From Particle Physics to Artificial Intelligence

Brian Calvert (Ph.D. ’15, physics) is blazing a trail on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence (AI) as co-founder of the San Francisco tech startup Graft.

Biology’s Hilary Bierman Receives Provost’s Excellence Award for Professional Track Faculty

Bierman helped create UMD’s neuroscience major from scratch—and launched it during a global pandemic.

Climate Change Is Hurting the Water Quality of Rivers, According to New Scientific Review

University of Maryland Geology Professor Sujay Kaushal, who contributed to this research, has seen the impact on local waterways firsthand.

Computer Science's Bahar Asgari Receives Department of Energy Early Career Award

Central to Asgari’s research is the concept of merging hardware and software in a manner reminiscent of the intricate processes of the human brain.

Math Professor Chris Laskowski Named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher

Hailed as a ‘leading logician,’ Laskowski has been teaching at the University of Maryland since 1989.

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Associate Director, Master's in Telecommunications Program, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Faculty Director, Quantum Computing M.S. and Graduate Certificate Programs

Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Efrain Rodriguez Named 2023-24 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher

The materials chemist has been teaching at the University of Maryland for more than a decade.

Chemistry & Biochemistry’s Lai-Xi Wang Named Distinguished University Professor

He is known for his pioneering work in synthesizing glycoproteins and glycoengineering antibodies to fight disease.