The award honors staff who have served the university for at least 10 years and demonstrated exceptional leadership and performance. 

A University of Maryland study published earlier this year shows how connected networks can be vulnerable to covert radio transmissions that disappear before standard security systems register them.

John Biddle (Ph.D. ’13, physics) is developing smart sensing systems to ‘see’ inside packages, boxes and bags—and detect potential threats.

Cole Miller’s (B.S. ’24, mathematics) lifelong passion for mathematics and sports helped him score an ‘awesome’ job as a scouting assistant in the NFL.

A UMD-led study found that catastrophic collisions between icy moons barely disturb the hidden oceans beneath their frozen surfaces, offering new insights into life beyond Earth. 

Assistant Professor Julia Van Etten researches how organisms acquire genes from other species through a process called horizontal gene transfer.