In the lab, chemistry Ph.D. student Mya Gaddy uses light to build synthetic molecules for drug development. She also supports her peers as vice president of UMD’s Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate Student Organization.
Autumn Hayman
Biological Sciences
Bowie, MD
100+ hours of dental shadowing
Ari Packer
Immersive Media Design: BS
Olney, MD
College Park Scholars
Angelique Alphonse
Astronomy and Physics Double Major
South Easton, MA
Carillon Communities
Aisiri Prasad
Computer Science: ML
General Business Minor
Mount Airy, MD
Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students (ACES)
Riya Lakhani
Computer Science
Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students (ACES) Minor
Science, Technology, Ethics and Policy (STEP) Minor
Philadelphia, PA
Abroad in Fall 2026
She has been on the faculty for 22 years and previously served as associate chair for undergraduate education for four years.
Recently dubbed the “hot-girl hobby of the year,” a new birding course at UMD filled up within minutes of enrollment opening.
Computer Science Assistant Professor Ruohan Gao and Distinguished University Professor Ming Lin turned a single image into an explorable world that sounds like the real thing.
NIH data strategy czar Susan Gregurick (Ph.D. ’95, chemistry) brings her science success story to UMD as keynote speaker for the 2026 CMNS Doctoral Commencement Ceremony.