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12/17/12

The Chronicle of Higher Education features "Materials of Civilization," on of UMD's I-Series courses, taught by Professor Rob Briber (chair of materials science and engineering).

12/1/12

Clark School advanced degree programs profiled in Diversity/Careers winter issue.

11/17/12

Clark school aerospace engineering student profiled by NASA.

11/16/12

Clark School spin-off TRX Systems featured on LiveScience.

11/14/12

WJLA (Washington, D.C. ABC affiliate) covers UMD's Cool Careers for Girls cybersecurity event.

11/14/2012

Gamera on ABC News

ABC News story on the Gamera human-powered helicopter team.

11/9/12

WUSA9 (Washington, D.C., CBS affiliate) visited the Gamera team during their latest round of test flights.

11/4/12

LISTEN: Officials, including CivE's Gerry Galloway, on whether or not to replace levees leveled by Hurricane Sandy (NPR).

11/3/12

Washington Post graphic illustrating the work of CivE's Bilal Ayyub on the effects of potential storm surge in Washington, D.C.

10/31/12

FPE's Peter Sunderland explains the dangers of natural-gas explosions on "ABC World News with Diane Sawyer."

10/25/12

ME professor and former UM president C.D. (Dan) Mote, Jr. on Department of Defense hiring practices (Huffington Post).

10/24/12

CBS News features the Gamera team online.

10/23/12

Time: Behold, the Human-Powered Helicopter

10/22/12

The Harvard Gazette covers a talk by Professor Gerry Galloway on water issues.

10/20/12

The Sioux City Journal quotes Gerry Galloway on issues involving the Missouri River.

10/19/12

Alumnus Alex Mehr pens a Venture Beat column on the online market for love.

10/19/12

Maryland Robotics Center Director Nuno Martins comments on the state's status as a robotics hub.

10/18/12

The Edmonton Journal features alumnus Shane Jacobs, who helped design Felix Baumgartner's sky-dive suit.

10/15/12

Clark School student keeps that rag-time rhythm alive.

10/14/12

NPR Features the Gamera team's efforts in a lengthy video and audio story.

10/13/12

Canada's CBC network interview's alumnus Shane Jacobs about Felix Baumgartner's sky-dive suit.

9/24/12

Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering researchers explain that China reaps mighty benefits by hosting technical conferences.

9/24/12

The Washington Post quotes a Clark School student on a sandwich controversy in UMD's dining halls.

9/10/12

Wired posts dueling human-powered helicopter stories.

9/6/12

Department of Energy write-up of how Clark School students won the Max Tech and Beyond Appliance Design Competition.

9/8/12

Mechanical engineering professor Ashwani Gupta allays fears about the toxicity of rocket fuel.

9/4/12

CTV News (P.G. County) coverage of Gamera II.

9/4/12

Gizmag, Huffington Post and CBS News coverage of the latest Gamera II flights.

9/1/12

Slashdot discussion about Gamera II.

8/31/12

UK's Daily Mail, Popular Mechanics and Yahoo! feature Gamera II.

8/31/12

Consumer Reports coverage of our students winning air-conditioning technology.

8/30/12

Popular Science coverage of Gamera II.

8/29/12

Endgadget features Gamera II's first high-flying flight.

8/26/12

The Toronto Star mentions Gamera in a story on the other team competing for the Sikorsky Prize.

8/26/12

Reinhard Radermacher answers the question "Are we better off with refrigerators?"

8/17/12

Mark Lewis urges us not to give up on hypersonic technology in National Defense magazine.

8/17/12

Ray Adomaitis is featured in a PhysOrg article on atomic-layer deposition for space-age materials.

8/13/12

MIT's Technology Review on UMD researchers, one from the Clark School, and their phononic computer.

8/9/12

McClatchy Newspapers report on bridge-monitoring solutions from Clark School faculty.

8/6/12

Civil engineering professor Paul Schonfeld disputes the results of a traffic study, in the Washington Post.

8/1/12

WTOP and UPI feature Clark School faculty providing wireless solutions for bridge monitoring.

7/26/12

Pennsylvania high school student writes a column for her local paper after attending a Women in Engineering summer program at the Clark School.

7/21/12

Los Angeles Times coverage of this year's RoboSub competition, in which the Clark School fielded a team.

6/28/12

Le Monde coverage of Gamera II. [In French; requires subscription]

6/26/12

Coverage of Gamera II flight attempts:

6/25/12

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6/24/12

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  • London Sunday Times [article requires a subscription]

6/23/12

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6/22/12

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6/21/12

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6/20/12

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6/15/12

Gizmag preview of Gamera II.

6/15/12

Forbes mentions the new agreement between UMD and Northrop Grumman to create a cybersecurity honors program.

6/13/12

Cybersecurity honors program coverage from U.S. News & World Report and Reuters.

6/11/12

The Washington Post and NBC4 on the new cybersecurity honors program.

6/11/12

Alumnus Gilbert Chlewicki's diverging diamond interchange design is becoming more popular.

6/10/12

Baltimore Sun coverage of the Northrop Grumman investment into a new cybersecurity honors program.

6/7/12

Toronto's Globe and Mail features Nuno Martins and his ant-size robots. The story was originally covered by Pacific Standard.

6/1/12

CALCE Director Michael Pecht reveals who is really behind counterfeit parts for AOL Defense.

6/1/12

Popular Mechanics profiles another human-powered helicopter team out to break our record (but cites the wrong record).

6/1/12

An incoming electrical engineering student will compete on "America's Got Talent."

5/24/12

Gazette preview of the Gamera human-powered helicopter exhibit at the College Park Aviation Museum.

5/23/12

FPE Chair Jim Milke quoted in papers across the country on proper use of smoke detectors in the home.

5/21/12

Bloomberg TV features the work of Peter Kofinas and his research group to make batteries, antennae and sensors from polymers.

5/10/12

The Gazette covers this semester's ENES100 Hovercraft Competition.

5/9/12

The Baltimore Sun profiles Clark School alumnus Robert Cooper, nearing retirement as Harford County's head of public works.

5/6/12

Peter Sandborn quoted by The Financial Times in an article about obsolescent electronic parts. [requires free registration]

5/3/12

South Florida Times coverage of the Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering's award for its retention efforts.

4/30/12

Women In Engineering Program Director Paige Smith co-authors a letter to the editor of The Washington Post regarding the rate of STEM degrees earned by women.

4/27/12

WUSA*9 broadcasts live from the Mall to show off Maryland Robotics Center projects and students in a Maryland Day Preview (footage not available online).

4/23/12

The Los Angeles Times mentions the Gamera team in an article on another pursuer of the Sikorsky Prize.

4/15/12

Glamour Magazine profile of bioengineering student Colleen Gulick, a Top 10 College Woman, as named by the magazine.

4/8/12

Ars Technica coverage of John Cumings's remote heating discovery.

3/31/12

Mtech's Dean Chang quoted by the San Jose Mercury News.

3/29/12

UMD's Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation awards Ben Shapiro a grant and ABC2 (Baltimore) covers it.

3/28/12

Alumnus Tom Hicks profiled by Federal News Radio for his work with the U.S. Navy.

3/22/2012

AeroE's Mark Lewis quoted by the BBC on interstellar travel.

3/20/2012

NASA's Thomas Morrow (a Clark School alumnus) gets a mention in The Wichitan.

3/12/2012

Maryland Life quotes ECE professor Alireza Khaligh on electric charging stations for vehicles.

3/2/2012

CNN quotes Michael Pecht of CALCE on whether electrical problems are plaguing Toyota vehicles.

2/28/2012

Prof. Sean Humbert quoted by Discovery News in an article on tiny robotic insects.

2/24/2012

WUSA*9 demos new traffic mapping technology from the Center from Advanced Transportation Technology.

2/17/2012

Bloomberg News covers the recent lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai by Alex Severinsky's Paice.

2/15/2012

Afro Magazine interviews Clark School Dean Darryll Pines about diversity in engineering.

2/15/2012

Keystone instructor Kevin Calabro has the last word in a Washington Post article on how engineering programs are changing lecture formats.

2/14/2012

The Baltimore Sun profiles an electrical engineering student on the Gymkana team and a mechanical engineering major on the Terps basketball team.

2/10/2012

ISR's Ben Shneiderman in The Wall Street Journal on mining social media for public opinion.

2/6/2012

Eric Wachsman is featured in a New York Times Q&A on fuel cells.

2/1/2012

Washington Post coverage of Terps football recruit Albert Reid's choice of UMD for its engineering program.

1/31/2012

Washington Post coverage of PEPCO's purchase of UMD's WaterShed Solar Decathlon house.

1/26/2012

Baltimore Sun and FOX45 coverage of the Genovation hybrid vehicle tests at the wind tunnel.

1/26/2012

Video by Capital News Service of hybrid car tests at the Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel.

1/22/2012

The Huffington Post on a study at the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering that reveals that tin whiskers maybe be behind Toyota's acceleration woes.

1/18/2012

The Salt Lake City Tribune features the alt-rock band Deleted Scenes, including bassist and keyboard player Matt Dowling (Ph.D. '10, bioengineering).

1/17/2012

The Washington Post covers a study by Prof. Bilal Ayyub regarding flood dangers in Washington, D.C.

 

 

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