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Ariel Abraham

Biological Sciences

Cell Biology & Genetics track

Data Science Minor

Eno Abrefa

BioFIRE Graduate Assistant

eabrefa@umd.edu

Mohe Abu Maizer

Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Majors

Quantum Science and Engineering Minor

Amman, Jordan

Nathan Addai

Computer Science (General track)

Noor Ul Ain

Biological Sciences: Neurobiology and Physiology Major

nulain@terpmail.umd.edu

Laura Akkurt

Biological Sciences (General Biology track)

Nour Al Zamil

Biological Sciences major

Business and Arabic minors

Baltimore, MD

FIRE and Federal Fellows

Fardina Alam

Faculty Director, Master of Science in Data Science; Certificate in Data Science

fardina@umd.edu

Ava Allen

Physics and Astronomy Double Major

Annapolis, MD

University Honors Program

Eniola Aloba

Computer Science Major

Lanham, MD

FIRE Program

Stephen Altschul

Lecturer

altschul@umd.edu

Edwyn Alvarado

Program Management Specialist

ealvara1@umd.edu

Shashank Arava

Mathematics (Statistics track)

Srinidhi Arumugam

Computer Science and Biological Sciences double major

Ellicott City, MD

Integrated Life Sciences Honors College

Arshia Ashtian

Biological Sciences (Physiology & Neurobiology track)

Kendall Auffarth

Biological Sciences Major

Humanities, Health, and Medicine Minor

Hereford, MD

University Honors Program

Lecturer

Lecturer

Biological Sciences: Neurobiology & Physiology major

FIRE Research Stream: Biocomputational

tbali@terpmail.umd.edu

Erica Belser

Program Director, Donor Relations

ebelser@umd.edu

Katie Bemb

Digital Communications Manager

kbemb@umd.edu

Riya Bhatt

Biological Sciences Major

Pre-med

Potomac, MD

Rachel Blanset

Assistant Director

rblanset@umd.edu

Volker Briken

Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics Professor

vbriken@umd.edu

Bhavika Buddi

Computer Science and Sustainability Informatics and Modeling (IVSP) Majors

Portland, OR

FIRE (Sustainability Analytics stream)

Christopher Camacho

Assistant Director of Information Technology

camacho1@umd.edu

Emily Chan

Biochemistry and Public Health Science Double Major

Huntingtown, MD

Integrated Life Sciences Program

HyeonSu Cheon

Biochemistry

Minor: Philosophy

Amy Chester

Assistant Dean, Professional Graduate Education

Director, Science Academy

alevine@umd.edu

Charles Clark

Fellow, Joint Quantum Institute

Past Co-Director, Joint Quantum Institute

cwc@umd.edu

Faith Comising

Computer Science Major

General Business Minor

Fulton, MD

Design, Cultures, and Creativity

Latrell Cook

Biological Sciences (Physiology & Neurobiology track)

Dual Degree: Psychology

Minor: Humanities, Health, and Medicine

Kenny Coronel

Graduate Assistant

kencoro@umd.edu

Evelyn Covington-Moore

Program Manager, New Student Programs

ecoving1@umd.edu

Nick Crombie

Physics major

Mathematics Minor

Deridder, LA

Jennifer Cuchie Guy

Senior Academic Advisor

She/Her/Hers

jcarrion@umd.edu

Michael Cummings

Director, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Master's Program

mcummin1@umd.edu

David E. Currie

Studio Director, Science Academy

dcurrie@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

Atrey Desai

Computer Science and Linguistics double major

Minor in Korean Studies

Saratoga, CA

FIRE: First Year Research Experience

Amol Deshpande

Co-Director, Master of Science in Applied Machine Learning

amol@umd.edu

Dhruv Dewan

Computer Science and Mathematics Double Major

Elkridge, MD

Gemstone Honors Program

Jason P. Dinh

Science Writer/Media Coordinator

dinh@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

Elisabeth Durso

Biological Sciences Major

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

Rockville, MD

University Honors Program

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 M. El-Sayed

Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics Professor

elsayed@umd.edu

Emily Elassal

Biological Sciences: Physiology & Neurobiology Major

Fairfax, VA

FIRE Program: Molecular Diagnostics

Alexys Esfandiari

Biological Sciences and Dietetics Double Major

Eldersburg, MD

University Honors Program

Ethan Everitt

Computer Science Major

General Business Minor

Garnet Valley, PA

Terps Racing EV Formula Team

June Falb

Senior Director of Development

jfalb@umd.edu

Gene Ferrick

Director of Operations

Academic Advisor

Lecturer

Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs

Coordinator

Computer Science Major

Minor in Data Science

Ellicott City, MD

Brittany Gonzalez

Academic Advisor

bgonz@umd.edu

Gabriel Goodwin

Biological Sciences: General Biology major

FIRE Research Stream: Host-Pathogen Interactions

ggoodwi3@terpmail.umd.edu

Avishi Gupta

Computer Science Major

Ashburn, VA

Association for Women in Computing

Aarushi Gupta

Biological Sciences Major

Humanities, Health, and Medicine (HHM) and Disabilities Studies minors

Clarksburg, MD

Integrated Life Sciences (ILS)

Jeff Hall

Assistant Director

jhall117@umd.edu

Royce Hartin

CMNS Peer Mentor Coordinator

Biological Sciences (Physiology & Neurobiology track)

Double Major: Public Health Science

Minor: General Business

Michelle Haver

Instructional Designer, Science Academy

mhaver@umd.edu

Braylen Haynes

Neuroscience Major

Fort Washington, MD

BioFIRE

Hart Lab

Ruth Heffes

Executive Director of Facilities

rheffes@umd.edu

Ilcia Hernandez

Graduate Assistant, CMNS Teaching & Learning Center

ilciah@umd.edu

Meredith Heubeck

Neuroscience (Molecular, Cellular & Physiological track)

Dual Degree: Chemistry (B.A. track)

Philana Hin

Neuroscience Major

Entrepreneurial Leadership Minor

Fulton, MD

College Park Scholars

Lisa Holder

Coordinator, Administration

lholder@umd.edu

Brooke Hollander

Neuroscience Major

Business Minor

College Park Scholars: Life Sciences Program

Montgomery County, MD

Piper Holly

Career Advisor

pholly@umd.edu

Mary Horecky

Public Health Science major

Pre-Med Track

FIRE Research Stream: Bacterial Pathogenesis

mhorecky@terpmail.umd.edu

Elise Huang

Biochemistry and Psychology dual degrees

Rockville, MD

Integrated Life Sciences

Eric Hudson

CMNS Peer Mentor Coordinator

Biological Sciences (General track)

Minor: History

Eden Hurley

Program Manager, Undergraduate Admissions Counseling and Recruitment

egarosi@umd.edu

Arkin Idnani

Mathematics and Aerospace Engineering majors

Bangalore, India

Carillon Communities

Co-chair of CMNS ambassadors

Robert Infantino

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education

rinfanti@umd.edu

Kalpana "Kai" Iyer

Computer Science (General track)

Dual Degree: Psychology

Mohit Iyyer

Faculty Director, Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence

miyyer@umd.edu

David Jacobs

Professor, Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

dwj@umd.edu

Ananya Jagdish

Computer Science and Finance Double Major

Baltimore, MD

Interdisciplinary Business Honors Program

Georgia Jiang

Science Writer/Media Coordinator

jjiang@umd.edu

Shreya Katuri

Biological Sciences Major

Statistics and Humanities, Health & Medicine Minors

Clarksville, MD

Integrated Life Sciences (ILS)

Kolbie Kelly

Biological Sciences (Physiology & Neurobiology track)

Double Degree: Public Health Sciences

Nora Kersten

Mathematics (Statistics track)

Jung-Eun Kim

Graduate Assistant

jkim7230@umd.edu

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

Senior Advisor

Computer Science and Mathematics double degree

Silver Spring, MD

Computational Finance minor

Honors Global Challenges and Solutions Program

Mingxin (Rachel) Lei

Chemistry and Mathematics Double Major

Computer Science Minor

Ellicott City, MD

University Honors Program

Co-chair of CMNS ambassadors

Judy Leung

Associate Director for Finance

Graphic Designer

Neuroscience (Molecular, Cellular & Physiological track)

Double Major: Chemistry (B.A. track)

Minor: Human Development

Jefferny Lin

Biological Sciences Major

General Business Minor

Takoma Park, MD

Integrated Life Sciences (ILS)

Yining (Sunny) Liu

Biological Sciences and Mathematics Double Major

Rockville, MD

Carillon Communities

Annie Liu

Chemistry & Biological Sciences: Cell Biology & Genetics major

Statistics minor

FIRE Research Stream: CELLEX

aliu7910@terpmail.umd.edu

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

Madeline Loughlin

Biological Sciences

General Biology Track

Vocal Performance Minor

Irene Lukoff

Director of Development

ilukoff@umd.edu

Tracy Ly

Biological Sciences Major

Sociology Minor

Ellicott City, MD

Integrated Life Sciences

$Vincent Lyzinski$

Vincent Lyzinski

Associate Professor, Mathematics

vlyzink@umd.edu

Carlos Machado

Associate Dean, Research

machado@umd.edu

Katie Maffett

Program Manager, Science Academy

Director

Director, CMNS Teaching & Learning Center

gilim@umd.edu

Kimberly Matos

Biological Sciences Major

Clarksburg, MD

College Park Scholars

Dental assistant

Cade McGeehan

Biological Sciences Major

Ellicott City, MD

Gemstone Program

Anna-Claire McGrath

Stewardship Coordinator

mcgrath4@umd.edu

Jacob Meador

Neuroscience major

FIRE Research Stream: CellEx

jmeador1@terpmail.umd.edu

Cheri Meadows

Director of Development

meadows@umd.edu

Kian Mercado

Dual Degree in Biochemistry and Biological Sciences

General Business Minor

Rockville, MD

Integrated Life Sciences (ILS)

Graduating early

Alejandra Mercado

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

Finance Coordinator

Assistant Director of Communications

Lecturer

Neuroscience Major

Humanities Health, and Medicine Minor

Potomac, MD

College Park Scholars

Richard Mukam

Computer Science Major

Bowie, MD

College Park Scholars

Andrew Myers

Biological Sciences

Sharpsburg, MD

UM Scholars Summer Research Program

Graduating early

Dawn Myers

Assistant Dean for Finance and Personnel

dgmyers@umd.edu

Sai Naraharisetti

Computer Science Major

Statistics Minor

Ellicott City, MD

College Park Scholars

Alfredo Nava-Tudela

Director of Scientific Computing, Institute for Physical Science and Technology

ant@umd.edu

Dua Navqi

Applied Mathematics Major

Minor in Data Science

Baltimore, MD

Design, Cultures & Creativity

Colin Nguyen

Computer Science (General track)

Shay Nicholl

Biological Sciences: Cell Biology & Genetics major

FIRE Research Stream: Cellex

mnichol4@terpmail.umd.edu

Oliver O'Brien

Astronomy and Anthropology Dual Degree

Planetary Science Minor

Westfield, NJ

Carillon Communities

Shane O'Brien

Financial Services Specialist

sobrien4@umd.edu

Chukwuebuka Kevin Okeke

Biological Sciences: Neurobiology and Physiology major

Spanish minor

FIRE Research Stream: Host-Pathogen Interactions

chukwuebukakokeke1@gmail.com

Peace Oladunni

Computer Science Major

Silver Spring, MD

ACES Honors Program

RESET Project Fellow

Kiara Oteyza

Biological Sciences: Neurobiology and Physiology major

FIRE Research Stream: Host-Pathogen Interactions

Koteyza@terpmail.umd.edu

Pranav Palle

Computer Science Major

General Business, Business Analytics, Statistics Minors

Cherry Hill, NJ

Jihyo Park

Computer Science (General track)

Double Major: Mathematics

Aarav Patel

Public Health Science major

FIRE Research Stream: Host-Pathogen Interactions

apatel75@terpmail.umd.edu

Rob Patro

Associate Professor, Computer Science

Lecturer

Biochemistry

Director

Associate Dean, Graduate Education

lpick@umd.edu

Joelle Presson

Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Academic Programs

jpresson@umd.edu

Jay Putcha

Biological Sciences (Cell Biology & Genetics track)

Minor: General Business

Aashvi Rauniar

Biological Sciences Major

General Business Minor

Houston, TX

Global Fellows

Rumya Ravi

Program Manager, Science Academy

rravi@umd.edu

Philip Resnik

Professor, Linguistics and UMIACS

resnik@umd.edu

Jack Rhead

Mathematics (Statistics track)

Minor: Business Analytics

Eric Riley

IT Administrator

eriley15@umd.edu

Abby Robinson

Assistant Dean of Communications

abbyr@umd.edu

Rona Roy

Computer Science (General track)

Minors: Data Science, General Business

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

Graduating early

Alaine Sathuluri

Neuroscience Major

Humanities, Health, and Medicine Minor

Boyds, MD

College Park Scholars

Mike Scott

Chief Development Officer

mjscott7@umd.edu

Krushi Shah

Computer Science and Finance Double Major

Academy of Machine Learning Program

Laurel, MD

Interdisciplinary Business Honors

Mark Sherwood

Photographer/Videographer

sherwood@umd.edu

Sarah Shumaker

Biological Sciences Major

Catonsville, MD

College Park Scholars

Aryamann Singh

Biological Sciences Major

Centreville, VA

Research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine

Michail Siokis

Neuroscience major

Statistics minor

FIRE Research Stream: Transgenerational Brain Initiative

msiokis@terpmail.umd.edu

Clay Smith

Academic Advisor

csmith52@umd.edu

Bhargav Srinivasan

Computer Science and Biological Sciences double major

Timonium, MD

Gemstone Program

Natasha Strozeski

Neuroscience major

FIRE Research Stream: TBI

nstrozes@terpmail.umd.edu

Bilal Suleman

Computer Science (General track)

Minor: Data Science

Laurel Sun

Computer Science Major

Mathematics Minor

Saratoga, CA

College Park Scholars

Events Manager

Lecturer

Biological Sciences Major

Computer Science and Asian American Studies Minors

Howard County, MD

Integrated Life Sciences (ILS)

Harini Thirukonda

Computer Science (General track)

Minors: Data Science, General Business

Krishnan Tholkappian

Computer Science Major

Minors in Science, Technology, Ethics, Policy and Nonprofit Leadership/Social Innovation

Clarksburg, MD

Global Fellows and FIRE

Kaci Thompson

Assistant Dean, Science Education Initiatives

Director, BioFIRE

kaci@umd.edu

Pratyush Tiwary

Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry

ptiwary@umd.edu

Konstantina Trivisa

Director, Quantum Computing MPS and Graduate Certificate

trivisa@umd.edu

Priya Tyagi

Biological Sciences Major

Data Science and Philosophy Minors

Cherry Hill, NJ

CMNS Representative in SGA

Sennur Ulukus

Co-Director, Master of Science in Applied Machine Learning

ulukus@umd.edu

Rohan Vanga

Biological Sciences (Physiology & Neurobiology track)

Minors: Data Science, General Business

Shreyes Varde

Computer Science Major

Business Analytics Minor

Edison, NJ

FIRE, QUEST Honors Program

Amitabh Varshney

Dean

Kelly P. Venable

Senior Academic Advisor

kvenable@umd.edu

Lilian Wang

Biological Sciences and Psychology Dual Degree

Boyds, MD

Integrated Life Sciences (ILS)

Peggy Wolf

Advisor

pwolf1@umd.edu

Alexander Wolfson

Chemistry Major

Physics Minor

Kensington, MD

University Honors Program

Ben Woods

Senior Web Developer

bwoods16@umd.edu

Stacia Woycheck

Assistant Dean, Student Services

woycheck@umd.edu

Stephen Wu

Computer Science major, General Business minor

Gaithersburg, MD

Banneker/Key Scholar

University Honors Program

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 Zenginoglu

Assistant Research Scientist, Institute for Physical Science and Technology

anil@umd.edu

Ryan Zhao

Computer Science (General track)

Double Major: Mathematics (Traditional track)

Britney Zheng

Public Health Science major

General Business minor

FIRE Research Stream: Host-Pathogen Interactions

Bzheng@terpmail.umd.edu

Kyle Zibell

Biological Sciences (Cell Biology & Genetics track)

Minor: Innovation & Entrepreneurship

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