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Wafa Abbas
Chemistry Major
Rockville, MD
Life Sciences Scholars Program
Lora Abuobaid
Chemistry major
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
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
Samet Ayhan
Lecturer
sayhan@umd.edu
Babak Azimi-Sadjadi
Lecturer
bazimi@umd.edu
Tushar Bali
Biological Sciences: Neurobiology & Physiology major
FIRE Research Stream: Biocomputational
tbali@terpmail.umd.edu
Jason Barbier
Physics Major
Dunkirk, MD
Quantum and energy research
8-year US Air Force veteran
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
kbemb@umd.edu
Rachel Blanset
Senior Advisor
rblanset@umd.edu
Ariel Brathwaite
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
IT Systems Manager
camacho1@umd.edu
Jonathan Camberos
Studying Abroad Fall 2022 - unreachable
Computer Science: Cybersecurity major and ACES minor
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 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
Evelyn Covington-Moore
Program Manager, New Student Programs
ecoving1@umd.edu
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
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
adeshpan@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
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
gene@umd.edu
Aaliyah Flores
Academic Advisor
asflores@umd.edu
John T. Fourkas
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 (General track)
Minor: Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students (ACES)
Patrick Hael
Computer Science Major, Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students Minor (ACES)
Hagerstown, MD
College Park Scholars: Science, Technology and Society
Jeff Hall
Assistant Director
jhall117@umd.edu
Ruth Heffes
Executive Director of Facilities
rheffes@umd.edu
Harrison Heitzig
Biological Sciences Major
General Business Minor
Frederick, MD
Honors: Integrated Life Sciences
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
Rion Kato
Biological Sciences: Physiology & Neurobiology Major
Philosophy and Humanities, Health, and Medicine Minors
Rockville, MD
FIRE Program
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
Ellicott City, MD
University Honors
Judy Leung
Associate Director for Finance
jleung@umd.edu
Faye Levine
Graphic Designer
flevine@umd.edu
Mia Lewis
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
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
mercado@umd.edu
Fabiola Mijares
Finance Coordinator
fo@umd.edu
Leslie Miller
Assistant Director of Communications
lmille12@umd.edu
Ipsa Mittra
Computer Science Major
Clarksburg, MD
University Honors (UH) Program
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
Ritika Munshi
Computer Science Major
Math Minor
Kathmandu, Nepal
Transfer International student from Montgomery College with an Associates Degree
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
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)
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
resnik@umd.edu
Eric Riley
IT Administrator
eriley15@umd.edu
Abby Robinson
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
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
Assistant Research Scientist, Applied Research Lab for Intelligence and Security
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 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
Matthew Wootten
Senior Advisor
mwootten@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