The new facility will serve as a hub for quantum chemistry, molecular nanoscience and sustainability research.
The institute will support interdisciplinary research and education that promote responsible use of AI and prepare the future workforce for an AI-infused world.
Funding will endow the Brin Mathematics Research Center, establish a new endowed chair and launch a summer camp for Maryland high school students.
High-achieving students will lead classmates into commencement.
A UMD-led team of chemists discovered a way to produce and observe carbene, a super-reactive molecule that triggers the creation of simple sugars necessary for life.
NASA Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor Katherine Calvin (B.S. ’03, mathematics; B.S. ’03, computer science) will be the keynote speaker and Joshua Kalampanayil (B.S. ’24, computer science) will be the student speaker.
NIST Fellow Ana Maria Rey (Ph.D. ’04, physics) will be the keynote speaker and Tahseen Rabbani (Ph.D. ’24, computer science) will be the student speaker.
The App Dev Club, which helps computer science majors hone their skills while supporting socially impactful corporate initiatives, took home $7,500.
Using a novel approach called reverse vaccinology, which employs powerful bioinformatic tools and reverse pharmacology practices, the researchers are examining the genetic makeup of several parasites that cause malaria, seeking specific antigens to target with new vaccines.
Four inventions by college faculty were honored at this year's celebration.