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Wafa Abbas

Chemistry Major

Rockville, MD

Life Sciences Scholars Program

Lora Abuobaid

Chemistry Major

Health, Humanities, and Medicine Minor

Rockville, MD

Meena Adiyodi

Neuroscience Major on the Molecular, Cellular, and Physiological track

Ellicott City, MD

Biology Departmental Honors Program

Moumita Afrin

Biological Sciences (Physiology & Neurobiology track)

Double Degree: Anthropology

Minor: Humanities, Health, and Medicine

Mariya Ahmed

Biological Sciences and Psychology Double Major

Ellicott City, MD

Integrated Life Sciences Honors Program

Noor Ul Ain

Biological Sciences: Neurobiology and Physiology Major

nulain@terpmail.umd.edu

Ava Allen

Physics and Astronomy Double Major

Annapolis, MD

University Honors

Stephen Altschul

Lecturer

altschul@umd.edu

Edwyn Alvarado

Program Management Specialist

Cyrus Amini

Biological Sciences: Physiology & Neurobiology Major

Potomac, MD

Scholars: Life Sciences

Chemistry Teaching Assistant

Undergraduate Research

Shashank Arava

Mathematics (Statistics track)

Kendall Auffarth

Biological Sciences: Neurobiology & Physiology Major

Hereford, MD

University Honors

Lecturer

Lecturer

Biological Sciences: Neurobiology & Physiology major

FIRE Research Stream: Biocomputational

tbali@terpmail.umd.edu

Claire Barlow

Graduate Assistant

cbarlow3@umd.edu

Erica Belser

Program Director, Donor Relations

belser@umd.edu

Katie Bemb

Digital Communications Manager for CMNS & Communications Lead for Break Through Tech

Senior Advisor

Graduate Assistant & Academic Advisor

abwaite@umd.edu

Vanesa Brecher

Neuroscience (Molecular, Cellular & Physiological track)

John Bridgers

Computer Science and Mathematics major

Cheverly, MD

CS Departmental Honors

Research in Molloy Lab

Volker Briken

Professor, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics

vbriken@umd.edu

Jordan Broutman

Assistant Director of Corporate Relations

jbrout@umd.edu

Christopher Camacho

Assistant Director of Information Technology

camacho1@umd.edu

Jonathan Camberos

Computer Science: Cybersecurity major and ACES minor

College Success Scholars

Gaithersburg, MD

Andrew Cardillo

Biological Sciences (Cell Bio & Genetics track)

Double Degree: Criminal Justice

Megan Carnell

Assistant Dean for Development

mcarnell@umd.edu

Jennifer Carrion

Senior Academic Advisor

She/Her/Hers

jcarrion@umd.edu

Smrithi Chakravarthy

Biological Sciences and Computer Science Double Major

Clarksburg, MD

Integrated Life Sciences

Emily Chan

Biochemistry and Public Health Science Double Major

Huntingtown, MD

Integrated Life Sciences Honors Program

Applied Microbiology and Environmental Assessment Lab

Angie Chan

Biological Sciences Major

Potomac, MD

FIRE Program

Clinical research at UMMC

Arman Charkhabi

Biological Sciences Major

North Potomac, MD

Scholars Life Sciences

FIRE

Amy Chester

Director, Science Academy

alevine@umd.edu

Charles Clark

Fellow, Joint Quantum Institute

Past Co-Director, Joint Quantum Institute

cwc@umd.edu

Rance Cleaveland

Associate Dean for Research

wcleavel@umd.edu

Lynn Clough

Biological Sciences: Physiology & Neurobiology Major

Rockville, MD

College Park Scholars: Life Sciences

Alzheimer’s Biomarker Research

Faith Comising

Computer Science Major

Fulton, MD

Design Cultures and Creativity Honors Program

Danelle Corwin

Associate Director of Events and Alumni Relations

danellec@umd.edu

Evelyn Covington-Moore

Program Manager, New Student Programs

ecoving1@umd.edu

Nick Crombie

Physics and Astronomy Duel Degree

Minor in Math

Deridder, LA

Maddie Crossley

Biological Sciences (General Biology track)

Double Degree: Psychology

Michael Cummings

Director, Data Science and Analytics Master of Professional Studies Program

Director, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Master of Professional Studies Program

mcummin1@umd.edu

Wojciech Czaja

Professor, Mathematics

czaja@umd.edu

Warren Dansou

Public Health Science & Biochemistry major

French minor

FIRE Research Stream: Host-Pathogen Interactions

wdansou@terpmail.umd.edu

Kemal Davaslioglu

Lecturer

kdavasli@umd.edu

Sean Davis

Director of Facilities

sgdavis@umd.edu

Sam Denmark

Biochemistry major

FIRE Research Stream: Bacterial Pathogenesis

sdenmark@terpmail.umd.edu

Amol Deshpande

Co-Director, Machine Learning Master of Professional Studies Program

amol@umd.edu

Dhruv Dewan

Computer Science Major, Math Minor

Elkridge, MD

Gemstone Honors Program

Arti Dhareshwar

Computer Science Major and Business Analytics Minor

Allentown, Pennsylvania

College Park Scholars and QUEST

$Dimitry Dolgopyat$

Dimitry Dolgopyat

Professor, Mathematics

dolgop@umd.edu

Sarah Dudley

Program Manager for Alumni Relations and Development

sdudley1@umd.edu

Danay Dunn

Biological Sciences: Neurobiology and Physiology major

FIRE Research Stream: Fertility science

dtd12@terpmail.umd.edu

Mikayla Durr

Biological Sciences (General Biology track)

Avik Dutt

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Institute for Physical Science and Technology

avikdutt@umd.edu

Deborah Dwomoh

Public Health Science major

FIRE Research Stream: Molecular Diagnostics

ddwomoh@umd.edu

Najib El-Sayed

Professor, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics & Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.

elsayed@umd.edu

Nada Fadul

Biological Sciences: Neurobiology & Physiology Major

Science, Technology, Ethics, and Policy (STEP) Minor

Bethesda, MD

Gemstone Honors Program

June Falb

Senior Director of Development

jfalb@umd.edu

Gene Ferrick

Director of Operations

Academic Advisor

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Graduate Education

fourkas@umd.edu

Manoj Franklin

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

manoj@umd.edu

Crystal Gah

Biological Sciences (General Biology track)

Adiam Gebrehiwot

Coordinator

agebre@umd.edu

Amy Ginty-Ryan Alexander

Director of Undergraduate Student Services

aga@umd.edu

Sara Gliese

Graduate Research Assistant, CMNS Teaching & Learning Center

Sam Goldberg

Graduate Assistant/Advisor

Brittany Gonzalez

Academic Advisor

bgonz@umd.edu

Gabriel Goodwin

Biological Sciences: General Biology major

FIRE Research Stream: Host-Pathogen Interactions

ggoodwi3@terpmail.umd.edu

Valerie Gorden

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science major

Frederick, MD

FIRE

Maggi Gray

Manager, Payroll

msgray@umd.edu

Adya Gupta

Biological Sciences (Physiology & Neurobiology track)

Minor: Human Development

Davina Gyimah

Biological Sciences: Physiology & Neurobiology Major

French Studies Minor

Laurel, MD

Life Sciences Scholars Program

Patrick Hael

Computer Science Major, Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students Minor (ACES)

Hagerstown, MD

College Park Scholars: Science, Technology and Society

Patrick Hael

Computer Science (General track)

Minor: Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students (ACES)

Jeff Hall

Assistant Director

jhall117@umd.edu

Michelle Haver

Instructional Designer

mhaver@umd.edu

Ruth Heffes

Executive Director of Facilities

rheffes@umd.edu

Emily Hickey | CMNS Peer Mentor Student Coordinator

Biological Sciences (Cell Bio & Genetics track)

Minor: Human Development

Lisa Holder

Coordinator, Administration

lholder@umd.edu

Mary Horecky

Public Health Science major

Pre-Med Track

FIRE Research Stream: Bacterial Pathogenesis

mhorecky@terpmail.umd.edu

Eden Hurley

Program Manager, Undergraduate Admissions Counseling and Recruitment

egarosi@umd.edu

Robert Infantino

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education

rinfanti@umd.edu

Imran Iro

Computer Science major and Arabic minor

Bowie, MD

College Success Scholars (CSS)

Code: Black

Rohan Jaggi

Biological Sciences Major

Entrepreneurship and Innovation minor

Frederick, MD

Global Public Health Scholars

Georgia Jiang

Science Writer/Media Coordinator

jjiang@umd.edu

Ari Kaplan

Computer Science Major

Montgomery County, MD

University Honors (UH) Program

Ananya Katepalli

Biological Sciences (Physiology & Neurobiology track)

Double Major: Psychology

Shreya Katuri

Biological Sciences: Physiology & Neurobiology Major

Clarksville, MD

Integrated Life Sciences Honors Program

Medisa Kazemi

Biological Sciences Major

North Potomac, MD

Scholars Life Sciences

Co-chair of CMNS Recruitment Ambassadors

Kolbie Kelly

Biological Sciences (Physiology & Neurobiology track)

Double Degree: Public Health Sciences

Rida Khan

Computer Science Major

Rockville, MD

University Honors (UH) Program

Meira Kidorf

Neuroscience Major

Spanish Minor

Baltimore, MD

UMD Hillel

Lauren Kim

Computer Science Major

Montgomery County, MD

Benjamin Kim

Biochemistry major

FIRE Research Stream: Molecular Diagnostics

bkim7375@terpmail.umd.edu

Leonid Koralov

Professor, Mathematics

koralov@umd.edu

Richard La

Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

hyongla@umd.edu

Mike Landavere

Director of Information Technology

mike@umd.edu

Maurice (Moe) Leary

Neuroscience (Molecular, Cellular & Physiological track)

Jessica Lee

Biochemistry Major

Ellicott City, MD

Scholars Life Sciences

Mingxin (Rachel) Lei

Chemistry and Mathematics (Statistics Track) Double Major

Computer Science Minor

Ellicott City, MD

University Honors

Judy Leung

Associate Director for Finance

Graphic Designer

Development Coordinator

mialewis@umd.edu

Jennifer Li

Neuroscience and Information Science degrees

Boyds, MD

Integrated Life Sciences

Research with neuroscience and environmental health labs

Co-chair of CMNS Recruitment Ambassadors

Marc Lichtman

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science

sdr@umd.edu

Annie Liu

Chemistry & Biological Sciences: Cell Biology & Genetics major

Statistics minor

FIRE Research Stream: CELLEX

aliu7910@terpmail.umd.edu

Yining (Sunny) Liu

Biological Sciences: Cell Biology & Genetics and Mathematics Double Major

Rockville, MD

Carillon Communities

Aaron Lott

Senior Research Scientist and Program Manager, Research Institute of Advanced Computer Science at USRA

Wendy Richards Loughlin

Assistant Dean

Director of the Health Professions Advising Office

loughlin@umd.edu

Irene Lukoff

Director of Development

ilukoff@umd.edu

$Vincent Lyzinski$

Vincent Lyzinski

Associate Professor, Mathematics

vlyzink@umd.edu

Titiksha Magesh

Biological Sciences (Physiology and Neurobiology track)

Minor: Human Development

Arlene Manguiat

Director

arlenet@umd.edu

Gili Marbach-Ad

Director, CMNS Teaching & Learning Center

gilim@umd.edu

Erica Marghescu

Computer Science (General track)

Minor: Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students (ACES)

Richard Martinez

Computer Science Major

Germantown, MD

College Success Scholars Program

Alyssa Mazzone

Immersive Media Design and Computer Science: Cybersecurity Majors

Lusby, MD

FIRE Program

UMD Cheer Captain

Jacob Meador

Neuroscience major

FIRE Research Stream: CellEx

jmeador1@terpmail.umd.edu

Cheri Meadows

Director of Development

meadows@umd.edu

Alejandra Mercado

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

Finance Coordinator

Assistant Director of Communications

lmille12@umd.edu

Ipsa Mittra

Computer Science Major

Clarksburg, MD

University Honors (UH) Program

Abdirisak Mohamed

Lecturer

amoham70@umd.edu

Richard Mukam

Computer Science Major

Bowie, MD

College Park Scholars: Science and Global Change

Quinn Mulvihill

Biochemistry Major

Huntingtown, MD

University Honors

FIRE Bacterial Pathogenesis research

Dawn Myers

Assistant Dean for Finance and Personnel

dgmyers@umd.edu

Sai Naraharisetti

Computer Science Major and Statistics Minor

Ellicott City, MD

Public Leadership Scholars

Alfredo Nava-Tudela

Director of Scientific Computing, Institute for Physical Science and Technology

ant@umd.edu

Colin Nguyen

Computer Science (General track)

Shay Nicholl

Biological Sciences: Cell Biology & Genetics major

FIRE Research Stream: Cellex

mnichol4@terpmail.umd.edu

Emily Nunez

Science Writer/Media Coordinator

ecnunez@umd.edu

Oliver O'Brien

Astronomy and Anthropology Dual Degree

Planetary Science Minor

Westfield, NJ

Carillon Communities

Isabel Ocegueda

Computer Science Major

Fort Knox, KY

University Honors

Chukwuebuka Kevin Okeke

Biological Sciences: Neurobiology and Physiology major

Spanish minor

FIRE Research Stream: Host-Pathogen Interactions

chukwuebukakokeke1@gmail.com

Nana Okyere

Biological Sciences Major

Belcamp, MD

Life Sciences Scholars Program

Shackman Affective and Translational Neuroscience Lab

Alisha Ong

Biological Science (Physiology & Neurobiology track)

Minor: Humanities, Health & Medicine

Shiloh Ortiz

Graduate Assistant & Academic Advisor

shiloh@umd.edu

Kiara Oteyza

Biological Sciences: Neurobiology and Physiology major

FIRE Research Stream: Host-Pathogen Interactions

Koteyza@terpmail.umd.edu

Emilee Pak

Biological Sciences Major

Montgomery County, MD

Integrated Life Sciences Honors College program

Meghna Pandey

Biological Sciences: Physiology and Neurobiology and Criminology and Criminal Justice Dual Degree

Germantown, MD

Integrated Life Sciences Honors Program

Hrithasma Pant

Computer Science major and Statistics minor

Rockville, MD

FIRE: First Year Innovation & Research Experience

Aarav Patel

Public Health Science major

FIRE Research Stream: Host-Pathogen Interactions

apatel75@terpmail.umd.edu

Khushi Patel

Biological Sciences (General Biology track)

Rob Patro

Associate Professor, Computer Science

rob@cs.umd.edu

Kyla Perkinson

Computer Science (Machine Learning track)

Minor: Statistics

Minor: General Business

Stephanie Peters

Director

speters@umd.edu

Erik Pfeffer

Computer Science Major

ACES Minor

Bergen County, NJ

University Honors (UH) Program

Joelle Presson

Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Academic Programs

jpresson@umd.edu

Nicole Rainford

Biological Sciences Major

Dover, DE

Terrapin Teachers

Undergraduate Research

Rumya Ravi

Program Manager, Science Academy

rravi@umd.edu

Philip Resnik

Professor, Linguistics and UMIACS

IT Administrator

Assistant Dean of Communications

abbyr@umd.edu

Kelly Rodriguez | CMNS Peer Mentor Student Coordinator

Biological Sciences (General Biology track)

Double Degree: Sociology

Olivia Rosenburg

Graduate Assistant & Academic Advisor of CMNS

Kamelia Roy

Computer Science (Data Science track)

Minor: Actuarial Mathematics

Rebecca Ryan

Program Director of CMNS

ryanreb@umd.edu

Zoltan Safar

Director, Electrical and Computer Engineering-Telecommunications Program

zsafar@umd.edu

Giacinto Paolo Saggese

Lecturer

gsaggese@umd.edu

Autumn Salcedo

Biological Sciences: Microbiology major

Spanish minor

FIRE Research Stream: Found in Translation

asalced1@terpmail.umd.edu

Isabella Sanford

Astronomy and Physics Double Major

Swartz Creek, MI

Carillon Communities

Jennifer Santos

Biological Sciences: Physiology & Neurobiology Major

Spanish Minor

Gaithersburg, MD

FIRE

Jackson Scheidhauer

Biological Sciences (Physiology & Neurobiology track)

Wyatt Scott

Computer Science (General track)

Minor: General Business

Krushi Shah

Computer Science and Finance Major

Laurel, MD

Interdisciplinary Business Honors

Noor Singh

Chemistry Major

General Business Minor

Clarksville, MD

University Honors

Michail Siokis

Neuroscience major

Statistics minor

FIRE Research Stream: Transgenerational Brain Initiative

msiokis@terpmail.umd.edu

Divahar Sivanesan

Computer Science and Mathematics double major

Clarksburg, MD

Software Development Intern

Clay Smith

Academic Advisor

csmith52@umd.edu

Ayush Sood

Computer Science Major: Machine Learning Track

Ashburn, VA

NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Neha Sripathi

Biological Sciences: Microbiology Major

Burke, VA

Gemstone

Genetics Teaching Assistant

Natasha Strozeski

Neuroscience major

FIRE Research Stream: TBI

nstrozes@terpmail.umd.edu

Shabnam Tafreshi

Lecturer

stafresh@umd.edu

Mahita Talla

Biological Sciences: Cell Biology & Genetics Major

Ellicott City, MD

Life Sciences Scholars Program

Mahita Talla

Biological Sciences (Cell Bio & Genetics track)

Mohammad Nayeem Teli

Lecturer, Electrical and Computer Engineering

nayeem@umd.edu

Kaci Thompson

Assistant Dean, Science Education Initiatives

Director, BioFIRE

kaci@umd.edu

Sharvari Tirodkar

Computer Science and Operations Management & Business Analytics Double Major

Ellicott City, MD

University Honors

Bitcamp and Technica

Pratyush Tiwary

Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry & Institute for Physical Science and Technology

ptiwary@umd.edu

Anela Trakic

Computer Science Major

Rockville, MD

University Honors (UH) Program

Konstantina Trivisa

Director, Quantum Computing MPS and Graduate Certificate

trivisa@umd.edu

Hana Tujjar

Neuroscience Major

Ellicott City, MD

Life Sciences Scholars Program

Noor ul ain

Biological Sciences: Physiology and Neurobiology Major

Baltimore County, MD

BioFIRE

Chemistry Teaching Assistant

Sennur Ulukus

Co-Director, Machine Learning Master of Professional Studies Program

ulukus@umd.edu

Melannie Valenzuela

Biological Sciences Major

Spanish Language, Culture and Professional Contexts Minor

Lanham, MD

Gemstone Honors Program

Shreyes Varde

Computer Science Major

Humanities, Health, and Medicine Minor

Edison, NJ

FIRE, QUEST Honors Program

Amitabh Varshney

Dean

Isha Vashee

Biochemistry Major

Spanish Minor

Germantown, MD

Design Cultures and Creativity Honors Program

Linara Welte

Biological Sciences: Cell Biology and Genetics Major

Science, Technology, Ethics, and Policy (STEP) Minor

Potomac, MD

First-Year Innovation and Research Experience (FIRE)

Keegan Whittle

Biochemistry and Neuroscience Double Major

Monkton, MD

Design Cultures and Creativity Honors Program

Peggy Wolf

Advisor

pwolf1@umd.edu

Stacia Woycheck

Assistant Dean, Student Services

woycheck@umd.edu

Jack Yang

Biochemistry and Economics Double major

Germantown, MD

Integrated Life Sciences Honors Program

Research in Biochemistry

Do Good Challenge Winner

Allan Yashinski

Senior Lecturer, Mathematics

ayashins@umd.edu

Kyungjin Yoo

Faculty Specialist, Computer Science and UMIACS

athleta@umd.edu

Nicole Yunger Halpern

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Institute for Physical Science and Technology & the Joint Institute for Quantum Information and Computer Science

nicoleyh@umd.edu

Anil Zeningoglu

Assistant Research Scientist, Institute for Physical Science and Technology

anil@umd.edu

Britney Zheng

Public Health Science major

General Business minor

FIRE Research Stream: Host-Pathogen Interactions

Bzheng@terpmail.umd.edu

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