
A group of UMD researchers has found a novel way to send a supercurrent through the surface of an insulator.  More »

ECE Students Advised by Rama Chellappa win Best Poster Award and nVIDIA Best Paper Award at IEEE BTAS 2016
The Best Poster Award and the Best Paper Award were awarded to ECE students at BTAS 2016  More »

Chellappa to Receive Distinguished Alumnus Award from Indian Institute of Science
Chellappa to be honored by the IISc on Sept. 11  More »

UMD Physicists Discover “Smoke Rings” Made of Laser Light
3D ring structures made by high-intensity lasers could aid the design of powerful microscopes and more efficient telecommunication lines  More »

Four Clark School Professors Named Distinguished University Professor
In 2016, four of the 10 Distinguished University Professors named by the University of Maryland are Clark School professors.  More »

Prof. Leite Awarded APS Ovshinsky Sustainable Energy Fellowship
Prof. Marina Leite recieves this year’s Ovshinsky Sustainable Energy Fellowship from the American Physical Society.  More »

Transparent Wood: Clark School Research in the News
‘Cooler than glass’ windows receive international coverage  More »

Superconductivity Can be Induced in a Kondo Topological Insulator, New PRX Paper Shows
MSE professor demonstrates the first step in making exotic quantum devices out of a topological Kondo insulator  More »

Professor Romel Gomez Selected as 2016-2017 Undergraduate Studies Faculty Fellow
Prof. Romel Gomez will serve as 2016-2017 Undergraduate Studies Faculty Fellow   More »

Jay, Jewell Named 2016 Young Innovators of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
BIOE researchers look to advance delivery of therapeutics to treat cancers.  More »

DOE Awards $1.25M to UMERC Researchers to Develop Safer, Better Batteries
The Department of Energy awards UMD research on safer, better Lithium-ion battery technology as part of a $137 million investment in vehicle efficiency.  More »

Wood Windows are Cooler than Glass
A study by engineers at the University of Maryland shows that natural microstructures in transparent wood are the key to lighting & insulation advantages.  More »

White Named University of Maryland 2016 Faculty Advisor of the Year
BIOE associate chair and director of undergraduate studies honored during 21^st Annual Undergraduate Studies Advising Conference.  More »

Gary Rubloff named Distinguished University Professor
Rubloff receives highest academic honor conferred by the University of Maryland.  More »

Fourth Consecutive Win for UMD Electrochemical Society Student Chapter
University of Maryland Electrochemical Society Students win Student Chapter Award for the fourth year in a row.  More »

Cover of Nanotechnology Features Work From the Munday Lab
The June Issue of Nanotechnology features Prof. Jeremy Munday student's research  More »

NanoDay2016 Features Inspiring Speakers, Poster Awards
200 scientists and students attend bi-annual nanoscience conference at UMD  More »

Safer, Better Li-Ion Batteries
UMD researchers are developing safer, high performing Li-Ion batteries  More »

Tiny Diamonds Could Enable Huge Advances in Nanotechnology
UMD researchers develop a new method for pairing nanoscale diamonds with other nanomaterials  More »

Clark School’s Amazing Transparent Wood Featured in New York Times
Look Through Wood, No X-Ray Vision Required  More »

A View Through Wood Shows Futuristic Applications
Transparent wood made at UMD could create new windows, cars and solar panels  More »

Rubloff, Ghodssi to speak at TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo
The event is the largest global innovation conference in physical and life sciences.  More »

NEES project shows hybrid battery/capacitor with off-the-charts cycling capacity

Manganese oxide-coated nanowires in gel provide steady, ready power  More »

Scientists blend coinage metals to obtain alloys better than gold
Scientists at the University of Maryland (UMD) have developed a novel method for altering the light reflected or absorbed by a material by match-making combinations of gold, silver, and copper into various mixtures of metals, or alloys.  More »

Hu and Munday Win Young Investigator Award
Liangbing Hu and Jeremy Munday win the 2016 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award.  More »

CREB Kicks Off its Research and Innovation Seed Grant Program
Collaboration between UMD, NIST, and ARL facilitated by seed grant from the Center for Research in Extreme Batteries.  More »

NanoCenter's Fab Lab gets new instrument
Thin crystal films soon to be produced  More »

You’ll Never Be-Leaf What Makes up This Battery
UMD materials scientists bake oak leaf, add sodium to cook up new large-scale battery possibility  More »

Assembly of Micro/Nanomaterials into Complex, Three-Dimensional Architectures by Compressive Buckling
Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar  More »

Bergbreiter named director of Maryland Robotics Center
Microrobotics expert brings both research expertise and leadership accomplishments to position.  More »

New Rate Information
Explanation of new rates at Maryland NanoCenter  More »

Diagnosing Better Efficiencies for Solar Cells
New UMD imaging technique could yield more efficient solar cells  More »

UMD Researchers Use a Simple Stretch to Create Powerful Pseudomagnetic Fields in Graphene
Researchers Make Breakthrough Discovery in Graphene Research  More »

Prof. Ichiro Takeuchi Joins a National Center for Spintronics Research
Combinatorial materials discovery will aid spintronic device development  More »

UMD & Army Researchers Discover Salty Solution to Better, Safer Batteries
Greatest potential uses seen in safety-critical, automotive and grid-storage applications  More »

UMERC Announces RFPs for the 2016 Graduate Student Energy Fellowships
Proposals for the 2016 Wells and Hulka Graduate Student Fellowships will be accepted until January 14th.  More »

Hu wins 2015 Junior Faculty Outstanding Research Award
Shows "promise [for] significant and lasting impact" in nanoscience  More »

BioE Researchers Develop Nano-guided Cell Networks as Conveyors of Molecular Communication
BioE Professor and Founding Chair William Bentley’s research group publishes Nature Communications paper.   More »

Li Awarded Society of Engineering Science Young Investigator Medal
Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Teng Li receives 2016 SES Young Investigator Medal.  More »

UMD Discovery Could Enable Portable Particle Accelerators
Innovation could hold the key to ultra-compact machines useful for materials science and medical imaging  More »

Gary Rubloff to receive Senior Faculty Outstanding Research Award
Clark School honor celebrates strong and influential research.  More »

Grad students Winkler, Subramanian rank highly in U21 3MT video contest
Competition requires students to explain their research to a non-specialist audience in three minutes or less.  More »

Leonard to be Honored for Cooperative Control Innovations
Alumna Naomi Leonard to be inducted into Innovation Hall of Fame on Nov. 9.  More »

Two NEES students write for DOE Newsletter; one story profiles NEES research
Plett and Sahadeo contribute articles on latest research  More »

Reimagining Fuel Cells Lands UMERC Director's Technology in NATURE
Results of Dr. Wachsman’s research highlighted in NATURE, an international weekly journal of science.  More »

Experts available for comment on upcoming Nobels
Lithium-ion batteries and nanowires are candidates for chemistry and physics prizes; UMD scientists can explain importance  More »

UMD Students Win Third Consecutive Electrochemical Society Student Chapter Award
University of Maryland Electrochemical Society Students win Student Chapter Award for the third year in a row.  More »

UMD Researchers Creating First Onboard Fast-Charging System for Electric Vehicles
NSF funds innovative interdisciplinary research for Khaligh and McCluskey  More »

Undergraduate Engineering Programs Earn Top Rank in U.S. News & World Report
Clark School's undergraduate programs ranked No. 12 among public universities.  More »

Mesoscale Science Research Highlighted on Materials Journal Cover
Rubloff and Lee show new direction in electrical energy storage  More »

Microsystems Graduate Student Seminar Series
Grad students and postdocs to give short talks on fabrication and characterization  More »

NSF Funds Novel Research to Create Scalable Wireless Networking, Averting Usage Crisis
Ephremides is co-PI on half-million dollar, three year grant  More »

UMD Researchers’ New Nanoscale Solar Cells Could Revolutionize Solar Industry
Can nanostructured solar cells exceed the Shockley-Queisser limit?  More »

Jeremy Munday selected for NASA Smallsat Technology Partnership Award
ECE professor to develop reconfigurable solar sails  More »

Gates Foundations awards UMD project to address world sanitation problems
UMD researchers receive award for the tri-generation of heat, power, and potable water from waste.  More »

New Battery Demonstrates “Sweet Spot” of Electrolyte Thickness and Composition
Atom-scale synthesis makes highly conductive LiPON for solid-state battery  More »

Transparent, Interactive Nanopaper Uses Touch to Generate Electricity
New material described in ACS Nano, featured in Nanowerk and C&EN.  More »

Ghodssi, Beyaz, Waits issued US patent for microgenerator
The versatile microball bearing supported microgenerator improves micro electromechanical devices.  More »

Small Can Be Strong and Tough
The smaller the cellulose fibers, the stronger and tougher the paper they make, to UMD researchers’ surprise   More »

Call for Nanotechnology-Inspired Grand Challenges
July 16 deadline to identify nanoscience issues  More »

Physics Culture Prize Goes to Science Communicator
Lecture slated for July 28 in Stamp at 4 pm  More »

Cumings Named Interim Director of Maryland NanoCenter
Appointment effective July 1.  More »

Shampoo ingredient keeps nanotubes cleaner, more manageable
Better electronics and nanoscience possible using common cleaner  More »

Reza Ghodssi named AVS Fellow
Citation reads: "For outstanding leadership in microsystems technology achieved by combining knowledge of materials and processing, innovative device concepts, and diverse applications."  More »

Thin coatings controlled at atomic scale protect high performance lithium anodes
Anodes with layer of alumina resist corrosion and cycle well  More »

Office of Naval Research Supports Design Development of Materials at UMD
DURIP grant funds new instrumentation in Combinatorial Synthesis Lab.  More »

New Software Will Enhance Materials Science and Engineering’s Undergraduate Program
UMD wins one of six computational design toolkits from ASM International.  More »

Creating Transparent Electronic Networks with Graphene-Based Ink
Printed transparent conductors are the first to use sodium ions embedded in reduced graphene oxide to boost performance.  More »

The Second Mid-Atlantic DNA Nanotechnology Symposium
Wednesday, July 22  More »

New Shape Memory Alloy Withstands 10 Million Deformations
Invention, described in Science, could be used to create biomedical implants, more.  More »

Two FIBs Now Available in NanoCenter's AIM Lab
Twin Focused Ion Beam instruments will allow for better analysis and sample prep  More »

High Energy at Extreme Battery Center’s First Meeting
New research center expands scope and draws regional experts.  More »

Members of NEES Gather for 2015 Spring Accomplishment Meeting
Poster session, in-depth discussions, presentations.... and hiking  More »

Swelling Magnets to Energize the World
Discovery Sheds New Light on 175-year-old Principle  More »

Seminar on UMD's New FIB Instruments May 27
Twin Focused Ion Beam instruments will increase analysis allow for better analysis and sample prep  More »

BGE's Calvin Butler to Deliver Spring Commencement Remarks
CEO of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company to speak on May 22.  More »

Food Safety, Energy Storage & Video Authentication Inventions Honored at Awards Ceremony
Three Clark School innovations win UMD Invention of the Year Awards  More »

For Batteries, One Material Does It All
Revolutionary material could create safer, simpler and more efficient all-in-one batteries  More »

Depireux, Masri win $25K UMB UMVentures Award
Award given for commercial potential of dental nanoparticle therapy technology.  More »

Welcome to Graphene Beach!
Jiayu Wan wins Materials Research Society’s Science-As-Art competition.  More »

White to Recieve First-Ever Bard Award
Slated to be recognized at ECS Chicago for paradigm-shifting contributions  More »

Nilsson Wins Wylie Fellowship
UMD award supports grad student's work in advanced microscopy.  More »

Scientific Reports Invites Yang to Serve as Editorial Board Member
Associate Professor Bao Yang invited to serve as an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports.  More »

Center for Research in Extreme Batteries officially opens
Teaming with UMD and NIST, the Army Research Laboratory launches its center for research in advanced battery materials.  More »

Sangwook Chu wins UMD GRID best poster award
Poster describes work building supercapacitor electrodes.  More »

Invention of the Year Finalist: A Revolutionary, High Density, Nanopore Battery
Research team led by Rubloff and Lee develops battery using optimized nanostructure design  More »

Ph.D. candidate Thomas Winkler wins best poster award at MAMNA Symposium
Bioengineering student is affiliated with MEMS Sensors and Actuators Laboratory.  More »

UMD, MIT team for new 'superhydrophobic surfaces' patent
Nano/micro surface mimics wetlands plants' ability to resist moisture, self clean.  More »

Help Send UMD Students to the American Chemical Society Nat'l Meeting!
Crowdfunding campaign hopes to send 10 undergrads to ACS conference in August.  More »

Rubloff One of 9 Finalists for UMD Invention of the Year
Office of Technology Commercialization to announce winners at the Celebration of Innovation and Partnerships, April 29.  More »

"Guests" of Honor
Metal-organic crystals exhibit tunable conductivity with the right "guests" in their pores  More »

The Proof Is in the Pores
Metal-organic frameworks open new channels for energy science  More »

Atomic Layer Deposition: Precise Control Smaller than the Eye Can See
ALD gives researchers atomic-level control of films and coatings for energy generation and storage  More »

UMD Partners with Army to Launch Extreme Battery Research Center
New center cofounded by ChBE professor Chunsheng Wang.  More »

NIST Highlights Leite’s “Battery Perimortems"
New imaging technique explains why aluminum anodes fail.  More »

Vote Now! Materials Video Enters Thinkable Competition
»Marquardt showcases conservation work in pursuit of $5K Open Innovation Award.  More »

Pines Recognized with Maryland Speaker's Medallion
Annual award recognizes outstanding service to the state.  More »

Simple Stretchable Conducting Material is Robust and Inexpensive
Electronic fabrics and skin are potential applications  More »

'I am very humbled': Hafezi Awarded Prestigious Sloan Fellowship
Hafezi is first Clark School faculty member to receive Sloan Foundation recognition.  More »

Understanding Battery Failure in Realtime, at the Nanoscale
Microscopy technique reveals why and how aluminum anodes fail in Li-ion batteries.  More »

UMERC Researchers Came Out in Force at the ARPA-E Summit
UMERC Faculty promoted their transformative energy research last week at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit  More »

UMD Hosts 3D Maryland Expert Group Meeting
Event Highlights 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing Technologies at UMD  More »

Sarah Bergbreiter gives TED Talk on microrobotics
She appeared at TEDYouth 2014 in New York City.  More »

UMD Online Engineering Programs Continue to Climb in Standings
U.S. News and World Report Releases 2015 Rankings  More »

News Update on 2015 Funding for NSF
Slightly more than last year's budget, up 2.4 percent  More »

Wood Fibers in Technology: Technical Report from MRS meeting
Video of presentation on nanocellulose and nanopaper electronics  More »

News Update on FY 2015 Funding for NIST
Agency sees slight uptick in next year’s budget  More »

News Update on FY 2015 Appropriations for DOE Office of Science
Funding holds steady for next year's budget in Office of Science  More »

Underwriters Laboratories President to Speak at Winter Commencement
Williams to deliver commencement remarks on Dec. 21.  More »

UMD Ranked Among World’s Best in Science Research Productivity
Nature Index ranks the University of Maryland #55 among top institutions for high–quality science publications.  More »

Physics Prof Confirmed as Head of ARPA-E
After more than a year, Williams voted in as director of head of advanced energy projects  More »

Ph.D. Student Guannan Liu Develops Novel Micro-Heater
ECE researchers earn cover page spot in Microelectronic Engineering, a Elsevier journal.  More »

Faster Charging Technique Boosts Battery's Capacity
Unique in situ measurement of optical and electrical transport led to discovery.  More »

UMD Clark School Highlights Disaster Resilience at Mpact Week
Five-day event focused on role of engineers in disaster prevention, mitigation, and response.  More »

Reza Ghodssi elected Fellow of IEEE
Professor is recognized "for contributions to materials and processes for microsystems technologies."  More »

University of Maryland Breaks Ground for A. James Clark Hall
New building to serve as hub for human health innovation in the state of Maryland  More »

UMD Clark School Announces Inaugural Awards Winners
New awards honor alumni, friends for career achievements and contributions to Clark School.  More »

Hu, Leite Named Outstanding Engineer and Scientist of the Year (VIDEO)
Materials Science professors receive awards from the Md. Academy of Sciences and Md. Science Center.  More »

UMD President Loh hosts robotics demonstrations at University House
Maryland Robotics Center shows a variety of robotic platforms.  More »

A Billion Holes Can Make a Battery
Battery inside a nanopore has commercial potential  More »

Museum Conservation Research Wins Top Prizes in International 3-Minute Thesis Competition
Amy Marquardt uses nanotechnology and materials science to design protective coatings for silver art, artifacts.  More »

New Equipment and Science Capabilities at Army Research Lab
Invitation to nanoelectronics, micro-robotics and cybersecurity collaborations Dec 9 & 10  More »

Searching for Replacements for Rare Earth Elements in Permanent Magnets
Fackler’s exploration of vicalloy using combinatorial materials synthesis wins awards.  More »

Tropical Tree Fibers Can Hold Battery Power, Say UMD Engineers
Energy-producing bacteria can nest in hollow conductive fibers  More »

Vote Now! Materials Grad Student is Finalist in 3 Minute Thesis Competition (VIDEO)
Amy Marquardt uses nanotechnology to protect silver art and artifacts.  More »

Phosphorene: 2-D material ripples, giving optical properties
Complete examination of optical and spin properties of 'graphene's cousin'  More »

UMD engineers create tiny, robust rubber micro-component.
Small, efficient and robust microdevice component sips very little energy  More »

Li and Hu Awarded NSF Grant to Study Challenges in Creating Materials that are Both Stronger and Tougher
NSF funds new research to tackle tough challenge in material design.  More »

Nanoparticles Add Zest to Search for Drug Delivery Methods
Food scientists’ recipe for nanoparticles delivers results  More »

Atomic Layer Depostion and Graphene Inspire Creative Catalyst Design
Hulka Energy Research Fellowship supports MSE student's design of new photoelectrochemical composites.  More »

Students' Improved Kevlar Soft Body Armor Wins National Design Competition
MSE seniors double ballistic resistance using carbon nanotubes.  More »

New UMD Synthesis Method May Shape Future of Nanostructures, Clean Energy
Findings advance efficient solar splitting of water into hydrogen fuel  More »

A Small Gift to Dr. Loh Makes a Big Hit
Maryland NanoCenter staff thank UMD president Loh for recent visit, commemorated with high-tech plaque  More »

Beyond “Six Nines”: Ultra-enriched Silicon for Quantum Computing
MSE student part of NIST team pursuing near-perfect crystals.  More »

DOE Invests in UMERC Battery Research
The Energy Department selects UMERC’s solid-state Li-ion battery research to advance efficient vehicle technologies  More »

Students Use UMD Supercomputer to Design, Test Materials
New course in computational materials design bridges theory and practice.  More »

UMERC's Advanced Energy Storage Technology Selected by NASA
Energy storage research at UMERC has been selected by NASA to potentially power future space missions.  More »

Lithium-ion battery research profiled in DOE newsletter
NEES EFRC researchers develop method to detect mechanical changes in electrodes.  More »

UMD Researchers Bridge Gap between Microelectronics, Biological Systems
“Electronic modulation of biochemical signal generation” published in Nature Nanotechnology  More »

UMD Hosts Technical Meeting on Nanomagnetic Materials
Professor and Associate Dean Peter Kofinas organized gathering of more than two dozen nanomagnetic materials experts.  More »

Workshop on Defects in Wide Band Gap Semiconductors Sept. 23
Abstracts due July 28  More »

Discover, Create, Deploy: Professors Contribute to Materials Genome Initiative
Maryland MSE professor, alumnus co-author white paper on enhancing “materials innovation infrastructure.”  More »

Adding Lithium Boosts Transparency and Conductivity of Graphite
New material designed to boost performance of solar cells, displays, and electronics published in Nature Communications.  More »

International research partnership leads to major publication on controlling living cells with artificial cells
Research could lead to medical therapies carried out by nonliving, artificial cells.  More »

$3.2M ARPA-E Award Supports Development of Combined Cooling/Heating/Power System
Takeuchi brings expertise in combinatorial materials science to fuel cell team.  More »

UMD Professors Join Fuel Cell Projects Awarded Combined $11.4M
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Department of Energy renews NEES EFRC for four years
The center develops highly ordered nanostructures that offer a unique way of looking at the science of energy storage.  More »

UMD Nets a DOE Award for Innovative Energy Research Projects
Projects will help enable advances in energy production and use  More »

Room To Move: Spacing Graphite Layers Makes a Better Battery Anode
New process designed to make Na-ion batteries an effective alternative to Li-ion.  More »

Marquardt Wins Dean’s Doctoral Research Award for “Protecting Art with Nanotechnology”
Grad student partners with conservators to save works in silver and bronze.  More »

UMD Alumni Hatch Sub-$300 Consumer 3D Printer, Raise $3.3 Million on Kickstarter
Alumni-founded company races past $50,000 goal in 11 minutes, hits $1 million in 25 hours.  More »

Call for Papers: NanoDay 2014
Reserve poster space now -- deadline May 23  More »

Alumnus and Whiting-Turner CEO Regan to Speak at Spring Commencement
Civil Engineering alumnus to speak at address Clark School graduates.  More »

Smithsonian Secretary Clough To Deliver Special Lecture at UMD
Secretary Wayne Clough will discuss "Why the Smithsonian Matters"  More »

Dean Pines, Abts Featured in ASEE PRISM Magazine for Leadership in Exploring New AP Course in Engineering
New AP course would "brand engineering at the high school level," prepare more students for STEM careers.  More »

Whiting-Turner Lecture Series to Feature Chasen and Chowdhury
Leading tech entrepreneurs to share business experiences.  More »

Nanopaper Featured in Nature Photonics News & Views
Article highlights Hu Group’s recent paper in Nano Letters.  More »

Save the Date: NanoDay, June 11 -- Poster Session, Plenaries, EM Workshops and More
Registration and poster abstract submission will open soon  More »

The Science, Technology and Society Program Build More than Just Robots
The STS Robotics Service Learning Program Works with Five K-12 Schools  More »

UMD Project Management Symposium to Feature Army Corps Director
Karen Durham-Aguilera (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) to offer feature presentation.  More »

Tiny Origami Boxes Hold Big Promise for Hydrogen Energy Storage
Graphene folds itself into programmable "nanocage" for hydrogen storage, beating DOE 2020 goa  More »

Using Materials Science and Engineering to Save Priceless Artifacts
Graduate student Amy Marquardt wins CIC-Smithsonian Fellowship.  More »

Hu Honored by American Society for Engineering Education
Professor named “Campus Star.”  More »

Registration Open for UMD Project Management Symposium
Featured speaker Ron Taylor will present "You're Not the Boss of Me."  More »

Bentley Receives ACS BIOT’s Marvin J. Johnson Award
American Chemical Society recognizes professor for contributions to the field of biotechnology.  More »

Transparent Nanopaper Could Make Paper Electronics a “Thriving Technology”
Zhu presents work on new material at MRS and in Energy & Environmental Science.  More »

UMD Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program Wins National Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education
EIP takes first place in the Outstanding Specialty Entrepreneurship Program category.  More »

DOE Office of Science Well-Funded in FY 2014 Appropriations
Agency's budget as expected -- or higher  More »

NEES' Siwy named 2013 APS Fellow
Cutting-edge nanoscience researcher honored  More »

Clark School's Online Graduate Programs Highly Ranked in 2014 by U.S. News and World Report
Office of Advanced Engineering Education's online graduate program are excellent opportunities for working engineers worldwide.  More »

White Receives E. Robert Kent Outstanding Teaching Award for Junior Faculty
Professor honored at 2013 winter commencement.  More »

Two Clark School Faculty Members Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
Bergbreiter and Paley honored by the White Houseas outstanding early-career scientists.  More »

Added Molecules Allow Metal-Organic Frameworks to Conduct Electricity
UMD-headed project funds breakthroughs in electricity-conducting material  More »

Student’s Presentation of Conductive Nanopaper Featured in MRS Meeting Scene
New version composed of cellulose “nanoribbons” and silver wires can be produced using less energy.  More »

UMD to Host First-Ever Scholarship Day of Giving Dec. 11
University of Maryland will host first-ever 24-hour giving challenge on Dec. 11 to support student scholarships.  More »

Self-Correcting, “Perfect Fault” Crystals May End Dropped Calls
Nature features Takeuchi’s, alumnus’ work on “crystalline sandwiches.”  More »

Williams Nominated to Lead ARPA-E
The Distinguished University Professor, currently on leave, was nominated by President Obama.  More »

Ghodssi Invited to Speak at IEEE Sensors 2013
Ghodssi delivers lecture on Microsystems for Sensing and Characterization of Bacterial Biofilms  More »

Nanowerk Spotlights Salamanca-Riba's Work with Rare New Material
Fused carbon-metal covetics exhibit high strength and polymer-like deformation.  More »

Rubloff, Ghodssi featured in JVST-A special issue
The Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the American Vacuum Society.  More »

Inaugural Mpact Week Showcases UMD Innovations, Robotics, Bioengineering
Over a thousand visit College Park campus for Mpact Week events.    More »

Alumnus Krill to Be Honored for Revolutionary Naval Fleet Network Technology
Electrical engineering graduate Jerry Krill’s Cooperative Engagement Capability allowed Navy battle groups to act as one.  More »

NSF-Backed DC I-Corps Kicks Off First Cohort with 20 Federal Laboratory, University and Regional Inventors, Entrepreneur Teams
The Silicon Valley-tested, Lean Startup-based initiative is slated to train 300 top entrepreneurial research teams over three years.  More »

Call for Abstracts for NanoSciTech 2014 in Panjab, India
Abstract deadline is October 31  More »

University of Maryland Ranked Top Public School for Tech Entrepreneurship in 2013 StartEngine College Index
The University Maryland also ranked second overall.  More »

Socio-Environmental Synthesis Research Proposal Writing Workshop Now Accepting Applications
Deadline is October 11  More »

Fischell Department of Bioengineering to Host 7th Fischell Festival
Annual event invites everyone to learn more about biomedical engineering.  More »

Desai's Neurosurgical Robot Designed for Brain Surgery Featured on NPR
University of Maryland's Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Intracranial Robot research collaboration highlighted.  More »

Mpact Week to Showcase UMD Robotics, Bioengineering, Innovation, Oct. 23-26
Events will highlight the Clark School's research, education, innovation, and entrepreneurial ecosystem.  More »

Clark School Engineers Recently Awarded Grants
Clark School-affiliated professors receive research funding  More »

Alumnus Promotes Do-It-Yourself Solutions for Labs in Developing Nations
Tekla Labs provides free guides for making equipment from locally available materials.  More »

EWB Hosts University of Maryland ExPO: Engineering Skills Fair
EWB hosts second annual ExPO: Engineering Skills Fair on Saturday, September 28, 2013 from 1-3pm in the Kim Engineering Building.  More »

Competition Seeks Outstanding Microscopy Images
Deadline is September 30  More »

UMD Receives Largest Ever Software Grant from Siemens
UMD students and researchers to gain access to industry technology used to design and manufacture sophisticated products.  More »

Clark School Highlights Limitless Opportunities in New Video
Location, hands-on experiences and professional opportunities make for a unique undergraduate experience.  More »

Tavis Smiley and UMD Make Last Call for Submissions in the $75,000 Social Innovation Challenge
Deadline for entries is October 13, 2003.  More »

Clark School Highly Ranked in U.S. News and World Report's "2014 Best Colleges Rankings"
Clark School's undergraduate programs ranked #12 among public universities.  More »

Clark School Welcomes New Faculty
Ten new faculty members join the Clark School for the 2013-2014 school year.  More »

The Green Fellowship for Collaborative Research on the Environment
Applications due November 1.  More »

Wang Wins 2013 Junior Faculty Research Award
Research in energy conversion and storage systems serves as model for field.  More »

Former Mtech Maryland Industrial Partnerships Funding Recipient Amplimmune Acquired by MedImmune for $500 Million
The acquisition bolsters MedImmune’s pipeline for cancer therapy.  More »

NSF Grants for Graphene Research Awarded to Hu, Rubloff
Research at the nano-scale nets university over half-million dollars in funding  More »

DC I-Corps Now Accepting Applications for Fall Cohort
The new, NSF-supported program revolutionizes technology transfer from university, federal laboratories.  More »

UMD Researchers Awarded Two ARPA-E Grants for Electric Vehicle Energy Storage Systems
Eric Wachsman and Chunsheng Wang receive funding to create innovative batteries for electric vehicle energy storage systems.  More »

University of Maryland Hosts National Society of Black Engineers Conference
Region II members of NSBE gather for leadership training, networking.  More »

Submit Abstract Now for Semiconductor Device Symposium in December in Bethesda, MD
Abstract deadline is September 2  More »

Meet the Potential Future of Electricity Generation
Redox Power Systems, UMD develop breakthrough fuel cells to provide efficient, affordable electricity.  More »

Agilent Gift Funds Exploration of Enhanced Sensor Technology
Novel, patterned-gold SERS substrates could lead to new products.  More »

University of Maryland Creates Master's in Robotics Targeted at High-Tech Professionals
Designed to advance robotics systems and applications through an interdisciplinary program of study.  More »

"Battery Made of Wood" Featured on National Public Radio (Audio)
Professor and alumnus interviewed for Morning Edition.  More »

Camp Prepares Teens for Cybersecurity Careers
Twenty-Eight students from around the country participated.  More »

Shapiro Promoted to Full Professor
Interdisciplinary professor known for work in control systems, MEMS.  More »

Rabin Promoted
Nanomaterials specialist elevated to rank of Associate Professor with tenure.  More »

A Battery Made of Wood?
Wood fibers help nano-scale batteries keep their structure  More »

Micro-turbine research on cover of Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering
Ghodssi, Hanrahan and colleagues document the efficacy of using integrated retainer rings in tiny MEMS turbines.  More »

Apply Now for Water/Sanitation Engineering Scholarship
Deadline is June 30  More »

UMD's Mote Elected NAE President
Former President and Clark School Professor Named President of National Academy of Engineering.  More »

Micro-turbo-generator research featured in Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems
Researchers from MSAL produce the first demonstration of an integrated permanent-magnet micro-turbo-generator supported on micro-ball bearings.  More »

Bentley Discusses Alternatives to Animal Testing in PRiSM
Lab-on-a-chip devices could reduce or eliminate need.  More »

36 Clark School Students Accepted into NIST Summer Research Program
NIST opens its labs to UMD undergrads for hands-on research experience.  More »

NanoCenter Members Organize Chemistry Meeting
Macrocyclic and supramolecular chemistry discussed July 7-11 in DC  More »

Professors Goldsman & Peckerar Win Award from University System of Maryland

USM Board of Regents Honors Three Inaugural Entrepreneur of the Year Awardees; two are Clark School faculty members.  More »

Ekaterina Pomerantseva to join Drexel University faculty
Postdoctoral researcher has worked with ISR Director Reza Ghodssi since 2010.  More »

Recently Awarded Grants to Clark School Faculty
Clark School-affiliated professors receive research funding  More »

Clark School Professor's Research Featured by Department of Energy
John Cumings' research analyzing heating in electronic devices is featured by DOE as "Story of Discovery and Innovation."  More »

Wonder "Worm"
Researchers developing mini robot for brain surgery  More »

Friday Fun: IBM Releases Nano-scale Movie
“Particle man” dances in movie made of single atoms  More »

2013 Dean's Doctoral and Master?s Student Research Award Winners
Winning research papers from MSE, ME and BioE  More »

NanoCenter Member takes ?Invention of the Year? Runner-Up Prize
A new way to make nanotubes assemble themselves won a runner-up prize in the UMD Invention of the Year awards.  More »

Collegiate Inventors Competition Call for Entries
Deadline for entries is June 14.  More »

Nanoscience and Art Intersect in Cameramaker?s ?Small World? Competition
Deadline for stills and video is April 30  More »

FY 2014 National Institute of Standards and Technology Budget Request
Big increase would fund manufacturing, cybersecurity, industrial tech and new facilities  More »

Atoms-Thick Coating Ready for First Test on Silver Artifact
Science covers efforts to protect objects in Walters Art Museum collection.  More »

FY 2014 DOE Office of Science Budget Request
Proposed funding up 5.7%; highlights clean energy, operations and construction  More »

16th International Conference on Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy - ABSTRACTS DUE APRIL 22
Emphasis on high-res imaging and force spectroscopy for applications in nanosciences.    More »

Maryland Exchange with Italian University Boosts Research on Artificial Cells
Bioengineering grad student part of international effort to use messages sent by synthetic cells to guide natural cell activity.  More »

NASA Asks Universities for Early Stage Innovation Tech Proposals
Notices of intent due April 29  More »

Chem-E Car Team Heads to National Competition Once Again!
Team Thirsty Turtles will take "Pride of Maryland" to San Francisco in November.  More »

Wuttig Honored at National Meeting of the Materials Research Society
Professor's 80^th birthday, career celebrated in special symposium.  More »

Diagnostic anSERS Takes 3rd and UMD Prize at Cupid's Cup Finals
Startup wins $10,000, plans to scale up manufacturing.  More »

NanoOptics Lab hosts first seminar about new research opportunities
Unique combination of tools enables new research directions  More »

ECE Names 2012-2013 Distinguished Dissertation Fellows
Anand, Fan, Guan, and Xie recognized for outstanding research.  More »

UMD Scientists and Engineers Present Papers at American Chemical Society Meeting
Exploring “the chemistry of energy and food” … and more  More »

The Smallest Materials of All: Seeing, Making and Testing Materials at the Nanoscale
Presentations at the Materials Research Society's 2013 meeting showcase medical, energy developments      More »

NANOCOLLOQUIUM: Ellen Williams: A scientist's-eye view of research for sustainable energy
BP's Chief Scientist to discuss the role of research in a sustainable future    More »

MSE Announces Graduate Research Awards
Cornett, Varongchayakul will advance to compete at Clark School-level.  More »

Quantum Dot Commands Light
Researchers harness the quantum nature of light and semiconductors to expand the capabilities of computers.  More »

Earth Day 2013 Event to Address the Energy and Water Nexus
Engineering Sustainability Workshop 2013 and student poster contest open to all.  More »

Clark School Hosts 2013 STEM Expo on April 6
Event will feature NASA astronaut and UMD alumna Jeanette Epps.  More »

Whiting-Turner Lecture Series Features Entrepreneurs Ostrow on April 11, Citrin on April 25
Series to highlight successful entrepreneurs and leaders of Mashable.com, Redox Power Systems.  More »

Maryland Innovation Initiative Grant Awarded to Clark School Researchers
Project will advance technology for the real-time detection of bridge scou, a leading cause of failure for bridges in the U.S.  More »

Clark School Highly Ranked in 2014 U.S. News and World Report's Best Graduate Schools
The Clark School and 5 of its departments were rated in the top 25 in their categories.  More »

UMD Course To Serve as National Model for 'Energy 101' Curriculum
Collaborative Initiative Seeks to Educate Students on Key Energy Issues  More »

Khaligh receives NSF & UMD Sustainability grant for electric vehicles laboratory
The educational lab will train students in rapidly developing electric vehicle technology.   More »

Nominee for Energy Secretary a Boon for Research at the Nanoscale?
Physicist's apppointment could help maintain funding for R&D  More »

NanoOptics Lab Opens, Offers Seminar and Free Evaluation
Nanoscale characterization and manipulation tools available for research  More »

Nano ?Beads on a String? Could Advance Battery Technology
Pulsing with lithium, tiny silicon beads on a nanotube hold promise for better batteries  More »

Charged Nano-Membranes Could Make Resistance Futile, Florida Professor Hopes
New structures cut down on wasted energy in batteries  More »

UMD, GWU, and VT Awarded $3.75M by NSF to Launch Regional I-Corps Node for National Innovation Network
Initiative to Train 300 of the Top Entrepreneurial Research Teams from U.S. Universities, Federal Labs  More »

NanoCenter Members Present Papers at Upcoming APS Meeting in Baltimore
Largest physics meeting hosts more than twenty NanoCenter presentations    More »

Alison Flatau wins ASME prize
Award honors her contributions to adaptive structures and material systems.  More »

Mayergoyz Publishes Book on Plasmon Resonances
Sixth volume of the World Scientific Series in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology to release this month.  More »

NanoCenter Members Presented Papers at OPTO 2013
SPIE Photonics West conference sees three NanoCenter presentations  More »

UMD Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in Nanoprecision Imaging
Flow control of single quantum dot enables measurements with nanoscale accuracy at lower cost  More »

Flexible Nanopaper Featured in Chemical & Engineering News
ACS Newsmagazine reports innovation in nanoscale technology  More »

Air Force Supports Study on Nanopaper for Electronics, Aircraft
Hu wins prestigious Air Force Young Investigator Award.  More »

NanoColloquium 17: Louis Brus on "Carbon Nanoscience and Electronic Structure"
Quantum Dot Pioneer Explores Electron Activity in Seminar Feb. 1   More »

Eric Wachsman Chosen as Solar 2013 Conference Chair
Wachsman joins distinguised panel of advisory members.  More »

Be Part of Health Research Project
School of Public Health calls for flu samples  More »

Shapiro, Depireux team for series of grants to combat hearing loss
Research will advance the delivery of drug therapies to the inner ear.  More »

Seven NanoCenter Members Named 2013 Future Faculty Fellows
Engineering Grad Students Selected to Prepare for Academic Career  More »

NanoCenter members create tiny inchworm motor with flexible arms
A tiny creeping motor is easy to manufacture and stronger than ever  More »

NispLab Winter Short Courses for SEM/TEM/FIB
Short courses for NispLab SEM/TEM/FIB start January 14.  More »

Great Expectations Campaign Reaches $1B Goal
Clark School raises $240 million toward historic fundraising goal.  More »

Spacecraft Fly Light, Thanks to NanoCenter Member
Electrical engineer receives NASA grant for new solar sail material  More »

Rubloff Co-Authors Major DoE Report on Emerging Energy Technologies
Publication focuses on opportunities in mesoscale science.  More »

Karki and Cornett to Participate in Energy Workshop
NSF-sponsored workshop in Addis Adaba  More »

ACS Video features NanoCenter members
ACS Bytesize Science highlights NanoCenter members for National Chemistry Week.  More »

ALD work of Adomaitis, Dwivedi featured in NASA Goddard newsletter
Research could benefit X-ray astronomy, instrument cooling in space, and spacecraft shielding.  More »

Hierarchical three-dimensional electrode paper featured in ACS Nano
Work by Tobacco mosaic virus research team describes a novel approach for development of next generation micro-batteries.  More »

Zachariah, Research Team Wins MURI Award
Zachariah part of research team that will study ways to design more stable, reliable, and less vulnerable energetic materials.  More »

Dr. Michael Zachariah Receives DURIP Instrumentation Award
Award will help purchase a measurement system for energetic materials decomposition.  More »

Dr. Santiago Solares Wins Department of Energy's Early Career Award
Mechanical engineering professor to use atomic force microscopy to study real-time degradation of fuel cells and batteries.  More »

2012 Energy Research Fellows Announced
Awards will fund diverse sustainable energy research projects  More »

Preventing Costly, Life-Threatening Catheter Infections
Deutsch Foundation-sponsored Clark School research offers multi-pronged attack on major medical problem.  More »

Catching Up With Ellen Williams
Former UMD professor and NanoCenter member now head scientist at BP  More »

Bacteria Programmed to Re-Create UMD Logo
Feat part of larger body of Clark School research into preventing infections.  More »

Banerjee Joins Washington University in St Louis Faculty
Former UMD student to focus on nanomaterials  More »

Ray Adomaitis elected Fellow of AIChE
NanoCenter member specializes in ALD and CVD  More »

Cumings Wins Clark School's Junior Faculty Outstanding Research Award
Professor recognized for nanoscale and electron microscopy research.  More »

Clark School researchers figure prominently in atomic layer deposition story
Chemical & Engineering News highlights expansion of the coating technology.  More »

Controlling chemistry improves potential of carbon nanotubes
Nanotechnology breakthrough could lead to better batteries, more sensitive biosensors.  More »

Sometimes Size Does Matter
Rethink nanotechnology to convert a car's waste heat into electrical power.  More »

Rokita Elected AAAS Fellow
February meeting election held  More »

NanoCenter Members Named APS Fellows
Fuhrer and Takeuchi recognized  More »

Fuhrer Group Makes Magnetic New Graphene Discovery
Advances magnetic storage and RAM  More »

Elisabeth Smela Promoted to Full Professor
Nanocenter member focuses on MEMS  More »

Dean's Doctoral Research Awards Announced
Research on microbatteries, graphene and flapping-wing flight recognized.  More »

"Pocket Change Spectroscopy" Improves Detection of Toxins, Explosives
Betz, Rubloff Highlighted in Chemical & Engineering News.  More »

See How Materials Scientists and Conservators are "Silver Savers"
Science Nation produces segment on Clark School/Walters Art Museum collaboration.  More »

Earth Day Event to Focus on Energy
Students invited to hear industry, government, academic leaders present latest advances.  More »

New MEMS handbook is comprehensive, practical resource for academics, engineers, students
Reza Ghodssi is co-editor of MEMS Materials and Processes Handbook.  More »

ECE Researchers Publish Article in RSC Journal on High Energy Density Flexible Galvanic Cell
Flexible galvanic cell is non-toxic, low-cost and environmentally friendly.  More »

YuHuang Wang Wins NSF CAREER Award
One of four awards given to NanoCenter members  More »

Sarah Bergbreiter wins NSF CAREER Award
One of four awards granted to NanoCenter members  More »

Fourkas Group's Lithography Techniques Featured in Nature Chemistry
Research described as breakthrough  More »

Waks Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Educational outreach efforts honored  More »

State Ranked Highly in Technology and Science Index
Maryland holds onto #2 overall spot; ranks #1 in human capital, academic R&D.  More »

Cumings, Seog Win NSF CAREER Awards for Nanotech
"Frustrated nanomagnets," peptide self-assembly efforts seek denser computer memory, new bio-inspired materials.  More »

Ghodssi is guest editor for special issue of Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering (JMM)
Special proceedings issue features papers from PowerMEMS 2009.  More »

Banerjee's Self-Powered Solar Circuits Featured in Sierra Magazine
Self-powered circuits provide electricity  More »

Bad Virus Put to Good Use
In breakthrough batteries, virally structured nano-electrodes boost energy capacity 10-fold.  More »

Seed Grant Program Announced
Total of $500,000 to be awarded  More »

Invitation Honors Murphy as Educational Innovator
NanoCenter member honored  More »

Banerjee's Self-Powered Solar Circuits Featured in Sierra Magazine
Article covers grad student's development of components for computers, phones, and other devices that don't require electricity, batteries or solar cells.  More »

Iliadis Lectures on "Nanosensors for Critical Environments"
Professor Agis Iliadis gave an IEEE Distinguished Lecture on the next generation of sensors.  More »

Salamanca-Riba Silicon Carbide Research Highlighted by NIST
Nano research detailed  More »

NIST Awards NanoCenter $15 Million to Support Postdoc Nanotechnology Research
Program will create up to 100 one and two-year appointments.  More »

Peter Dykstra wins bioengineering poster award
Work on electrochemical DNA sensor honored at Bioscience Day 2010.  More »

Materials Scientists, Conservators Join Forces to Preserve Silver Artifacts and Art
Team developing nanometers-thick, protective coatings using atomic layer deposition.  More »

Ph.D. student Konstantinos Gerasopoulos wins best poster award
Award was presented at 2010 Mid-Atlantic Micro/Nano Alliance Symposium.  More »

UMD and UMass Chemists Design Cloaked, Anti-Cancer Toxin to Kill Tumors from Within
Collaboration yields promising results  More »

Galloway, Gregorczyk, Gremillion awarded L-3 Graduate Research Fellowships
Fellowships support Ph.D. candidates working in specific research areas.  More »

Takeuchi, German Colleagues Collaborate on Materials Research
Work in alloy compositions  More »

Cumings Receives DOE Grant
Nanotube research in the NISP Lab  More »

$15M Neutron Scattering Collaboration with NIST Renewed
Briber leads MSE collaboration  More »

A Longer Life for Lithium Ion Batteries
Nanoparticles show promise for energy storage  More »

Oehrlein Receives IBM Faculty Award
Nano research recognized  More »

New Battery Research Highlighted by Discovery News, Nanowerk
Viruses used as structural template for lithium ion battery components.  More »

Friday Fun: Harvard's Nano-Garden
Harvard researchers grow garden of nanoscience delights  More »

Work by grad student Parag Banerjee cited in MRS Bulletin
Paper by student of Gary Rubloff originally appeared in ACS Nano.  More »

Influence of Polymer Structure on Plasma-Polymer Interactions in Resist Materials
Award-winning UMD graduate outlines research  More »

Karcz Takes 2nd In Dean's M.S. Thesis Competition
Molecular Mechanics Laboratory unit to be used in studies of protein aggregation  More »

Banerjee Takes 3rd In Dean's Doctoral Research Award Competition
Student recognized for work on nanoscale energy storage solutions.  More »

Clark School honors Rajkowski, Beyaz, Banerjee for student research
Students score in Dean's Student Research Award Competition.  More »

Is It Safe to Breathe Yet?
"Double-flame" research seeks to improve soot combustion, reduce pollutants  More »

Espy-Wilson, Rubloff Are Top UM Inventors
Speech enhancing algorithm, high-density energy storage cells named best of '09.  More »

Reza Ghodssi to Participate in EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
NanoCenter member invited to leading engineering collaboration  More »

Revolutionary New Solution for Semiconductor & Nano Materials
Research may lead to alternative energy advances  More »

A Solar-Powered Circuit, But No Solar Cell Required
Breakthrough technology could lead to new light-powered devices.  More »

Reza Ghodssi guest edits special issue of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
'Special Proceeding' issue focuses on energy harvesting.  More »

UM Progresses in Solar Decathlon 2011 Competition
UMD goes onto the second stage for the Solar Decathlon 2011.  More »

Stopping Bacterial Infections Without Antibiotics
Nanofactories Could Be Next Big Step in Antimicrobial Treatment  More »

Clark School hosts PowerMEMS 2009 attendees for luncheon, lab tours
Six laboratories showcased in special tours.  More »

Rubloff Group Research Selected for Highlights in Chemical Technology.
Paper covers advances in lab-on-a-chip technology.  More »

Bar-Cohen Wins Luikov Medal
How Your Cell Phone Keeps Its Cool  More »

Reza Ghodssi Appointed Director of the Institute for Systems Research
ISR excels in cross-disciplinary systems engineering research and education.  More »

ECE Research Review Day To Showcase Innovation, Oct. 9
Keynote speaker will be Dr. Steve Fetter, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.  More »

Attend "Financing Renewable Energy" Sept. 22
Symposium to help mid-Atlantic alternative energy, conservation entrepreneurs find financial resources.  More »

$2M for New Magnetometer Technology
MEMS/NEMS research funded  More »

Cumings Leads EFRC Nanowire Team
Research designed to increase effectiveness of lithium ion batteries.  More »

Ghodssi Receives NSF Grant for Novel Nanofabrication for Energy Applications
Research uses tobacco mosaic virus in fabrication of energy storage devices.  More »

Ghodssi Receives NSF Grant for Microball Bearings Research
Research focuses on low-friction, long-life microball bearings for PowerMEMS devices.  More »

Ghodssi, Wang, Culver Awarded Nanobiotechnology Grant
Study to develop micro-fabricated batteries  More »

Clark School Names First UMERC Director
Fuel cell expert, national panelist Eric Wachsman to lead energy research efforts.  More »

Berlin Takes 2nd in Dean's M.S. Thesis Competition
New award honors outstanding research, scholarship.  More »

UMERC/Nanocenter Team Named "Energy Frontier" Center
DOE to award $14M for nanotech storage technology crucial to renewable energy success.  More »

Fuhrer Promoted to Full Professor
Position effective July 1, 2009  More »

Adomaitis Promoted to Full Professor
NanoCenter member specializes in systems modeling and simulation, semiconductor manufacturing  More »

Ghodssi Promoted to Full Professor
Reza Ghodssi is the Herbert Rabin Distinguished Associate Professor and Director of the MEMS Sensors and Actuators Lab.  More »

Parag Banerjee Wins Presidential Student Award
Microscopy Society of America honors MSE grad student for nanotube crystallization paper.  More »

Ghodssi Featured in Mechanical Engineering Magazine Cover Story
MEMS microscale ball bearing research highlighted in feature article.  More »

ECE Faculty Win DoD Awards
Three faculty members received DURIP awards for research instrumentation towards defense research.  More »

NanoCenter Improves Energy Storage Options
Maryland NanoCenter researchers create new device to store electrical energy.  More »

Paper Named 2008 'Highlight' by Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering
JMM highlights Nano research  More »

Stephan Koev Wins University-Wide Graduate Research Contest
MEMS research highlighted  More »

Student research: Xiaolong Luo
Student of Gary Rubloff conducts 'lab-on-a-chip' microsystem research.  More »

Waks Receives NSF CAREER Award
ECE assistant professor earns award for research on photonic quantum information processing.  More »

O'Shea Named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher
Recognized by peers  More »

Mayergoyz Co-Authors New Book
Book to serve as advanced reference for study of nonlinear magnetization dynamics in nanosystems.  More »

Materials and Interface Nanotechnology Laboratory Opens
Rabin directs new nano research  More »

Bentley Featured in CNN Story on Bioterrorism
UMD Bioengineering Department responds to report detailing nation's vulnerability  More »

Banerjee Named John and Maureen Hendricks Energy Research Fellow
Fellowship benefits Great Expectations campaign.  More »

Williams' Research Published in PNAS
Organic materials with semiconducting abilities studied  More »

Darryll Pines Named Dean of the Clark School
Chair of Clark School?s Department of Aerospace Engineering becomes Dean and Farvardin Professor.  More »

O'Connor Honored for Lab Tour
System Safety Society to present FabLab director with Technical Exchange Award.  More »

Ghodssi team's micro ball bearing work makes miniature machines possible
Researchers are the first to manufacture and integrate practical microscale pumps, motors and turbines.  More »

Ghodssi Named Associate Editor of JMEMS
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems is top MEMS publication.  More »

Ghodssi, Rubloff receive bioMEMS patent
U.S. patent 7,375,404 is awarded for fabrication and integration of polymeric bioMEMS.  More »

Nanocenter Team Among Invention of the Year Finalists
Team places 3rd in competition.  More »

Ghodssi Named Herbert Rabin Distinguished Professor
Dr. Reza Ghodssi is recognized for sustained and influential scientific and scholarly work.  More »

Reza Ghodssi named associate editor of Journal of Biomedical Microdevices
Journal focuses on biomedical applications of micro- and nanotechnology.  More »

New Bioengineering Wing Unveiled
$7.6M, 7,400-square-foot addition to Kim Building serves as new department home.  More »

New Advance in Biochip Research
Microfactories for drug research are one step closer to reality.  More »

Bergbreiter wins 2008 DARPA Young Faculty Award
Microrobot research recognized  More »

Fuhrer Recognized for Graphene Research
Graphene seen as possible new semiconductor  More »

Chuang Earns Intel Achievement Award
Ph.D. Alumnus Wen-Hsien Chuang receives highest honor as employee at Intel.  More »

Cumings Group Invents New Microscopy Technique
Electron thermal microscopy allows real-time tests of nanoscale devices in situ.  More »

UMD Nano Featured in National Nanotechnology Initiative
Williams and Tao-produced image of molecules featured on cover for US Strategic Plan  More »

Mote Visits NISPLab
UMD President sees equipment, research in action.  More »

Engineering Curriculum Development Recognized by NSF and IOP
Program funds and institute journal supports nanotech and bio-inspired design curriculum.  More »

NISPLab Welcomes UMD VP for Research
Berstein, Gertz visit premiere microscopy facility.  More »

U.S. Intel-Tech Agency Will Locate at Maryland's Research Park
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) to be in M-Square research park by 2009  More »

Martinez-Miranda Elected APS Fellow
Professor recognized for work in education, liquid crystal research.  More »

Times Higher Ranks UM Highly
Campus leaps ahead in The Times Higher QS World University Rankings 2007.  More »

UMD Nano Research Featured on NBR
Studies in Food Safety Highlighted  More »

Desai Program Chair of IEEE 2008 BioRob Conference
Major conference to focus on impact of biomedical robotics and biomechatronics.  More »

"Nature-Made" Computers
With a little prodding from engineers, nature can produce computer components.  More »

O'Shea Elected Fellow of AAAS
O'Shea, also a Fellow of IEEE and APS, was recognized for his contributions to science and technology.  More »

$600K Gift Creates Hong Ji Fellowship
Donation to benefit international bioengineering graduate students, Great Expectations campaign.  More »

UMD To Host NanoBiotechnology for Defense Applications Workshop
Event is co-sponsored by UMD, IARPA, NRL, DoD, TATRC, NMRC, Intelligence Community.  More »

Bentley Named Fischell Distinguished Professor
Professorship, part of Fischell endowment, recognizes scientific and scholarly work.  More »

Senior NSF Advisor in Nanotechnology to Speak in College Park
National Nanotechnology Initiative founder to participate in NanoCenter Lecture Series  More »

Ghodssi, Rubloff part of $2 million NSF grant
Cellular and biomolecular engineering research to focus on biofunctionalized devices.  More »

Davis Organizes International Conference on Calixarene Chemistry
Biennial conference to be held in College Park  More »

NanoCenter Director Interviewed by Nanotechnology.com
Dr. Gary Rubloff discusses nano activities at UMD  More »

Kofinas, Payne Interviewed for PBS? Nightly Business Report
Professors explain nanotechnology's potential role in food safety.  More »

Fisher Awarded Stem Cell Research Funds
Funds will be used to study facial bone structure  More »

Ghalichechian Receives Outstanding Graduate Student Award
2007 George Harhalakis Outstanding Systems Engineering Graduate Student Award presented by the Institute for Systems Research to Nima Ghalichechian  More »

Maryland Named as Leader in Nano and Micro Technologies
Small Times Magazine publishes its rankings of states in the "idea economy."  More »

Ph.D. Student Receives AVS Graduate Research Award
Stephan Koev, an advisee of Prof. Ghodssi, wins 2007 American Vacuum Society's Graduate Research Award.  More »

Rabin Named Interim Clark School Dean
MTECH director assumes position July 1, when Dean Farvardin becomes provost.  More »

Ghodssi Invited to Participate in NAE Frontiers Symposium
Prof. Ghodssi among 100 of the nation's outstanding young engineers invited to the event.  More »

Min Ouyang to Offer Fall Course in Nanotechnology
"Special Topics in Physics and Engineering Materials: Physics, Material Chemistry and Device Applications at the Nanoscale"  More »

Sang Bok Lee Wins Faculty Excellence Award
NanoCenter member and Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry recognized for outstanding work  More »

Maryland NanoCenter places high in SMALLTIMES rankings
Maryland NanoCenter in top 10 for third consecutive year  More »

Fourkas Review Published in Materials Today
Nanocenter Member John Fourkas and colleague Linjie Li have their review of multiphoton polymerization published in June 2007 issue  More »

Dean Farvardin Promoted to UMD Provost
University of Maryland President C. D. Mote, Jr. announced the appointment of Dr. Nariman Farvardin, Dean of the A. James Clark School of Engineering, as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, effective July 1, 2007.  More »

Molecular Imprint Technology Shows Promise Fighting Viruses
NanoCenter member Peter Kofinas leads a team of researchers developing a method of filtering viruses in the blood. The technology, called molecular imprinting, is being studied as a way of combating avian flu and other serious diseases.  More »

MEMS Lab Wins IEEE Competition
NanoCenter members Drs. Reza Ghodssi, Ellen Williams, and Dan Hines were recognized for their program to develop single chip sensors using Indium Phosphide.  More »

Min Ouyang Receives Beckman Young Investigators Award
Assistant Physics Professor and NanoCenter member Min Ouyang has been awarded a three-year grant from the Arnold and Mable Beckman Foundation.  More »

You're Invited: May 3 Fischell Festival
Event to highlight how engineers can improve life for millions of people.  More »

Min Ouyang Receives ONR Young Investigator Award
Physicist Min Ouyang awarded over $300,000 by the Office of Naval Research to study spintronics  More »

FabLab Partnership Earns NASA Awards
Corporate user ASR&D receives grants for future work in Maryland NanoCenter lab.  More »

MEMS research of Morgan and Ghodssi featured in NASA Tech Briefs
Gray-scale technology used in aligning optical fibers with actuated MEMS wedges.  More »

"Side Effects May Not Include?"
Clark School shows in vivo "nanofactories" can make and deliver targeted drugs.  More »

Nanomedicine Research Day 2007
UM School of Pharmacy Center for Nanomedicine and Cellular Delivery hosts first research day.  More »

NanoCenter designated as UMD University Research Center
The Maryland NanoCenter officially designated as one of UMs first University Research Centers.  More »

Baltimore Business Journal Highlights Maryland's Nano Research
The Baltimore Business Journal highlights the growth of nano research, particularly in nano-biotechnology, and the need for collaboration efforts among research centers.  More »

Cumings to Participate in Exchange Program
U.S./Japan program focuses on nanotechnology.  More »

Long and Takeuchi Group Win Second Bruker AXS Scholarship
Doctoral student recognized for work in combinatorial materials science.  More »

NanoCenter research members receive $500k NSF MRI award
Research Professors of the Maryland NanoCenter, were awarded a NSF MRI grant totaling $500k.  More »

Cumings Invited to Speak at American Physical Society
MSE professor to present work on tunable magnetic semiconductors  More »

NSF Funds Microscopy Facility Upgrades
Kim Building laboratory will benefit from added chemical analysis capabilities.  More »

$1 Million For Nano-Bio Initiative
Deutsch Foudation will fund Clark School bioengineering research on the nanoscale.  More »

NSF Grant Enhances NISP Lab's Capabilities
$500k grant will benefit composition analysis and biological tissue characterization.  More »

Fourkas Featured on "Science and Society"
Dr. John Fourkas was featured on World Talk Radio show "Science and Society".  More »

NIST Awards Maryland Nanocenter $1.5M Nanotechnology Grant
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded the University of Maryland NanoCenter a $1.5 million, competitvely awarded grant as part of a cooperative program between the two organizations.  More »

State Approves $3.65 Million for NanoCenter
Funds will help purchase nanoscale fabrication and characterization equipment for futher development of the nano infrastructure at the University of Maryland.  More »

Nanotech dazzles at College Park
UMD shows its nano facilities to researchers, business and government  More »

MSE Student Wins Best Poster Award at MEMS Alliance Special Topics Symposium
Student honored  More »

U. Maryland Baltimore medical schools highlight NanoCenter partnership
The NanoCenter works with the University of Maryland Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Dentistry, located in Baltimore. This provides a critical linkage to medical research and clinical practice for the strong interests and efforts of NanoCenter researchers.  More »

NanoCenter Featured in CMPS Continuum
MRSEC awarded 6-year, $10 million renewal by National Science Foundation, showing support for nanoscience research at UMD  More »

WUSA-9 Highlights NanoCenter Advances in Energy by Wang and Jackson
Local television station highlights nanocenter research toward new energy sources in it coverage "Fill your tank with sugart beets?" on Feb 23, featuring two faculty members and their research programs.  More »

Fourkas Expands Ability to Fabricate Microscale 3-D Structures
UMD Chemistry professor John T. Fourkas and his team have developed a technique that allows them to create microscopic, three-dimensional objects selectively coated with various materials for use in microdevices.  More »

Ultrasensitive Proteomics to be Pursued by DeVoe, Lee, and English for NIH
The group received a $1.2M NIH grant for the work "Ultrasensitive Proteomics via 2-D Microfluidic Profiling" through the National Institute for General Medical Science (NIGMS) as part of NIH's interdisciplinary Bioengineering Research Partnerships program.  More »

Lockheed Martin visits nanocenter
Company engineers explore facilities  More »

Fischell Department of Bioengineering announced
Dr. Robert E. Fischell has established a new Fischell Department of Bioengineering in the Clark School of Engineering with a $31M gift, which supports also the creation of the Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices. Fischell, who holds more than 200 patents, is the father of modern medical stents, lifetime pacemaker batteries and implantable insulin pumps. He has founded more than half a dozen companies in the biomedical devices field.  More »

Oehrlein Honored for Plasma Process Research
Nanocenter member awarded AVS prize  More »

Williams' work featured by nano journals
Professor Ellen Williams' research has been highlighted in cover images two journals distinguished in the nano field.  More »

PBS Nightly Business Report Features Maryland NanoCenter
PBS's Nightly Business Report featured Maryland NanoCenter in its coverage of nanotechnology, citing the University of Maryland as one of the leaders in the field.
Click details to see video from the program, or click Link to see ECE's writeup (including links to the transcript).  More »

Rep. Hoyer Announces UMD Center for Nanoparticle Risk Research
Congressional support offered for research  More »

IMEC Tech Networking Seminar at Maryland
IMEC, Europe's leading independent research center in microelectronics, hosted a networking seminar at Maryland NanoCenter on October 26 to build new partnerships in nanotechnology. IMEC is seeking to develop major programs and international partnerships in nano to parallel their tremendous success in semiconductor research.  More »

Virus assembly demonstrated by Culver, Yi, cited in nanotechweb.
Maryland NanoCenter is beginning a new Interdisciplinary Minor in Nanoscale Science and Technology (NS&T) for undergraduates, which will begin formally in spring 2006. Faculty and courses are already aligned with this program, which offers a unique opportunity for students to experience and join the nano era early in their careers.  More »

NSF Renews Support for MRSEC
The Maryland MRSEC, led by founding director . Ellen Williams, has been renewed by the National Science Foundation following a ten-year record of success in research, education, and outreach. The MRSEC will purse two research thrusts, in low-dimensional interfaces (IRG 1) and in multifuncitonal magnetic oxides (IRG 2), as well as a selection of seed projects.  More »

Takeuchi's Combinatorial Materials Research Featured in Materials Today
Advances in electronics industry highlighted  More »

New Nano Minor is opening for undergraduates.
Maryland NanoCenter is beginning a new Interdisciplinary Minor in Nanoscale Science and Technology (NS&T) for undergraduates, which will begin formally in spring 2006.  More »

Lathrop Named Acting Director of IREAP
Replaces Professor Pat O'Shea  More »

UMB Center for Nanomedicine and Cellular Delivery opens
An M-CINSE partner, the Center for Nanomedicine and Cellular Delivery opened officially at a ceremony held September 20 at the University of Maryland Baltimore's School of Pharmacy.  More »

University Newspaper Outlook Highlights Maryland NanoCenter
Campus publication focuses on interdisciplinary center.  More »

Oehrlein, Phaneuf, and Collaborators Win NSF NIRT for Plasma Processing of Nanostructured Polymers
Nanocenter members and Professors Gottlieb Oehrlein and Ray Phaneuf of MSE were awarded a NSF-Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team grant ($1.2M) for a proposal to investigate "Nanotechnological Manufacturing: Nanostructured Polymers Designed for Plasma/Energetic Beam Templating of Materials".  More »

Zachariah and Collaborators Receive NSF NIRT Award for Nanoparticles and Toxicology
Working with collaborators at Yale, Rochester, NIST, and Cabot, Prof. Michael Zachariah will pursue the fundamental understanding needed to manufacture well controlled and characterized, elemental carbon-based nanoparticles, which are likely the materials to which human beings are most frequently exposed. This NSF NIRT program comprises a 3-year $1.4M effort.  More »

Lee's Magnetic Nanotubes Promise Medical Advances
Numerous medical applications foreseen  More »

Small Times Features New Chesapeake Nanotech Initiative
Billion dollar project  More »

UMD Reaches Top Tier in Nano and Micro Ranking by Small Times Magazine
Maryland places First  More »

Williams is Nanotech Panelist for AAAS
Nanotechnology panel in April  More »

UM Nanotech Center: Newly Open for Business and Already Gaining National Recognition
University looks to the future  More »

Smela Named to Presidential Early Career Award
NanoCenter Member honored.  More »

Melngailis Named IEEE Fellow
Focused Ion Beam technology leader  More »

Kim Building is a Reality!
State-of-the-art facility completed.  More »

Prof. Ellen Williams Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Physics professor elected  More »

Micro-Testudo Created by Advanced Lithography Techniques
Researchers in Prof. Ghodssi's group have demonstrated their gray-scale lithography techniques to create a micro-Testudo structure, a 3-D pattern of UMD's mascot.  More »

SmallTimes ranks State of Maryland 8th in Nanotech Rating
Small times ranks Maryland near the top among states in nano research and workforce placing 5th and 2nd respectively.  More »

O'Connor Joins Maryland NanoCenter as FabLab Director
Moves from private industry to educational sector.  More »

Diamondback profiles M-CINSE
Article highlights NanoCenter  More »

PhysOrg Cites Maryland NanoCenter National Recognition
Praise for NanoCenter  More »

Shapiro Promotes Control and System Integration of Micro- and Nano-scale Systems
NSF Workshop Organized  More »

Bruck Presents Nanotech Course at ASME
Nano boot camp offered.  More »

Takeuchi, Williams, and Rubloff to establish Keck Laboratory for Combinatorial Nanosynthesis and Multiscale Characterization
Lab to be located in Kim Building  More »

Nano-bio Partnerships at Maryland
Collaborations foreseen  More »

O'Shea Named Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Formerly directed IREAP  More »

Washington Post Highlights Maryland NanoCenter
Article highlights variety of research  More »