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MAJOR CLARK SCHOOL DONORS LEAD SCHOOL IN SMASHING CAMPAIGN GOAL, URGE MORE TO GIVE
$235,000,000 AND CLIMBING!
THE UNIVERS ITY OF MARYLAND
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THE MAGAZINE OF THE A. JAMES CLARK SCHOOL of ENGINEERING
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2 $235,000,000 and Climbing
Join With Us
Help Our Students
Express Your Unique Vision
Transform the Campus
Be A Part of What’s Next
16 Gamera Soars Again 18 Can Your Helicopter Do 300 MPH?
D E PA R T M E N T S
1 Message from the Dean
20 Entrepreneurship
Partnership with UM School of Medicine Yields
New Start-Up
Wachsman Pioneers Transformational
Energy Technology
A Bicycle Built for Too
22 News of Note
New Undergrad Honors Program Will Prepare
Cybersecurity Specialists
Wireless Sensors Protect Roadways, Save Lives
Researchers Discover “Remote Heating” Phenomenon
CERSI Day Attracts Leaders in Drug and Medical
Device Industry
University Fills Two Senior Leadership Positions
24 Faculty News
Young Researchers Win Prestigious Awards
Faculty Appointments
Board of Regents Award
Minta Martin Professors Named
New Faculty Members
Faculty Honors
26 Students + Alumni
Steven Chalk, ’83, Leads U.S. Renewable Energy
Research
Entrepreneur, Researcher, Volunteer
Attention All Golden Terps
Jones Holds a Top U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission Post
Terrapin Take-Off Program
Clark School Welcomes Promising Students
Students Extend Winning Record in Competitions
29 The Rewards of Planned Giving
ON THE COVER
Clark School benefactors A. James Clark, left, and Robert E.
Fischell appear in this issue of E@M to urge Clark School alumni
and friends to give to Great Expectations, The Campaign for
Maryland. Fellow benefactor Jeong H. Kim was out of the
country and unable to join them for this photo.
CORRECTIONS
In the spring 2012 E@M, page 3, Keith Herold, Clark School
faculty advisor for the WaterShed solar house, was incorrectly
identified as an assistant professor. His correct title is associate
professor. Also, the page 12 caption incorrectly describes
Michelle Rosen as seen with high school students. Rosen was
pictured with fellow Clark School students.
FA L L 2 0 1 2 | TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
MEPUBLISHER
A. James Clark School
of Engineering
Darryll Pines
Dean
James F. McMenamin
Assistant Dean for Communications
Missy Corley
Communications Coordinator
EDITORIAL AND DESIGN STAFF
Nancy Grund
Editor
Beth Panitz
Contributing Writer
Laura Figlewski
Art Director
Engineering @ Maryland is published
twice a year for alumni and
friends of the A. James Clark School
of Engineering and the Glenn L.
Martin Institute of Technology at the
University of Maryland.
Letters to the editor and alumni
notes are welcome. Please send them
to Engineering @ Maryland Editor,
3214 Kim Engineering Building,
University of Maryland, College Park,
MD 20742-2831. Information can be
sent by fax to 301.314.6868 or by
e-mail to [email protected]
Please note that Engineering @ Maryland refers to the A. James Clark
School of Engineering by that name in
all cases, including stories that describe
alumni who graduated before the
name was established, in 1994,
to honor Mr. Clark’s outstanding
philanthropy.
COVER PHOTO BY
Luisa DiPietro
Darryll Pines
Dean and Farvardin Professor of Engineering
Dear Friends of the Clark School,
It’s nearly over. Great Expectations, The Campaign
for Maryland will come to a conclusion in December.
If all goes well, the university will reach its historic
$1 billion goal.
The Clark School has already far surpassed its
own goal of $185 million—by the end of June, our
generous donors had given or pledged $235 million.
This remarkable achievement is due to the dedica-
tion and commitment of our alumni, friends and
corporate supporters, and our outstanding Clark
School development staff led by Assistant Dean Leslie Borak.
Your contributions to Great Expectations have transformed our college into a premier
destination for students, faculty and staff interested in
using their skills to make a difference. Your contributions
have allowed us (1) to use scholarships to attract the best
and brightest from around the world to the Clark School;
(2) to construct and build the state of the art Jeong H.
Kim Engineering Building; (3) to launch the Robert E.
Fischell Bioengineering Department; (4) to establish
distinguished professorships and chairs to reward the
scholarly contributions of our faculty; and (5) to expand experiential learning opportunities
for students that transform their lives, including Engineers Without Borders, engineering
competitions and prizes, and undergraduate research experiences.
So, do we declare victory and go home?
No. There is still time to increase crucial support for our students, faculty and facilities,
and for our exceptional educational, research, entrepreneurship and service programs.
Take as your example three of our leading alumni—A. James Clark, Robert E. Fischell and
Jeong H. Kim. In this issue of E@M, they ask that you make your first gift to the campaign
at the level of giving that is right for you, or add to gifts you have already made.
Give to help educate a new generation of engineers. Give to help create new technolo-
gies and companies. Give to help our students tackle some of society’s greatest chal-
lenges, including clean energy and water, food and famine, and privacy and security. And
give because it feels good to be part of a great institution like the Clark School, and to say
you helped us move forward.
This is your chance to be a part of an incredible success. You can target your gift as
specifically as you like, to an individual professor, department or program, or you can give
to the Dean’s Fund so I can direct support to new opportunities as they arise.
Now is the time. For whatever cause you care about, at whatever level makes sense, give.
This is your chance to be part of an incredible
success.
THE CLARK SCHOOL IS DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO THE THOUSANDS OF DONORS WHO HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF GREAT EXPECTATIONS, THE CAMPAIGN FOR MARYLAND. PROVIDED
HERE IS A BRIEF SAMPLING THAT GIVES SOME IDEA OF THE RANGE OF DONORS AND GIFTS:
$235,000,000
CLARK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
GREAT EXPECTATIONS GOAL: $185 MILLION
JUNE 30 PROGRESS: $234.5 MILLION–127%
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS: $46.5 MILLION
FACULTY AND RESEARCH SUPPORT: $72.7 MILLION
PROGRAM SUPPORT: $27.4 MILLION
FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT: $88.8 MILLION
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
GREAT EXPECTATIONS GOAL: $1 BILLION
JUNE 30 PROGRESS: $970.5 MILLION
At the end of the fiscal year on June 30, 2012, the University of Maryland had secured more than $970 million of the historic $1 billion goal set for Great Expectations, the Campaign for Maryland. As of the same date, the A. James Clark School of Engineering had far exceeded its own $185 million portion of the university’s goal: our donors had given, pledged or made planned gifts of more than $235 million–127 percent of our goal and nearly 25 percent of the university’s.
The results of that exceptional generosity are already being felt. In the following pages we provide only a few examples of the 95 new scholarships, 26 new fellowships, 13 new professorships, and many innovative programs and campus-changing facilities already enhancing the experiences and capabilities of our students and faculty.
Is it time to stop and celebrate our success? Not according to Clark School Dean Darryll Pines. “We have two months before the campaign’s end on December 12. Let’s use that time to contribute still more to the campaign. We’ve already succeeded–let’s show how much more the Clark School can do to help our students and faculty, and help the university complete the campaign.”
Dean Pines is not alone. Some of our top donors–people whose names stand behind the school and many of its signature programs–offer their own message of encouragement on page 4. So if you’ve given already, please consider adding to your gift. If you haven’t yet given, you can still become a part of this amazing effort. Please contact Leslie Borak, assistant dean for external relations, at 301-405-0317 or [email protected].
WHAT CAN WE ACCOMPLISH BY THE 12/12/12 CAMPAIGN CLOSE?
PHOTO CREDITS: HAIWEN DING, ANDREW ECKART, MIKE MORGAN, AL SANTOS
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A. JAMES CLARK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING BOARD
OF VISITORS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
WARREN CITRIN GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS IN GLOBAL
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
THOMAS AND BARBARA CRANE SCHOLARSHIP
IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
BARBARA J. DIETER SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND WOMEN IN
ENGINEERING
ROBERT W. DEUTSCH FOUNDATION BIOMEMS
OPERATING GIFT FUND IN BIOENGINEERING
P. DOUGLAS AND KATHERINE DOLLENBERG: GIFTS TO
THE DOLLENBERG FAMILY ENDOWMENT, ENGINEERING
GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHERS
CLARK SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
TOTAL CLARK SCHOOL DONORS: 7,105
CLARK SCHOOL ALUMNI DONORS: 3,205
HOW MUCH MORE CAN WE DO?
THE CLARK SCHOOL CAN DO STILL MORE TO HELP OUR
STUDENTS AND FACULTY, AND HELP THE UNIVERSITY
ACHIEVE ITS HISTORIC GOAL. JOIN WITH US TO PURSUE
THIS INCREDIBLE LEVEL OF SUPPORT!
AND CLIMBING!
A. JAMES CLARK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING ■ GLENN L. MARTIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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JOIN WITH USLEADING DONORS URGE MORE ALUMNI AND PARTNERS TO GIVE
The following is a joint statement by A. James Clark, B.S. ’50, Robert E. Fischell, M.S. ’53
and Jeong H. Kim, Ph.D. ’91. During Great Expectations, The Campaign for Maryland,
Clark has funded the A. James Clark Scholarship Endowment, Fischell has established
the Fischell Department of Bioengineering and Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical
Engineering, and Kim has supported the construction of the Jeong H. Kim Engineering
Building. Clark and Fischell are honorary co-chairs of the campaign.
“If you’ve been watching the progress of the Clark School over the past few years, you know that this institution has become one of the nation’s and the world’s great sources of 1) talented engineers for industry, government and academia and 2) highly cited engineering research that inspires new products, services and companies. Crucial to this success has been the outstanding leadership of Deans Darryll Pines, Herbert Rabin and Nariman Farvardin, backed by the support of committed alumni and corporate partners in Great Expectations: The Campaign for Maryland. You can be part of this historic $1 billion effort. There is still time to make your first gift at the level that is right for you, or add to the gifts you have already made. Join with us in this important initiative. It’s a great feeling to know you’ve played your part.”
A. JAMES CLARK: A Deep Commitment to
the Clark School and Its Students
His friends compare the story of A. James Clark to that of
Horatio Alger. Clark attended the University of Maryland on
a Maryland state scholarship; he paid only for his books.
That investment in Clark’s future and his positive campus
experiences inspired a deep commitment to the university. An
incredible work ethic fueled Clark’s success in the construction
field and led him to become chairman and CEO of Clark
Enterprises, which includes the Clark Construction Group, one
of the nation’s largest general contractors.
Throughout his career, Clark has never forgotten his humble
beginnings at Maryland. In 1994, Clark capped the Engineering
Centennial with a $15 million gift in support of undergraduate
engineering programs, which led the engineering school to
adopt the Clark name. He also endowed the A. James Clark
Chair in Construction Engineering and Management. More than
a decade later, Clark affirmed his commitment to the school
with the $30 million A. James Clark Scholarship Endowment,
which has provided financial support for thousands of under-
graduate engineering students (see p. 6).
Clark has received the highest professional distinction
accorded an engineer: election to the National Academy of
Engineering for the development of project controls and
construction equipment, the creation of a major construction
firm and support for engineering education. In 2010, he was
named Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian magazine.
Clark is a former member of the University of Maryland
Board of Regents, the board of directors of the University of
Maryland Foundation, and the University of Maryland College
Park Foundation Executive Committee. The university has
recognized him with an honorary doctor of engineering
degree, the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award, and
induction into the University of Maryland Alumni Association’s
Hall of Fame.
A. James Clark announces the Clark Scholarship Endowment in Annapolis.
PHOTO: JOHN CONSOLI
STEVE AND MIRIAM DUBIN: THE DUBIN FAMILY
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP AND GIFTS TO THE
DEAN’S FUND
THE HONORABLE GORDON ENGLAND ENDOWED
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
ANTHONY EPHREMIDES CHAIR IN INFORMATION
SCIENCES AND SYSTEMS
EMILIO AND OFELIA FERNANDEZ: GIFTS TO THE
DEAN’S FUND, KIM BUILDING EQUIPMENT FUND AND
WABTEC ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
FM GLOBAL: SUPPORT FOR FIRE PROTECTION
ENGINEERING
WILLIAM AND CONNIE FOURNEY: GIFTS TO THE
FOURNEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND, GEORGE E. DIETER
ENDOWED FUND AND OTHERS
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ROBERT E. FISCHELL: Establishing
Bioengineering at the Clark School
Robert E. Fischell is dedicated to improving the quality of
life for millions of people through his life-saving medical
inventions. Fischell turned his attention to this goal following
a 36-year career at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics
Laboratory, where he obtained 15 patents for aerospace
innovations. Today, Fischell holds more than 200 U.S. and
international patents and is responsible for important medical
breakthroughs that include the first implantable insulin pump
as well as a rechargeable pacemaker and highly flexible stents
for placement in coronary arteries.
Fischell founded Angel Medical Systems Inc., where his son
David is CEO, to promote a pacemaker-sized implantable
computer that provides the earliest possible warning of
impending heart attack. Since 1969, he has developed more
than a half-dozen companies, including Pacesetter Systems,
Isostent, NeuroPace and Neuralieve. NeuroPace is developing
an implantable device for ending epileptic seizures, and
Neuralieve is developing a magnetic pulse device to stop
migraine headaches.
In 2006, Fischell’s $31 million gift to the Clark School
established the Fischell Department of Bioengineering and
the Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices at the
Clark School. Fischell is a member of the National Academy
of Engineering and has received numerous awards and
recognitions, including induction into the Space Technology
Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Clark School
Innovation Hall of Fame and received Maryland’s 2001 Major
F. Riddick, Jr. Entrepreneurship Award. He has served on the
University of Maryland Foundation’s Board of Visitors and
the Clark School’s Board of Visitors.
JEONG H. KIM: Building a Symbol of the
Clark School’s Progress
With the completion of the engineering building bearing
his name, Jeong H. Kim, Ph.D. ’91, described the facility as a
tangible symbol of the Clark School’s growth. “It is a visual
cue of our rapid progress,” described Kim, Clark School
professor of practice, who generously supported construction
of the building.
Kim currently serves as president of Bell Labs and chief
strategy officer of Alcatel-Lucent. Kim also is a member of
the Alcatel-Lucent Management Committee. He originally
joined Lucent Technologies in May 1998 when Lucent acquired
Yurie Systems, Inc., a high-tech communications equipment
company, which he founded in 1992 and served as its chairman
and chief executive officer. During his tenure at Lucent, Kim
initially served as the president of Lucent’s former Broadband
Carrier Networks. In 1999 he was named chief operating officer
and later president of Lucent’s Optical Network Group.
He left Lucent in 2001 to join the Clark School faculty, with
joint appointments in both the Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering and the Department of Mechanical
Engineering. He rejoined the company in April 2005 as presi-
dent of Bell Labs. Kim’s early career encompassed computer
design and satellite systems design and data communications,
and included seven years as a nuclear submarine officer in
the U.S. Navy.
A member of the National Academy of Engineering, Kim
was previously named as one of the top 10 most influential
Asian Americans in business by the U.S. Pan Asian American
Chamber of Commerce.
Jeong H. Kim speaks at the dedication of the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building.
Robert E. Fischell establishes the Fischell Department of Bioengineering and Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Engineering.
PHOTO: AL SANTOS PHOTO: LISA HELFERT
ROBERT M. GAGNON SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
PAUL AND ELLEN GASKE: GIFTS TO THE DEAN’S FUND
AND UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION SUPPORT
HANKINS AND ANDERSON, INC. SCHOLARSHIP IN
FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING
RODNEY A. HARRILL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
HILLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION: THE HILLMAN
ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAM
BRIAN HINMAN: HINMAN CEOS PROGRAM
CHARLES A. IRISH, SR., SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORP. FELLOWSHIPS,
SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUPPORT FOR DIVERSITY AND
STUDENT COMPETITIONS
A. JAMES CLARK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING ■ GLENN L. MARTIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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HELP OUR STUDENTS
CLARK SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS LEAD THE WAY
In 2005, a revolution was launched when A. James Clark, B.S. ’50, chairman and chief executive officer of Clark Enterprises, Inc. and the man for whom the Clark School is named, committed $30 million to undergraduate scholarships–the school’s single largest fund for student support. As Clark noted in a previous issue of E@M, “What we are seeing today is an unbelievable transformation in the excellence of education and the quality of the student body at the Clark School. These scholarships will help many potential engineers who could not afford an education and will attract many of the nation’s finest students to the Clark School.” (See related story, p. 4.)
A. James Clark Scholarship recipient Javier Vandeyar, B.S. ’14, major in chemical engi-neering and minor in sustain-ability, met Clark at a recent
LAURA MILES, B.S. ’13AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
A. JAMES CLARK SCHOLARSHIP
PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORP. SCHOLARSHIP
GLENN L. MARTIN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP
Laura “Liz” Miles equates her scholarship assistance
to freedom—freedom to participate in extracurricular
activities that have enriched her academic experience.
Miles has been an active member of the Clark School
chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB), a non-
profit that partners with disadvantaged communities
worldwide to improve lives through sustainable
engineering projects. She helped lead an EWB
project to construct a bridge that could withstand
the rainy season in the small Ethiopian town of Addis
Alem. “After planning on paper for 18 months, it
was rewarding and life changing to travel to the site
and get the work done,” explains Miles, who helped to
collect building materials and construct the bridge
deck. As a recipient of the L-3 Communications
Scholarship—a new model for corporate support—
she receives not only funding but opportunities for
an internship and even employment at the company.
JAVIER VANDEYAR
Scholarships and fellowships are among the most meaningful ways to support the Clark School. Many donors are motivated to give back to the school in return for the scholarship assistance they once received, or to help ensure a steady supply of highly trained engineers for their companies. In addition, scholarship and fellowship support relieves the financial burden of financing a college education for students and their families; makes the Clark School a more at-tractive option for highly recruited students; and ensures a mix of diverse students who enrich the educational experience with their multiple perspectives and backgrounds.
THOMAS M. LI: GIFTS TO THE THOMAS AND
CRISTINE LI ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
RON AND KAREN LOWMAN: GIFTS TO THE
DEAN’S FUND AND KIM BUILDING FUND
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scholarship luncheon. “It was inspiring to hear how he struggled when he began his career and how he persevered and became successful,” says Vandeyar, who recalls the advice Clark offered: Always be ready when an opportunity appears. “Mr. Clark is giving me a unique opportunity, and his gift has motivated me to reach my full potential,” says Vandeyar, a member of the Primannum Honor Society for first-year students. He has parlayed his academic interests into volunteer efforts, participating in conservation trips to New Orleans, the Chesapeake Bay and the Bahamas as part of the University of Maryland Alternative Breaks Program.
A. James Clark Scholarship Recipient Andrea Ng, B.S. ’14, electrical and computer engineering (ECE), has been involved with the Clark School since her junior year at Blair High School in Montgomery County, Md., when she worked with ECE Professor
Bruce Jacobs in his memory systems lab. “I was interested in research on computer mem-ory systems, and the campus was close to home, making it a perfect fit. Knowing someone is investing in me and provid-ing financial support pushes me to get more involved in
the engineering community,” says Ng, who represents her department at schoolwide events as an ECE Leader. In addition, the scholarship gave her more freedom in choosing job options. “I had more wiggle room in pursuing what I truly wanted to do instead of worrying about financial ramifications,” adds Ng, who continues to work in Jacobs’s research lab and as part of the university’s information technology help desk.
STUDENT SUCCESS TIED TO RANGE OF SCHOLARSHIPS
Many students have received scholarships from multiple sources to fund their Clark
School education. In coming to the Clark School, Massachusetts native Christine Pongratz, B.S. ’13, major in fire protection engineering (FPE) and minor in international engineering, faced out-of-state tuition rates nearly triple that faced by Maryland students. To offset her education costs, Pongratz gar-nered a number of scholarships, including the A.L. Brown Award through the New England Chapter of the Society for Fire Protection Engineers; the Sarah H. Bryan Award, in honor of Sarah Bryan, the late wife of the founding FPE chair Professor John L. Bryan; the Edwards Scholarship sponsored by UTC Fire & Security; the Honeywell Fire Solutions Group Scholarship;
and the RJA Group Award created by Rolf Jensen & Associates to support undergraduate FPE students.
“Thanks to my scholarships, I could focus my efforts on academics and extracurricular activities that were important to me,” says Pongratz, who earned a 4.0 grade point average last year and was recently elected pres-ident of the FPE Salamander Honor Society. After interning at ARUP, a firm that designs Olympic facilities, Pongratz’s dream is to design fire protection systems for innovative athletic facilities and ultimately join the
BEN JONES, B.S. ’13MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
A. JAMES CLARK SCHOLARSHIP
For Virginia native Benjamin Jones, the out-of-state
cost of a Clark School education prompted him to
pursue other engineering schools. When he was
accepted at Maryland and offered an A. James
Clark Scholarship, the decision was made for him.
“Without the Clark Scholarship, I probably would
not be here,” says Jones. For the last three years,
Jones has worked as an undergraduate research
assistant in the lab of Material Science and
Engineering Chair and Professor Robert Briber, where
he has gained valuable experience synthesizing
and analyzing polymer-thin films. For the last two
summers, he has held an undergraduate research
fellowship at the National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST). “I enjoy the atmosphere
and the experience at NIST, and I can see myself
pursuing a career at a national lab,” he describes.
On campus, Jones has made valuable contacts
through the Materials Engineering Club, and joined
fellow Astronomy Club members at the campus
observatory and stargazing around campus. At a
scholarship luncheon in fall 2011, Jones was inspired
further by his benefactor. “Mr. Clark talked about
the engineering field and how he built his company.
He amazed me with his knowledge of the Clark
School and the industry.”
CHRISTINE PONGRATZ
ANDREA NG
PHOTO CREDIT: LUISA DIPIETRO
(CONTINUED ON P. 8)
ARIS AND MARIANNE MARDIROSSIAN: GIFTS TO THE
MARDIROSSIAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP, WILLIAM
FOURNEY DISCRETIONARY FUND AND FARVARDIN
PROFESSORSHIP
TOW AND ROSE MOY: GIFTS TO THE TOW H. MOY
CIVIL ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP
MICHAEL P. MURAD PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP
JAMES N. NEWTON SCHOLARSHIP
NORTHROP GRUMMAN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
FELLOWSHIP IN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER
ENGINEERING
MARILYN BERMAN POLLANS AND ALBERT A. POLLANS:
GIFTS TO THE STANFORD BERMAN SCHOLARSHIP,
MARILYN BERMAN POLLANS FUND FOR FUTURE
WOMAN ENGINEERS AND OTHERS
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A. JAMES CLARK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING ■ GLENN L. MARTIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Olympic engineering design team. As a member of the world record-breaking
Gamera human helicopter team, Cody Karcher, B.S. ’14, aerospace engineering, explains, “I have had a great time working on Gamera. I can hardly believe the various
accolades that surround the project including a nomina-tion for the Robert J. Collier Trophy, one of aviation’s highest honors.” The Clark School’s rankings and its proximity to the Washington, D.C., area drew Karcher to the university, but the cost
for out-of-state students almost ended his plans to attend the school. To afford his Clark School education, Cody relies on scholarships and loans. Karcher has received several scholarships, including a NASA Aeronautics Scholarship, the University’s Banneker Key Scholarship, a scholarship from
the Department of Aerospace Engineering, and the U.S.S. Houston Survivors Association Scholarship. Karcher, who is from a small town in western Pennsylvania, states, “I am very thankful to be here at the Clark School. I have enjoyed meeting people from a variety of backgrounds and working together to accomplish great things.”
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS FILL CRITICAL NEED
Throughout Great Expectations, The Campaign for Maryland, alumni and friends have created graduate student research fellow-ships in the areas of greatest interest to them throughout the Clark School. By attracting outstanding graduate students, these fellow-ships in turn help attract and retain the most talented faculty members. Together, students and professors create a rich envi-ronment for scientific inquiry that leads to important engineering advances and fills the
pipeline with future researchers and teachers. Establishing a fellowship is one of the best ways to spur progress in a targeted area of research.
The late Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Professor Jimmy Lin, a graduate of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Taiwan, wanted to forge a partnership between his alma mater and the Clark School. Through the Jimmy H. C. Lin Graduate Scholarships, outstanding doctoral students from Shanghai Jiao Tong are now
pursuing degrees at the Clark School.
Xiangyang Liu, Ph.D. ’16, ECE, says, “With this award, I have the time I need to success-fully develop my research interests,” which include wireless communications
decision and control systems, with an empha-sis on improving network security. “We want to develop networks that make better operating decisions so that when malicious or unexpected activity occurs, network performance is still guaranteed.”
A number of Clark School fellowship recipients are making great strides tackling the renewable and sustainable energy challenge. Entrepreneur and engineer Warren Citrin established the Warren Citrin Graduate Fellowships in Global Sustainability andEntrepreneurship to promote commercially viable research in the broad area of sustain-ability. Citrin Fellow Andrew Stephen Oles, who is working toward his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, is researching alternative energy and storage. “My long-term goal is to devel-op the architecture to enable solar thermal storage to run a utility-scale power plant or longer-term chemical storage to drive a fuel production cycle,” says Oles. “The Citrin
PEDRO PENA, B.S. ’12ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
IGOR SIKORSKY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORP. SCHOLARSHIP
TRANSFER ASSISTANCE GRANT
As a first-generation U.S. citizen and a first-
generation college student, Pedro Pena knew
early in life that he wanted to follow a different
path than many of his peers. While attending a
series of public high schools in Washington, D.C.,
Pena decided to study engineering. Understanding
his family’s financial constraints with four siblings,
Pena enrolled at Montgomery College, a two-
year institution in Montgomery County, Md., before
transferring to the Clark School. His potential
and drive did not go unnoticed, and scholarships
funded by two major companies have supported
his Clark School education. The young father has
held a series of internships at Sikorsky Aircraft
Corporation in Stratford, Conn. In summer 2012,
he was assigned to the avionics department,
simulating and testing software and hardware
for a military helicopter currently in development.
“I hope to inspire others to work hard to achieve
their goals,” says Pena. “I want to be a role model
for other young people and for my son, and my
scholarships have pushed me to work even harder.”
ANDREW STEPHEN OLES
XIANGYANG LIU
CODY KARCHER
RICHARD N. REED, JR. AND ELEANOR H. REED:
GIFTS TO THE RICHARD N. REED JR. SCHOLARSHIP,
ENGINEERING GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP AND OTHERS
Engineering @ Maryland ■ Fall 2012
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Fellowship makes it easier to conduct autonomous research and rely less on man-dates dictated by federal grants. It also gives
me access to the awesome resources of Mtech, including mentoring from a successful adviser who has helped me immensely in developing my ideas for a solar thermal tech-nology company.”
William T. Gibbons, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in chemical
engineering, is a John and Maureen Hendricks Energy Research Fellow. This funding supports the efforts of graduate students in the University of Maryland Energy Research Center to advance the frontiers of energy science and technology, particularly forward-looking approaches to alternative energy generation and storage. Gibbons is developing low-cost, efficient materials that can be used in solar thermal cycles to produce renewable fuels from carbon dioxide, water and concentrated sunlight. “At the Clark School we are employing a novel ceramic fiber production technique to create the materials,” says Gibbons. “The Hendricks Fellowship lets me explore the materials and take greater research risks, push my work forward more quickly, and travel to major conferences to present my work.”
Raphael K. Mandel, Ph.D. ’14, mechanical engineering, holds a Hulka Energy Fellowship, which supports graduate students in selected fields of alternative energy research. Mandel’s research focuses on ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), a renewable energy technology that utilizes the natural temper-ature difference between cold, deep seawater and the hot surface water to drive a power generation cycle. “My research is on the development of next generation, thin-film heat exchangers,” says Mandel, who notes that the project has connected him with industry leaders in the field and led to
ANTHONY MELCHIORRI PH.D. CANDIDATE
FISCHELL FELLOWSHIP IN BIOENGINEERING
WARREN CITRIN GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Anthony Melchiorri, who earned a B.S.E. in biomedical
engineering and a B.A. in English from the University
of Iowa in 2011, chose to attend the Clark School
because “the Fischell Department of Bioengineering
offers so many opportunities to graduate students.
The department’s collaborations with and proximity
to the Food and Drug Administration and the
National Institutes of Health provide great benefits
for a student like me, who is interested in research
and the commercialization of medical therapies.”
Another factor influencing his decision: the Mtech
program. “I saw how the Mtech programs support
students in creating viable companies from their
ideas and research,” adds Melchiorri, who holds the
Fischell Fellowship, endowed by inventor Robert E.
Fischell, B.S. ’53, physics (see related story, p. 5) to
support talented and innovative graduate students
in applying research and product design in the
biomedical industry. The fellowship has given
Melchiorri the freedom and external funding to
pursue his own research interests, leading to a
collaboration with the Children’s National Medical
Center in Washington, D.C. “I am working to develop
artificially engineered blood vessels that could help
address cardiovascular deficiencies, among the most
common congenital defects in children. Without the
fellowship, I would not have the financial resources
to pursue this project,” he says.
WILLIAM T. GIBBONS
RAPHAEL K. MANDEL
networking opportunities. “The Hulka fellowship has boosted my productivity and my reputation in the field. Fellowships reward students and encourage them to produce higher-quality work, which enhances the reputation of the school and the entire university.”
SALZBERG FOUNDATION: RUTH AND SAM SALZBERG
FAMILY ENDOWMENT (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING)
SCHOLL FAMILY FOUNDATION: GIFTS TO ENGINEERS
WITHOUT BORDERS, THE FARVARDIN PROFESSORSHIP
AND TOM AND SUSAN SCHOLL STUDENT LOUNGE
SAUL AND SYLVIA SELTZER: SUPPORT FOR THE
DEAN’S FUND
JAN AND ANNEKE SENGERS FELLOWSHIP FUND
SHAPIRO AND DUNCAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION: SUPPORT OF
UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
PATRICK AND MARGUERITE SUNG PROFESSORSHIP
AND DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP IN CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING
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What aspects of the Clark School’s mission are you passionate about? Do you believe entrepreneurship is a key area for engineering students to understand and pursue? Do you want to encourage students or faculty members to explore a particular engineering discipline? Do you want to create a pipeline of highly trained students for your company? The donors below are some of the many who have used their gifts to further their own unique visions for the school.
If you have an idea that will introduce a new program or support work in a specific area, please contact Leslie Borak at 301-405-0317 or [email protected].
UNIQUE VISION
Remembering his strong entrepreneurial ambitions as a Clark School student,
highly successful entrepreneur Brian Hinman, B.S. ’82, electrical engineering, has
made a series of gifts to fund the nation’s first living-learning entrepreneurship
program for juniors and seniors, the Hinman CEOs, and to provide a new inter-
national component to the program. Through the program, Hinman has inspired
hundreds of students to develop new product ideas and launch startup companies.
The school recently introduced a new Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program
for freshmen and sophomores, which a future donor could support and name.
A serial entrepreneur, Warren Citrin has invested in Clark
School undergraduate entrepreneurs through his Impact
Pre-Seed Fund, which supports the product development
process in start-up companies in fields from education to the
environment and healthcare. The Warren Citrin Graduate
Fellowships in Global Sustainability and Entrepreneurship
support students who have a desire to pursue research in
the broad area of global sustainability.
THE HINMAN CEOS LIVING-LEARNING PROGRAM
THE CITRIN IMPACT PRE-SEED FUND
PHOTO: JOHN CONSOLI
PHOTO COURTESY OF MTECH
EXPRESS YOUR
RICH AND STEPHANIE VOGEL: GIFTS TO THE VOGEL
GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD FUND, RICHARD AND
STEPHANIE VOGEL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP AND
FARVARDIN PROFESSORSHIP
CHARLES E. WAGGNER: DEBORAH J. GOODINGS
PROFESSORSHIP FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY
STEVEN T. WALKER: GIFTS TO THE DEAN’S FUND
PEDRO E. WASMER PROFESSORSHIP IN CIVIL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
G. RONALD WEISGERBER: GIFTS TO THE WEISGERBER
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP AND DEAN’S FUND
HARRY K. WELLS GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN THE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ENERGY RESEARCH
CENTER
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Through the David H. and Suzanne D. Hillman Family
Foundation, the Hillmans wanted to support students from
historically disadvantaged backgrounds who, with the right
education, could successfully promote change in their own
community. The Hillman Entrepreneurs Program fosters
entrepreneurship in ambitious students who transfer from
Prince George’s Community College and are often the first
in their families to attend college.
L-3 Communications Corp., the sixth largest defense company in the
U.S., has forged a strong partnership with the Clark School, creating
a powerful model for employers concerned about filling the pipeline
of highly prepared engineers. The company supports a number of
initiatives, including fellowships, scholarships, diversity and various
student competitions.
THE HILLMAN ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAM
THE L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORP. SCHOLARSHIPS
Charles E. “Chuck” Waggner, B.S. ’54, chemical engineering, is committed to helping
disadvantaged communities and finding sustainable solutions through engineering.
His commitment is shared by the university’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders
(EWB), a nonprofit that partners with disadvantaged communities worldwide to
improve lives through sustainable engineering projects. That shared interest led
Waggner to fund The Deborah J. Goodings Professorship in Engineering for Global
Sustainability to honor the initial Clark School EWB faculty advisor.
THE DEBORAH J. GOODINGS PROFESSORSHIP FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY
PHOTO: MIKE MORGAN
PHOTO: WAYNE BOGOVICH
THE CHARLES AND HELEN WHITE SYMPOSIUM
WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY
SCHOLARSHIP-INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
FAYE ROSEN WOLF: GIFTS TO THE FAYE AND
SEYMOUR WOLF SCHOLARSHIP IN BIOENGINEERING,
SEYMOUR WOLF ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP AND
KIM ENGINEERING BUILDING FUND
WOMEN IN ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
DR. AND MRS. ERIK B. YOUNG: THE WILLIS H. YOUNG JR.
FACULTY FELLOWSHIP IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
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GLENN L. MARTIN HALLL
J.M. PATTERSON BUILDING
THE CAMPUSDONORS ENHANCE CLARK SCHOOL LANDSCAPE WITH NEW AND UPDATED FACILITIES
The Clark School has come a long way since Joe Conroy, B.S. ’03, M.S. ’05, and Ph.D. ’10, aerospace engineering, attended his first class in 1999. “I was pre-Kim Building and my classes were scattered in different buildings, often in outdated labs and classrooms,” says Conroy (pictured in the middle of page 13).
What a difference a decade has made. One need only walk the halls of the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building and the surrounding campus to feel the energy and excitement and to witness the dramatic improvements: state-of-the-art laboratories and classrooms, student-centered lounges and welcome centers, updated libraries and learning centers—all designed to create a vibrant learning environment. “Highly functional, beautiful facilities enhance your productivity and the quality of your work and make it a pleasure to study at the Clark School,” says Conroy, who now works for the U.S. Army Research Lab in Adelphi, Md., where he improves the navigation and perception abilities of micro-vehicles.
There are many opportunities to improve the Clark School’s facilities, from funding a building (see Be a Part of What’s Next) to improving the equipment in a lab. To learn how you can help, please contact Leslie Borak at 301-405-0317 or [email protected].
TRANSFORM
THE CLARK SCHOOL CORPORATE PARTNERS ARE COMPANIES THAT
MAKE GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL, SPONSOR ACTIVITIES, AND DEVELOP
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. THEY ARE:
FM GLOBAL WELCOME CENTER/J.M. PATTERSON BUILDINGProspective students and visitors get an impressive introduction to the Department
of Fire Protection Engineering (FPE) at its FM Global Welcome Center, which
includes a reception area, a conference room and office space. Other facilities
include the FM Global Fire Phenomena Laboratory for sophisticat-
ed laboratory-scale fire experiments and the UL (Underwriters
Laboratory, Inc.) Laboratory with workstations for fire modeling
projects. “We have expanded our lab space by 50 percent and
outfitted labs with the equipment required to conduct high-level
testing,” says FPE Professor and Chair Jim Milke. “Gifts from our
long-time industry supporters were critical to this expansion.”
AFCEA (ARMED FORCES COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION), BETHESDA CHAPTER
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MANUFACTURING BUILDING
TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT BUILDING
ENERGY RESEARCH FACILTY
ENGINEERINGANNEX
A.V. WILLIAMS BUILDING
ENGINEERING LABORATORY BUILDING
POTOMAC BUILDING
JEONG H. KIM ENGINEERING BUILDING
CHEMICAL & NUCLEAR ENGINEERING BUILDING
WIND TUNNEL BUILDING
NEUTRAL BUOYANCY
RESEARCH FACILITY
SHOWN HERE ARE THE CLARK SCHOOL’S MAJOR FACILITIES ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK. IN THE A.V. WILLIAMS BUILDING, THE CLARK SCHOOL SHARES SPACE WITH THE COLLEGE OF COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES.
THE MIDDLETON LIBRARY/A.V. WILLIAMS BUILDINGStudents in the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering (ECE) and others have access to a host of new
resources at The Middleton Library in the A.V. Williams Building.
The library was funded by ECE Professor Anthony Ephremides
to recognize distinguished researcher and pioneer in modern
statistical communication theory David Middleton and the
900-volume book collection he donated to ECE.
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JEONG H. KIM ENGINEERING BUILDING Many people associate the Clark School’s recent
rapid progress with the completion of the
Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building in 2005.
The 160,000 square foot building features
state-of-the-art laboratories with
modifiable utility and data service,
formal and informal discussion areas,
advanced presentation and communi-
cations systems and even structural and
environmental components that teach
construction and control concepts.
TECHNOLOG
FISCHELL DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING/ KIM BUILDING ADDITION In spring 2008, the second floor of the Kim Building was
expanded to create a 6,000 square foot wing, including
laboratories and administrative office space, for the Fischell
Department of Bioengineering. The new space was added
adjacent to the Fabrication Laboratory, which is part of the
Maryland NanoCenter and a close partner in bioengineering
research.
DEWALT CONFERENCE SUITE/GLENN L. MARTIN HALLIn 2009, the Department of Mechanical Engineering unveiled its
DeWALT Conference Suite, which provided updated seminar and
conference rooms, including new flooring, furniture, lighting,
and audio and video equipment. The suite was funded by
DeWALT Power Tools, a subsidiary of Stanley Black and Decker.
DESIGN SYSTEMS SOFTWAREEach year the Clark School receives generous
gifts-in-kind to support faculty research and
student learning. Over the last decade,
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has donated
industry-standard systems software used by
thousands of Clark School students. The
Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering’s Very Large Scale Integration
Design Automation Lab uses Cadence soft-
ware as an integral part of senior-level and
digital systems design courses.
PHOTO CREDITS: LUISA DIPIETRO, AL SANTOS
ATK (ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS, INC.)
BAE SYSTEMS
BECHTEL CORPORATION
BGE (BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY)
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
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BE A PART OF Great Expectations, The Campaign for Maryland has been an unqualified success, providing crucial support for our students and faculty members, our programs and physical plant. Even so, it is always important to think about what’s next for the Clark School. Here are two initiatives that, when backed by inspired donors, will help us realize our full potential as one of the world’s top engineering schools.
BUILDING THE IDEA FACTORYThe Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building has become a Clark School landmark. Yet there is still room to expand this
wonderful facility and further develop its value for the Clark School. One example is the “Idea Factory,” a new facility designed to promote innovation in engineering. The wedge-shaped, three-story addition (preliminary rendering shown below) would extend from the Kim rotunda to the corner of Paint Branch and Stadium Drives. It would provide students and faculty members resources to help them explore current trends in a specific field; develop their own innovations in that field, from basic concept to refined proposal; obtain professional evaluations of their proposals, with selected proposals receiving seed money for further development; and access entrepreneurship/incubator programs from Mtech to take their ideas to the next level. Facilities would include virtual design labs, immersive design environments, workshops with rapid prototyping systems, testing and demonstration areas, materials and supplies, and meeting rooms with video and Internet communications support. The Idea Factory would inspire and enable students and professors, further the Clark School’s standing as a center for innovation and entrepreneurship and link a donor’s name to a unique facility and vision. To learn more, please contact Leslie Borak at 301-405-0317 or [email protected].
CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC
HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
LGS INNOVATIONS
LOCKHEED MARTIN
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
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WHAT’S NEXT
EXPLORING
NEW FRONTIERS
Can engineers help scientists develop drugs
that are more effective, have fewer side effects and
cost less? One possibility is to improve drug testing
using “chips” that can simulate an individual
patient’s internal physical environment and permit
scientists to test new compounds within it.
At the Clark School’s Fischell Department of
Bioengineering, we have talented engineers
working on this important challenge right now.
But what if we didn’t?
Finding a way to acquire important new capabili-
ties in future-oriented disciplines like personalized
medicine is an important factor in the growth of an
engineering school. The most efficient means to
acquire those capabilities is to convince top aca-
demic engineers who work in those disciplines to join
our faculty. The best way to do that is to find donors
who believe in the importance of those disciplines
and will fund New Frontiers Professorships and
Chairs to bring them here.
A New Frontiers Professorship or Chair would
provide several million dollars as a start-up package
for the researcher and his or her team, plus several
thousand square feet of lab space supporting core
facilities for advanced technologies pertinent to the
discipline. The donor will see immediate progress
as the Clark School, through the new professor, wins
major grants we could not otherwise capture, is
selected for major awards, becomes the site for
national conferences, attracts the best post-docs
and graduate students and the interest of venture
capitalists, and overall sees its capabilities and
profile rapidly improve.
To learn more about New Frontiers Professorships
and Chairs, please contact Leslie Borak at
301-405-0317 or [email protected].
SAIC (SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP.)
THE SI ORGANIZATION, INC.
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY
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RECORD-BREAKING FLIGHTS MAKE HISTORY FOR CLARK SCHOOL STUDENTS
Gamera student team members study flight footage.
Left to right: NAA judge Kris Maynard, Gamera team faculty advisor Inderjit Chopra and Clark School Dean Darryll Pines.
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They’ve done it again. The 40 Clark School graduate and undergraduate students who designed, built and flew the Gamera II human-powered helicopter (see E@M, Fall 2011), set a new record for flight duration at 49.9 seconds, bettering the team’s 2011 Gamera I world record of 11.4 seconds by more than 400 percent. The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) announced the national record on August 9 and has submitted the flight to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale for consideration for a world record.
But the team wanted more than world records. It continued to pursue two key goals: to exceed the 60-second flight duration requirement of the American Helicopter Society’s (AHS) Sikorsky Human-Powered Helicopter Competition and to climb to a significant altitude, perhaps even approaching the three-meter AHS Sikorsky Competition elevation requirement.
It now looks like those goals are within reach. On August 28 the team achieved an unofficial flight duration of 65 seconds. If validated by the NAA, the flight will set new U.S. and probably world flight duration records. Just days later, on September 1, having repaired the craft after a major crash, the team flew Gamera II to an elevation of over nine feet, far higher than any team in history.
Clark School Dean Darryll Pines is thrilled, but not surprised, at the team’s success. “You need smart students, inspirational mentors, innovative design and dogged determination. But you also need professional practices–to test and refine your design and pass on what you’ve learned to the next students coming in. That’s how you create a record-setting program.”
WHAT’S NEXT FOR GAMERA?• Look for another flight of Gamera II later this
year or early 2013.
• The team will further refine the design,
exploring options for reducing drift during flight
and improving performance of the helicopter.
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON GAMERA’S PROGRESS, VISIT
www.agrc.umd.edu/gamera/.
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ASHISH BAGAI HELPS SIKORSKY TEAM WIN COLLIER TROPHY, ENTERS CLARK SCHOOL’S INNOVATION HALL OF FAME
From his boyhood days in Mumbai and New Delhi, watching the world-touring Concorde SST soar overhead or making and flying model gliders, Ashish Bagai had dreamed of a career in aeronautics. In 1987 he took a major step toward that dream by transferring into the Clark School’s Department of Aerospace Engineering from Delhi University. While working in the department’s renowned Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center, he obtained his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees (’90, ’92, ’95) then continued on into post-doctoral research. After a stint at Boeing, Bagai joined Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in 1998 to work on the Sikorsky X2 Technology™ demonstrator aircraft (X2). It
was a dream come true—to join a team he describes as “tack-sharp experts” determined to achieve revolutionary rotorcraft performance advances.
“There are those who say rotorcraft technology is mature and hovering flight performance cannot be improved upon other than incrementally,” states Bagai, who became principal engineer in Preliminary Design, Systems Engineering at Sikorsky. “Such proclamations are disappointingly naive at best and ignorant at worst. There is much room for improvement and it doesn’t have to be at exorbitant costs.”
In building the coaxial-rotor, compound X2 helicopter, the Sikorsky team–with Bagai leading the aerodynamic design of the main rotor blades–proved his claim. In September 2010, the X2 flew at a speed of 290 MPH (252 knots) in level flight, an unofficial helicopter speed record 100 MPH faster than current production models, and 300 mph in a shallow dive. Achieving high speed, while maintaining or improving capabilities such as high-altitude flight and maneuverability, were the key objectives for the aircraft.
X2 technologies will change the way production helicopters operate, enabling them not only to attain higher speeds but also
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radically improved performance in medical, search and rescue, and military applications, while maintaining the efficient hovering and low-speed attributes of conventional rotary-wing aircraft.
In 2011, the X2 earned Bagai and the Sikorsky team the National Aeronautics Association’s Robert J. Collier Trophy–one of aviation’s highest honors–as “the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America.” For his work on the aerodynamic design of the main rotor blades, the Clark School will induct Bagai into its Innovation Hall of Fame on November 8, 2012.
A FUNDAMENTALLY NEW
ROTOR BLADEThe design of the X2 differs from heli-
copters that use single rotors or articulated coaxial or intermeshing rotors. As an “advanc-ing blade concept” design, the X2 does not require the retreating blades to produce lift at high speeds. Instead, the advancing-side blades of the rigid rotor system balance each other. While conventional helicopters generate propulsive thrust via the forward tilt of the rotor tip-path-plane, the X2 uses a six-blade pusher propeller for propulsion. To do this efficiently, and minimize drag and power losses, the Sikorsky team designed a fundamental-ly new rotor blade that enables high-speed flight from a single-engine aircraft.
Characteristics of Bagai’s novel rotor design include a non-uniform planform, positive and negative twist gradients, and a complex distribution of modern airfoils along the span of the blades–a radical deviation from the prior state of the art. Bagai holds two patents on the design of the X2’s main rotor blades.
THE IMPORTANCE
OF MENTORSBagai, now program manager in the
Tactical Technology Office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, cites as a primary mentor his Clark School advisor, internationally recognized rotorcraft aerodynamics expert and Minta Martin Professor of Engineering J. Gordon Leishman, plus Professors Alfred Gessow, James Baeder, Roberto Celi and Inderjit Chopra. “I had the privilege of attending one of the finest schools for rotary-wing education and research,” Bagai states. “This brought very significant advantages: use of some of the best research facilities, unlimited access to information, and exposure to and interaction with world-class experts. Faculty members were constantly pushing new areas of research and then rolling their findings into the curriculum. Ultimately, it was the combi-nation of calculated independent thinking fostered by the Clark School, plus the guidance of exceptional people at Sikorsky, that helped lead to the X2 design.”
YOU’RE INVITED: THE INNOVATION HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY AND WHITE SYMPOSIUM ON ENGINEERING INNOVATION
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 4:30 P.M.JEONG H. KIM ENGINEERING BUILDING
Join alumni, students, faculty members and guests for the induction of Ashish Bagai, B.S. ’90, M.S. ’92, and Ph.D. ’95, aerospace engineering, program manager in the Tactical Technology Office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The 5 p.m. White Symposium, on the impact of rotorcraft technology in society, will feature Bagai and military and rescue helicopter pilots.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MISSY CORLEY AT 301-405-6501 or [email protected]
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Partnership with UM School of Medicine Yields New Start-Up STUDENTS’ WESK MEDICAL LLC TO IMPROVE DRUG DELIVERY
It’s a winning combination: teams of talented Clark School bioengi-
neering students working closely with physician-mentors from one of
the nation’s leading healthcare institutions to solve pressing medical
problems. A partnership between the Clark School’s Fischell Department
of Bioengineering and the University of Maryland School of Medicine is
pairing undergraduates with physicians in a two-semester Senior
Capstone Design course in which students must create innovative engi-
neering solutions to problems that impact patient care.
The partnership is yielding impressive results. Mentored by Jeffrey
Hasday, M.D., professor of medicine and the head of pulmonary and criti-
cal care at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, five bioengi-
neering students have created a patent-pending device to deliver drugs
to patients with respiratory failure, the third leading cause of death in the
United States. Their invention led to the launch of Wesk Medical, LLC, a
start-up company specializing in medical device development.
“Bioengineering and medicine are so intricately and inexorably tied
together that it makes for a natural collaboration,” says team member
Kaiyi Xie, B.S. ’12, bioengineering. “Through the partnership, we were
able to identify a real medical problem and take off from there.”
AEROSOL CATHETER TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE
Drawing on his 26 years of critical care experience, Hasday helped the
students identify the need: Patients experiencing respiratory failure are
often intubated—an
endotracheal tube is
placed through their
mouth or nose, bringing
them oxygen from a res-
pirator. When those
patients require inhaled
medications, the endo-
tracheal tube poses
physical obstacles, making drug delivery to the lungs inadequate and
unpredictable. “Academic studies show that only one to four percent of
drugs reach patients’ lungs, and we are not sure how much is absorbed,”
says Xie.
With Hasday’s guidance, the students developed a solution: the
endotracheal aerosol-generating catheter (ETAG). The tiny catheter—
only a couple millimeters wide—is threaded down the endotracheal tube,
delivering droplets of liquid drugs to a microchip at the innermost tip of
the tube. The chip uses surface acoustic waves to vibrate the droplet,
nebulizing it into consistently and optimally sized aerosol particles for
delivery to patients’ lungs.
The students also are collaborating with University of Maryland
School of Pharmacy Professor and Associate Dean Richard Dalby, whose
lab specializes in evaluating aerosol-based drug delivery systems. “There
is real value in these types of collaborations,” says Dalby. “The engineers
bring the ability to design devices, while the medical school and pharmacy
school bring a sensitivity to patient-use issues.”
HINMAN AND CITRIN PROGRAMS HELP STUDENTS
Hasday, a member of Wesk Medical’s management team, describes the
start-up as “the perfect example of bioengineers creating and implementing
ideas with clinical solutions. As we move through the product development
phase, our long-term goal for this product and others is to reach the
marketplace and improve the quality of care for patients.”
The team relied heavily on the entrepreneurial experience of members
Esmaeel Paryavi and Bernard Wong, both B.S. ’12, bioengineering, who
were enrolled in the Hinman CEOs program, the nation’s first living-
learning entrepreneurship program. The program, which is part of the
Clark School’s Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech), gives
entrepreneurially-minded students from all disciplines the tools for
launching a new venture.
“We were passionate about starting this company,” says Walter
Beller-Morales, B.S. ’12, bioengineering. “While we were working out the
engineering aspects of the device, we were going through the steps of
getting the company off the ground.”
The bioengineering capstone course also gave the students a basic
primer on how to bring a medical device to market, covering such topics
as obtaining Food and Drug Administration approval, seeking venture
capital, and addressing legal concerns. In addition, the team was inspired
and motivated by bioengineering department benefactor and namesake
Robert E. Fischell, who offered advice on biomedical entrepreneurship
as a guest lecturer for the course.
A $5,000 grant from the Warren Citrin Impact Seed Fund and a $500
prize in the 2012 University of Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition
are helping to fund the start-up. “We look forward to licensing our invention
and producing a revenue stream that will help us design other life-changing
biomedical devices,” says Xie. ■
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
From left, Wesk Medical team members Stephen Robinson, Esmaeel Paryavi, Kaiyi Xie, Bernard Wong and Walter Beller-Morales celebrate capturing first place in the Fischell Department of Bioengineering 2012 Capstone Design Competition.
“The engineers bring the ability to
design devices, while the medical
school and pharmacy school bring
a sensitivity to patient-use issues.”
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Wachsman Pioneers Transformational Energy TechnologyTAP-BASED REDOX POWER SYSTEMS
OFFERS FUTURE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Eric Wachsman, director of the University of
Maryland Energy Research Center, has a lofty
goal in mind for his start-up company, Redox
Power Systems, LLC: Produce and market a
viable energy technology that can help
reduce the world’s long-term dependency on
fossil fuels.
“The rate at which we are consuming fossil
fuels has a significant impact on our environ-
ment,” says Wachsman, the William L. Crentz
Centennial Chair in Energy, who holds appoint-
ments in material science and engineering and
chemical and biomolecular engineering. “Fossil
fuels produce pollutants that contribute to
greater weather variations, causing more
extreme storms and disrupting power grids
and access to electricity. It is all interrelated.”
“We are developing a transformational
technology that can address every energy sector
from transportation to stationary power plants
to private residences,” says Wachsman. The
new power generation technology is based on
solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), which are fuel-
flexible and capable of converting any kind of
fuel into electricity—not just hydrogen. “They
can operate on both conventional fuels and
future alternative fuels,” explains Wachsman.
“Through their development, we can attain
improved fuel economy, greater gas mileage,
and reduced emissions with less impact on the
environment.”
In the next two decades, the International
Energy Agency predicts that global electricity
usage will triple from its 1990 base. With no
other energy technology demonstrating the
versatility of SOFCs, Wachsman believes they
can play a major role in deploying renewable
power generation into today’s energy grid.
Earlier this semester, the technology earned
Wachsman and colleague Bryan
Blackburn a $7,500 prize at the
University of Maryland $75K
Business Plan Competition along
with a Warren Citrin Social Impact Award. The
award moved development of the technology
forward in two ways: It gave Wachsman an
opportunity to meet Citrin, an advocate for sus-
tainable engineering solutions, who now serves
as chief executive officer for the start-up, and it
helped Redox gain entry into the university’s
Technology Advancement Program (TAP).
TAP is providing the facility to manufacture
the prototype and take the company to the next
stage. Wachsman’s greatest technical challenge
is reducing the high operating temperatures of
SOFCs. Wachsman and research colleagues
published an article last year in Science describ-
ing SOFCs that operate at temperatures as low
as 350 degrees Centigrade with a new design
that features high-conductivity electrolytes
and a specially nanostructured electrode.
“When cells operate at such high tempera-
tures, there are strong restrictions on the mate-
rials you can use. Below 600 degrees, you can
use conventional materials, which improves
both cost efficiencies and durability,” explains
Wachsman, who sees SOFCs as the future of
power systems for distributed
generation and transportation.
“Distributed generation brings
power closer to consumers with
less disruption if power lines are down. In the
future, you could have power generation within
your own home, independent of the power grid.”
For more information, visit www.redoxpowersystems.com. ■
Imagine a beautiful fall afternoon, perfect for a long, leisurely bike
ride. You begin an ambitious 20-mile trek, only to find that the return
trip is more strenuous than expected. Not a problem if you are riding
the BIKETOO. Simply flip a switch, and cruise at up to 30 miles per
hour to your destination.
“BIKETOO feels and functions like a conventional, pedal-powered
bicycle with single or multiple speeds, but has a two-speed automatic
transmission,” explains Phil Adkins, a former computer consultant and
co-owner of the company with Drew Phillips, who designed the bike
and developed the prototype. “When pedaling the cycle, there is no
drag from the separate motor drive-train,” he adds. Classified as a
motor-driven cycle, the vehicle requires an automobile driver’s license
to operate and can be fueled for up to 60 miles by a one-pound bottle
of propane or for up to 100 miles on a single tank of gas.
“This invention has been 15 years in the making,” says Adkins, who
began contacting major companies with the idea about two years ago.
“Everyone agreed it was a good idea, but there were no funders even
though we had secured two U.S. patents.”
With the help of Maryland State Delegate Norman Conway, the
business partners connected with Renee Stephens, the Eastern Shore
representative for the Maryland Department of Economic and Business
Development. She pointed them in the direction of Maryland
Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) and the university’s
MIPS program (Maryland Industrial Partnerships), based in the Clark
School. “Working through MIPS,
we have made more progress in
the last six months than we made
in the previous two years,” attests
Adkins.
Through a $100,000 MIPS
grant, a team of mechanical
engineering students under the
direction of Mechanical
Engineering Associate Professor
Chandrasekhar Thamire are
refining the design of the trans-
mission and reducing the bike’s weight to an optimum 70 pounds or
less. “Chandra and his students are providing the final piece to the
puzzle,” describes Adkins. “They have tested the engine, transmission
gears and housing in a number of ways, assessing stress and vibration
levels, and are helping us move toward a production-ready casting.”
The next step: The company expects to begin manufacturing and
assembling the bikes in early 2013 in a production facility just south of
Salisbury, Md. The first bikes should be ready to roll in spring 2013.
If you are interested in learning more about BIKETOO, please visit
the website at www.biketooinc.com, usercode biketoo and password
bubber2. ■
A BICYCLE BUILT FOR TOOMIPS FUNDS RESEARCH ON HYBRID BIKE WITH PEDAL AND POWER OPTIONS
University of Maryland student Lindsay Djuhadi prepares to take a spin on BIKETOO as the bike’s creator Drew Phillips looks on.
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NEWS OF NOTE WIRELESS SENSORS PROTECT ROADWAYS, SAVE LIVES
In the five years since the disastrous collapse of the road-
way on Minneapolis’s I-35W Bridge, which killed 13 and
injured 145 people, major advances in wireless sensor
technology are making roadway warning systems more
affordable and practical, according to University of
Maryland Research Engineer Mehdi Kalantari.
“We no longer need to roll the dice when it comes to
the structural integrity of the nation’s highway bridges,”
says Kalantari, who leads one of two engineering teams
at the Clark School addressing the safety need. Through the
Mtech incubator, Kalantari is developing a system of tiny,
long-lasting, energy-efficient, low maintenance wireless
sensors and software that analyzes real-time data. His
startup company, Resensys, has manufactured systems
for use in the private sector and for Maryland State
Highway officials, including current tests on a Maryland
interstate bridge along the Capital Beltway in suburban
Washington, D.C. Kalantari also has adapted the sensors
to monitor cracks on bridge piers 120 feet underwater.
Another Clark School team is working on a total
“smart bridge” package with multiple technology innova-
tions. Key elements of this system are being tested by
Maryland State Highway officials, the Maryland
Transportation Authority and the North Carolina
Department of Transportation. “Wireless technology
definitely makes bridge structural health monitoring
more efficient and more effective,” says Environmental
Engineering Research Professor Chung Fu, director of the
Clark School’s Bridge Engineering Software and
Technology Center and team leader.
Fu believes that as system hardware and software
prices are reduced and standardized, the technologies
may have more widespread applications over the next
decade. Both Fu and Kalantari concur that real-time remote
sensing will supplement limited, in-person inspections
that currently are not sufficient to provide highway main-
tenance authorities with an adequate margin of safety. ■
New Undergrad Honors Program Will Prepare Cybersecurity Specialists
In partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation, the university is
creating a new undergraduate honors program to prepare students to meet the
growing demand for cybersecurity professionals. The Advanced Cybersecurity
Experience for Students (ACES) is designed to attract
students from a range of majors, including engineering,
computer science, business, public policy, and the social
sciences, in a living-learning environment that focuses on all
aspects of cybersecurity and develops team-building skills.
ACES is also an inaugural Regional Workforce Project of The Business-
Higher Education Forum (BHEF), the nation’s oldest organization of senior
business and higher education executives dedicated to advancing innovative
solutions in education and workforce challenges. “We are fully committed to
developing solutions to help eliminate the nation’s shortage of critical
STEM-educated talent. By partnering with the university, we will address
workforce challenges in the increasingly important field of cybersecurity,”
says Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Northrop
Grumman and BHEF chair.
Slated to begin in fall 2013, ACES will offer students an advanced cross-
disciplinary curriculum developed in collaboration with industry leaders that
will include such topics as cybersecurity forensics, reverse engineering,
secure coding, criminology, and law and public policy. Northrop Grumman
will provide guest lecturers, participate in an industry advisory board, pose
real-world problems for students to solve and
provide advisors and mentors for capstone
projects. ACES also offers students the option
of interning with Northrop Grumman and preparing for security clearance.
“The need for STEM professionals throughout the United States is critical
and partnerships with industry leaders represent one of the most effective
approaches we can take to enhance STEM education while meeting work-
force needs,” says William E. “Brit” Kirwan, University System of Maryland
chancellor and BHEF chair.
Clark School Dean and Farvardin Professor of Engineering Darryll Pines,
who has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives on the impor-
tance of STEM programs and early engineering education, agrees this type
of program can help build a more competitive, STEM-prepared workforce
while establishing the university and Clark School role in producing the next
generation of leaders in the cybersecurity field. “The ACES program has the
potential to be a national model for industry-higher education partnerships
as well as providing an innovative solution to a critical manpower need,”
says Pines. ■
A wireless sensor (inset photo) developed by Mehdi Kalantari can be placed on bridges to help prevent tragedies like the 2007 Minneapolis collapse.
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CERSI DAY ATTRACTS LEADERS IN DRUG AND MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY
Business and industry leaders joined federal
agency and university researchers at CERSI Day,
the annual showcase event for the university’s new
Center for Excellence in Regulatory Science and
Innovation (CERSI) at the Jeong H. Kim Engineering
Building on September 5. Funded by a grant from
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), CERSI
is a collaborative initiative between the University of
Maryland, College Park, and the University of Maryland
in Baltimore that focuses on modernizing and
improving the ways drugs and medical devices are
reviewed and evaluated. The day’s events included
talks by FDA Chief Scientist Jesse Goldman, M.D.,
pictured above, and industry representatives, as well
as poster presentations by university researchers. ■
Researchers Discover “Remote Heating” Phenomenon
Picture a toaster that burns bread without getting hot, an electric stovetop that warms your
dinner but remains cool to the touch, a laptop that heats the table it sits on, but does not
overheat. Two Clark School scientists have made an analogous discovery at the nanoscale that
is completely contrary to the widely accepted scientific phenomenon called “Joule heating,”
the process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor releases heat.
“This new phenomenon runs directly counter to our intuition and knowledge of Joule heating
at larger scales,” explains Kamal Baloch, former graduate student researcher, who made the
discovery with Assistant Professor John Cumings, materials science and engineering, who
oversaw the research project.
The two researchers used a technique called
electron thermal microscopy, which maps where
heat is generated in nanoscale electrical devices,
to observe the effect of current on a nanotube.
The heat produced did not travel through metal
contacts attached to the nanotube, but jumped
directly onto a silicon nitride substrate beneath,
heating it up while leaving the nanotube
relatively cold.
“The effect is a little weird,” admits Cumings,
who has dubbed it “remote Joule heating.” The
pair published their findings in the April 8 online issue of Nature Nanotechnology. “We believe
that the nanotube’s electrons are creating electrical fields due to the current, and the sub-
strate’s atoms are directly responding to those fields. The transfer of energy takes place
through these intermediaries.”
The researchers’ next steps are to determine if other materials can produce the effect, and, if
so, what properties they must have. “If we can understand how this phenomenon works, we could
start engineering a new generation of nanoelectronics with integrated thermal management.” ■
University Fills Two Senior Leadership PositionsThe University of Maryland has announced the appointment of two senior-level administrators, who bring a wealth of experience to their respective campus positions.
RANKIN NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST
Mary Ann Rankin has been named senior vice president
and provost. She joins the university from the National Math
and Science Initiative (NMSI), where she served as chief
executive officer of this public-private partnership head-
quartered in Dallas. She will continue to serve on the board
of directors of NMSI, whose partners include the U.S.
Department of Education, the College Board, ExxonMobil
Foundation, Dell Foundation, Lockheed Martin and
Northrop Grumman. Previously, she served for six years as
chair of biological sciences and for nearly 17 years as dean of the College
of Natural Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin.
During her deanship, she raised more than $800 million in private
funding, oversaw hiring that doubled the number of women science fac-
ulty, and was a leader in the development of a campuswide health sci-
ences initiative. She received her Ph.D. in physiology and behavior from
The University of Iowa, and held an NIH post-doctoral fellowship at
Harvard University before joining UT Austin and becoming a professor of
zoology. She replaces interim provost Ann Wylie, professor of geology.
WEILER APPOINTED VP FOR UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
Peter Weiler has been named vice president for uni-
versity relations and president of the University of
Maryland College Park Foundation. Weiler has worked
for 25 years in the field, most recently as vice president
for advancement at the University of New Hampshire
and president of the UNH Foundation. He previously was
senior vice president for development at The Ohio State
University and president of its foundation, where he
helped design and lead the university’s current $2.5 billion compre-
hensive capital campaign.
Weiler had a long career at The Pennsylvania State University, where
he managed a 300-member fundraising staff and oversaw completion of
Penn State’s $1.3 billion campaign. Weiler replaces Brodie Remington,
who served as vice president for university relations for the past 12 years
and designed and led the $1 billion Great Expectations, The Campaign
for Maryland now coming to a successful close. ■
Artist’s depiction of the remote Joule heating effect. On the left and right are metal contacts to a carbon nanotube in between. As an electric current flows through the nanotube, the substrate beneath is heated directly (as indicated by the color scale), while the nanotube itself remains cold.
Jesse Goldman, M.D., Chief Scientist, FDA
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FACULTY NEWS
Young Researchers Win Prestigious Awards
Assistant Professor JEFFERY KLAUDA, chemical
and biomolecular engineering, has received a
National Science Foundation Early Faculty Career
Development Award for his research on how second-
ary active transporters interact with cell membranes,
using a new method called implicit-explicit mem-
brane simulation. The research could lead to a better
understanding of protein transport in the cell
membranes of mammals, plants and single-celled
organisms. As part of the grant, Klauda will develop
instructional aids to help interest high school
students in molecular biology.
Assistant Professor JEREMY MUNDAY, electrical
and computer engineering, has received a NASA
Space Technology Research Opportunities for Early
Career Faculty Award for his research on the working
principle behind solar sails, a form of propulsion
for deep-space exploration. Munday is one of only
10 researchers selected nationwide in the inaugural
year for this award, which is intended to accelerate
the development of technologies originating from
academia that support the future science and
exploration needs of NASA, other government
agencies and the commercial space sector.
Associate Professor SANTIAGO SOLARES, mechan-
ical engineering, is the first faculty member in his
department to receive the U.S. Department of
Energy’s 2012 Early Career Award, now in its third
year. Focusing on anion alkaline fuel cell membranes,
his research could provide insight into how they
degrade and guide the development of new polymer
backbones with increased mechanical and chemical
stability. The proposed testing protocols will provide
a standard procedure for the prediction of fuel cell
component life. ■
Associate Professor THOMAS E. MURPHY,
electrical and computer engineer-
ing (ECE), is the new director of
the Institute for Research in
Electronics and Applied Physics
(IREAP). His research explores
new devices and techniques that
improve the speed, sensitivity,
resolution and efficiency of optical communication
and sensor systems.
Professor REZA GHODSSI, ECE,
and director of the Institute for
Systems Research, has been named
the Herbert Rabin Distinguished
Chair in Engineering. The chair
honors former Clark School Dean
Herbert Rabin.
FIVE FACULTY MEMBERS NAMED FULL PROFESSORS
The following faculty members have been pro-
moted to full professor (shown left to right above):
JOHN FISHER, bioengineering; STEVEN
GABRIEL, civil and environmental engineering;
KENNETH KIGER, mechanical engineering;
ELISE MILLER-HOOKS, civil and environmental
engineering; SRINIVASA RAGHAVAN, chemical
and biomolecular engineering.
EIGHT PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
The following faculty members have been pro-
moted to associate professor: CINZIA CIRILLO,
civil and environmental engineering; JOHN
CUMINGS, materials science and engineering;
TENG LI, mechanical engineering; SILVIA MURO,
bioengineering and Institute for Bioscience
and Biotechnology Research; DEREK PALEY,
aerospace engineering; SANTIAGO SOLARES,
mechanical engineering; EDO WAKS, ECE and
IREAP; and CHUNSHENG WANG, chemical
and biomolecular engineering. ■
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
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Assistant Professor AMY KARLSSON has joined the Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE). Karlsson,
who received her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the
University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2009, specializes in the
engineering of proteins and peptides used to study and
improve the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases
caused by fungal pathogens. She will initially work to combat a
fungal pathogen called Candida albicans, the culprit behind
common human ailments, such as vaginal yeast infections
and diaper rash, that can be fatal to immunocompromised
patients. Previously, she was a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell
University, where she was a member of the research group
of Associate Professor Matthew Delisa, Ph.D. ’00, ChBE.
Assistant Professor CHRISTOPHER M. JEWELL has joined
the Fischell Department of Bioengineering. Jewell, who received
his Ph.D. in chemical and biological engineering from the
University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2008, specializes in
“immunomodulation,” a new field of study that explores
directing the body’s immune system response to target a
specific disease. Understanding how and why biomaterials
interact with different types of immune cells could lead to
new, biomaterial-based treatments for autoimmune disorders
such as type I diabetes, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid
arthritis. Previously, he was a postdoctoral research fellow in
the Departments of Materials Science and Biological
Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and served as a healthcare practice analyst at the Boston
Consulting Group. ■
Electrical and Computer Engineering Chair and
Minta Martin Professor of Engineering RAMA
CHELLAPPA has been awarded the 2012 King-
Sun Fu Prize, which honors the memory of
Professor King-Sun Fu, an instrumental founder
of the International Association for Pattern
Recognition, who sat on Chellappa’s master’s
and Ph.D. committees. Many of Chellappa’s
mentors also are recipients of the award.
Fischell Department of Bioengineering Professor
and Chair WILLIAM E. BENTLEY was a featured
speaker at enGENEious, a student and postdoc-
organized conference held at Christ Church,
Oxford University in June. The enGENEious
conference highlights the newest advances in the
engineering of microbial “factories” designed
to create new materials, fuels, drugs and even
biologically-based information storage.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and former
University of Maryland President C.D. (DAN)
MOTE, JR., is the sole nominee for the presidency
of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
beginning July 2013 for a six-year term. The
Clark School has seven NAE members among
its tenure-track faculty and another 10 non-
tenure-track faculty also are NAE members. ■
BOARD OF REGENTS AWARDThe University System of Maryland has recognized Program
Management Specialist PAT BAKER, fire protection engineering,
with a 2011-2012 USM Board of Regents Staff Award for
Outstanding Service to Students. She is the only recipient of
this award on the College Park campus this year. The awards
recognize staff members who have made exceptional contri-
butions to their organizations, students and the university
community. ■
MINTA MARTIN PROFESSORS NAMEDSix Clark School professors have been selected as Minta Martin
Professors in recognition of significant scholarly contributions in
their areas of research. The newly selected professors include:
NORMAN WERELEY, aerospace engineering chair; CHRIS
DAVIS, electrical and computer engineering; BALAKUMAR
BALACHANDRAN, mechanical engineering (ME) chair; AMR
BAZ, ME and Smart Materials and Structures Research Center;
MOHAMMAD MODARRES, ME and Reliability Engineering
Program director; and REINHARD RADERMACHER, ME and
Center for Environmental Energy Engineering director. ■
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ATTENTION ALL GOLDEN TERPS
Continue the Tradition, Join the Spring Commencement CelebrationIf you are celebrating your 50th, 55th, 60th, 65th or greater reunion in 2013, mark
your calendar now to attend the Clark School Commencement on Monday, May
20, 2013, as a Golden Terp Engineer. You can enjoy a special luncheon with
senior leaders of the Clark School and receive a gold medallion. Wearing a gold
robe and your medallion, you can lead the procession and be introduced by
name to the Clark School family.
As you make plans for your reunion, be sure to mention this special commence-
ment opportunity to your fellow Golden Terp Engineers. For more information,
please contact Josey Simpson, director of Clark School alumni relations, at
Steven Chalk, ’83, Leads U.S. Renewable Energy Research
When a deadly tornado struck Greensburg, Kan., in 2007, Steven Chalk, B.S. ’83, chemical
engineering, was among the first to survey the damage. “It was total devastation,” recounts
Chalk, deputy assistant secretary for renewable energy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
“Nothing was left standing. Commercial buildings, homes and power lines were all destroyed.”
Amid the destruction, Chalk saw opportunity. He quickly assembled a team to educate
the Greensburg community on how to rebuild using the latest research on clean energy.
Five years later, Greensburg is powered completely by renewable energy resources.
Chalk’s quest to develop new clean-energy technologies continues today as he directs
DOE’s annual investment of $800 million in renewable energy research and development,
focusing on wind, solar, geothermal, hydro, biomass and hydrogen technologies. His public
sector career began nearly 30 years ago at the Department of Defense as a process chemical
engineer. In 1990, he moved to DOE, specializing in tritium,
a hydrogen isotope for nuclear bombs. When the Cold
War ended, he transferred his hydrogen expertise to the
development of fuel cells and has focused on clean-
energy technology ever since.
“In the last 20 years, we have gone from thinking of
renewable energy as an idealistic concept that could make
a difference, to developing realistic, cost-competitive
options,” says Chalk, pointing to 75 to 80 percent drops in
the price of solar power and fuel cells over the last decade.
The DOE Office of Efficiency and Renewable Energy
also oversees the DOE-sponsored Solar Decathlon, a
biannual collegiate competition to design and build a
solar-powered house. Maryland’s WaterShed entry placed
first in the 2011 competition. “University and Clark School students not only demonstrated that
a solar-powered house is economically viable,” says Chalk, “but showcased water-conservation
features, drawing inspiration from the school’s proximity to the Chesapeake Bay.”
Chalk is now leading the effort to develop bio-fuel alternatives to fossil fuels, with a national
goal to produce 21 billion gallons by 2022. Also on his agenda: making America more globally
competitive in renewable-energy manufacturing and integrating new technologies into current
power grids.
His rigorous Clark School education taught him the meaning of persistence, a critical attribute
in his ongoing search for renewable energy options. “Chemical engineering courses at the
Clark School taught me endurance and prepared me for real-world problems and setbacks,” says
Chalk. “Throughout my career, we have been on the cusp of a renewable-energy discovery
many times. When it does not pan out, you move on, find another pathway, and forge
beyond those early hurdles.” ■
ENTREPRENEUR, RESEARCHER, VOLUNTEER:Khalid Wins Prizes, Publishes, Helps Others
When Bioengineering Professor Peter Kofinas
and Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Graduate
Student Aaron Fisher had to attend
a professional conference in South
Korea in late spring, they had no
qualms sending undergraduate
research team member Mian Khalid,
B.S., B.A. ’14, bioengineering and
English, to Washington, D.C., at the
same time, to present the trio’s
start-up company, SafeLiCell, in
the American Chemical Society’s
Green Chemistry Institute Inaugural
Business Plan Competition. Their confidence in Khalid
was well-justified as his presentation won second
place and a $10,000 prize. The win followed the
company’s $15,000 prize in the Department of
Energy Atlantic Coast Conference Clean Energy
Challenge and $500 prize in the University of
Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition.
SafeLiCell’s product, Lithium Flex, is a light,
flexible novel polymer electrolyte that can be
wrapped or bent into a variety of shapes. Unlike
current lithium battery electrolytes, it is not com-
bustible and prevents dangerous pressure buildup,
making it a safer energy alternative.
The co-author of three published papers, Khalid
was awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Fellowship beginning this summer based on his
research accomplishments. “The batteries we are
developing can be optimized for biomedical
applications,” he explains. “My fellowship will focus
on finding appropriate mechanisms to tailor our
product specifically for biomedical devices such
as pacemakers and implantable defibrillators.”
Khalid’s desire to have a broader impact on the
world led to his receipt of a Global Public Health
Citation from the College Park Scholars Program in
the spring for his involvement in a campus-based
community service focused program. He served as
a program representative to the Student Advisory
Board, a body representing leaders from the
Scholars community. “I have always had an interest
in the public health aspect of my research. If we
can develop this technology more cost effectively,
it could positively impact the lives of thousands of
patients,” he says.
Khalid’s family moved to the United States from
Pakistan in 2007 to give him and his three younger
siblings better educational opportunities. Khalid
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at the Great Wall of China,
participated in a three-credit
course this summer to
explore the engineering
challenges facing China and
visit key industries there.
Pictured left side, top to
bottom: Sahil Kulgod, Ryan
Chow, Jamel Pinder, Demetra
Tzamaras, Kevin Chao, John
Murphy, Mathew Jennings,
Abigail Henningsgaard, Marta
Cherpak and Amanda Filie.
Right side, top to bottom:
Joshua Sackstein, Jason
Rubin, Allen Kao, Boheng
Ma, Kathleen Gilder, Rachel
Grafman, Caroline McCue
and Emily Love. ■
certainly is not disappointing them. The first
member of his family to attend college, Khalid
has worked part time in high school and college
and received a host of scholarships to help
finance his education, including the H. Russell
Knust Memorial Scholarship and the Asian and
Pacific Islander American/FedEx Scholarship.
Fluent in three languages, Khalid has always
enjoyed reading and writing, which led to his
double degree in engineering and English.
“Whenever I have been personally touched by
a novel, poem or play, I have analyzed it and
written about it. I enjoy discussing and thinking
about literature,” says Khalid, who feels the
double degree will make him more adept in
communicating his engineering research to
investors and other stakeholders.
Outside the classroom Khalid is equally
busy. He volunteers at the Muslim Community
Center Medical Clinic in Silver Spring, Md., has
worked with the Maryland chapter of Engineers
Without Borders, and serves as a Clark School
Ambassador. “The Clark School has surrounded
me with wonderful people and unparalleled
opportunities. For me, every day is a new
learning experience,” says Khalid. ■
Jones Holds a Top U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Post Although she always loved high school math and physics, Cynthia
Jones, M.S. ’96 and Ph.D. ’01, nuclear engineering, began her college
career as a music major. When a fractured wrist ended her clarinet-
playing days in her sophomore year, Jones enrolled in a physics course
and fell in love with the field.
This fall, some 31 years later, Jones began her new assignment as the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s) nuclear safety attaché at the U.S.
Mission to International Organizations in Vienna, Austria. The appointment
is but the latest accomplishment in a highly successful career.
After completing her undergraduate degree—in three years while
holding down three jobs—Jones worked at the Oak Ridge Institute for
Science and Technology as a health physics laboratory instructor before
becoming a reactor and medical physicist in the Radiation Safety
Department at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Always the over-achiever, Jones then obtained her master’s degree in
health physics from Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, and
became a physicist in the Center for Radiation Research at the National
Institute of Standards and Technology. In 1988 she joined the NRC and
held positions of increasing responsibility as a senior health physicist
and manager. In 1994 she received one of the highest technical honors
in the federal system, the NRC Meritorious Award for Health Physics
Excellence, and two years later she was selected as the NRC’s first
senior-level advisor for health physics.
Still, as a woman in a predominately male field, Jones felt that she
wanted to expand her knowledge to remain competitive with her col-
leagues, which led her to the Clark School. “With a Ph.D., you quickly
realize that you are the expert,” recalls Jones, who considers her doctoral
degree from the Clark School as her greatest accomplishment.
“The Clark School gave me the education I needed to focus on specific
questions and formulate grounded technical answers. Just as important,
it gave me the confidence I needed to succeed,” says Jones, who recently
was elected as one of 100 scientific experts worldwide to serve on the
U.S. National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, the
nation’s pre-eminent scientific body that provides recommendations on
radiation protection and nuclear fields.
“Undoubtedly my Clark School degree was instrumental in my election
to this council,” says Jones, who most recently was senior technical advisor
for nuclear safety in the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response,
responsible for providing technical expertise and policy guidance on
nuclear security, safeguards, and radiological
protection issues.
As she assumes her new post in Vienna,
Jones identifies a tremendous need for nuclear
security specialists. “When the public hears
‘nuclear engineering,’ they think about nuclear
weapons and exposure to radiation. They need
to be educated about the field,” says Jones,
noting career opportunities in research and
development, energy and national security.
She advises today’s students to reach for the
stars in the classroom and the work world. “If
students are willing and able to open their minds to new activities, there
are unlimited opportunities,” says Jones, who has built a successful
career doing just that. ■
Cynthia Jones
A. JAMES CLARK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING ■ GLENN L. MARTIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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Clark School Welcomes Promising StudentsWith each incoming Clark School class of undergraduate and graduate students comes hopes and dreams for successful engineering
careers and potential discoveries that could change the world. Following is a sampling of students joining the Clark School this fall:
COURTNEY BLUMENTHAL, B.S. ’16, CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING, already has an invention under her belt. The Worcester
(Md.) Technical High School summa cum laude graduate participated in Project Lead the Way pre-engineering courses, completing a high
school capstone course in which her team designed a new ergonomic student desk-chair. Their design placed 11th in the SkillsUSA National
Competition, a partnership between students, teachers and industry to ensure a skilled U.S. workforce. A native of Maryland’s Eastern
Shore, Blumenthal hopes to use her degree to preserve the beauty of places like Assateague Island National Seashore through work in the
renewable energy and resources field.
CARLOS BIAOU, B.S. ’16, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, received his associate of science degree in electrical engineering from Prince
George’s Community College. His academic record earned him a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship as well
as a university Transfer Academic Excellence Scholarship. Biaou, who grew up in Benin, West Africa, where access to electric power is
sporadic, is interested in exploring ways to give developing countries access to sustainable energy. He is well on his way to accomplishing
that goal: Through an internship at the Lurie Nanofabrication Facility at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Biaou worked on zinc-oxide
based, thin-film transistors that can be used to produce flexible, robust electronics.
KELLES GORDGE, B.S. ’16, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, is a National AP Scholar and was the 2012 salutatorian of the Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy at Great Mills (Md.) High School. In both her junior and senior years, Gordge participated
in the International Science and Engineering Fair, winning six special awards and a third-place category award in electrical and mechanical
engineering. Gordge presented her research at the International Council on Systems Engineering Conference in Rome earlier this summer.
Outside the classroom, Gordge was a member of the high school marching band, which captured a Maryland state championship last year.
MICHAEL FAHRNER, B.S. ’16, CIVIL ENGINEERING, joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 2007 after he completed high school.
In 2010, while a student at Anne Arundel Community College, he was deployed as an intelligence analyst to Afghanistan. When he returned,
Fahrner completed his associate of science degree in engineering and, with the help of a university Transfer Academic Excellence
Scholarship, will attend the Clark School this fall. After assessing the infrastructure challenges facing Afghanistan, Fahrner would like to
acquire civil engineering skills to help other developing countries prepare for the future.
BRIAN BEISEL, B.S. ’12, COMPUTER ENGINEERING, who is pursuing a graduate degree in electrical engineering, has worked as an intern for
the last two years with Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Gil Blackenship at his firm, TRX Systems, which builds technology to track
first responders in GPS-denied environments. He now works full time at TRX as a computer engineer focused on the development of
algorithms and embedded devices. Beisel earned the highest grade point average among graduating computer engineering students. He credits
Blankenship with inspiring him to continue his education and looks forward to advancing his career in robotics and computer architecture.
CHRISTA ROGERS, who received her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University,
will pursue her master’s in electrical engineering with a concentration in controls. Rogers, who has worked in the simulation, test and
instrumentation division of the Scientific Research Corporation in Atlanta, chose the Clark School for the quality of its graduate programs
and “its perfect location near Washington, D.C.” A dean’s list student throughout her undergraduate career, Rogers was supported by an
undergraduate scholarship from the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals. A licensed pilot at age 19, Rogers anticipates earning
her doctoral degree and working in sense-and-avoid technology to help aircraft avoid collisions. ■
STUDENTS EXTEND WINNING RECORD IN COMPETITIONSClark School aerospace engineering graduate students recently won the
American Helicopter Society (AHS) Student Design Competition for the 11th
time in 14 competitions for their design of a lift and thrust compounded
vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The competition challenges students to
design a vertical lift aircraft that meets specified requirements, providing a
practical exercise for engineering students worldwide.
In early June, a University of
Maryland team, including Clark
School graduate and undergradu-
ate students, received the grand
prize in the Hydrogen Education
Foundation’s 2011-2012 Hydrogen
Student Design Contest. Students
from 28 universities, representing
nine countries, participated in the contest. The Maryland team designed
a combined heat, hydrogen and power (CHHP) plant for the College Park
campus, using locally available waste resources for primary energy input.
The team traveled to the World Hydrogen Energy Conference in Toronto
to receive the award.
A group of Clark School students, known as Team Thirsty Turtles, took
second place in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ mid-
Atlantic regional Chem-E-Car competition and also won the Best Poster
design award. The contest challenges students to design and construct
a small, chemically-powered vehicle whose chemical reaction will drive
the vehicle a travel distance—this year, 60 feet—revealed only when the
competition begins. Team Thirsty Turtles’ zinc-air, battery-powered car,
The Pride of Maryland, traveled 64 feet, 10 inches, coming closer to the
distance than all competitors except University of Pittsburgh. ■Members of the award-winning Hydrogen Education Foundation’s 2011-2012 Hydrogen Student Design Contest Team
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Engineering @ Maryland ■ Fall 2012
It is no surprise that inventor and Sirius Satellite Radio co-founder Robert D. Briskman, M.S. ’61,
electrical engineering, believes that future economic growth in the United States and abroad
is directly linked to continued innovation. Impressed with how the A. James Clark School of
Engineering is preparing the next generation of innovative engineers, Briskman has taken
steps to ensure that students have opportunities to pursue their education and bring their
innovative ideas to life.
Briskman and his wife, Lenore, recently established the Robert Briskman Scholarship Fund for undergraduates
in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering through a $100,000 charitable gift annuity. “This annuity
allows us to make a continuous contribution to the Clark School long after we are gone,” says Briskman. “And it allows
us to contribute in a way that does not impact our current lifestyle.”
Briskman, who earned his master’s degree at the Clark School while working full time and supporting his
young family, cites the value of a Clark School degree. “A Clark School education teaches students to apply their
engineering skills to find improved solutions to the world’s most challenging problems.” Briskman credits
Electrical Engineering Professor Henry Reed with helping him solve major
challenges in satellite technology and advance his career at NASA
and industry giants such as Communications Satellite Corporation
(COMSAT). Briskman created innovative technologies that
enable successful satellite transmission of continuous radio
programming, formally known as Satellite Digital Audio
Radio Service (SDARS), across enormous geographical
areas. To build and implement that service, he co-founded
Sirius Satellite Radio.
The 2010 inductee into the Clark School Innovation
Hall of Fame has closely followed the progress of the
Clark School. “I’ve watched the Clark School rise in
the engineering school rankings to its status now
as one of the best engineering schools in the world,”
offers Briskman. “If our students can discover
how to innovate, that is the greatest gift we
can give them.”
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To learn how you can make a charitable bequest today
and make a significant difference in the future of the
Clark School, or to explore other planned giving options,
contact Leslie Borak, assistant dean for external relations,
Clark School of Engineering.
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Whiting-Turner Entrepreneurial Lecture Series
“Up in the Ivory Tower or Down in the Trenches: What You Need to Know Before Taking the Leap to Start Your Own Business”
Thursday, October 4, 5 p.m.Kim Engineering Building, Kay Boardrooms
Alex Mehr, M.S. and Ph.D. ’03, mechanical engineering, is the co-founder and co-CEO of Zoosk, the romantic social network with 15 million monthly active users from 70 countries. Zoosk’s 2011 revenue surpassed $97 million— doubling year over year. To date, the company has raised over $40 million in venture funding. Prior to starting Zoosk in 2007, Mehr worked as an engineer for NASA and collaborated on several manned and unmanned space flights.
“The Plight of the Innovator— How to Get Out of It”
Thursday, October 18, 5 p.m.Kim Engineering Building, Kay Boardrooms
Thomas J. Fogarty, M.D., is an internationally recognized cardiovascular surgeon, inventor, entrepreneur and vintner. Fogarty has served as founder/co-founder and chairman/board member of more than 33 companies based on medical devices designed and developed by Fogarty Engineering, Inc. He has acquired 135 surgical patents, including the “industry standard” Fogarty balloon catheter and the widely used Aneurx Stent Graft. A recipient of the Jacobson Innovation Award of the American College of Surgeons and the 2000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for Invention and Innovation, Fogarty is an inductee of the Inventors Hall of Fame and the National Academy of Engineering.
Baltimore Alumni Networking Reception
Thursday, November 15, 6 p.m.National Electronics Museum Linthicum, Maryland
Enjoy an evening of networking with alumni and friends, and learn about the Clark School’s latest accomplishments from Dean Darryll Pines.
Clark School Commencement Reception and Ceremony
Thursday, December 20
Reception, 12:30 p.m. Kim Engineering Building
Ceremony, 3:30 p.m. Cole Student Activities Building
The Clark School Commencement Reception is sponsored by the Clark School’s academic departments and the Clark School Alumni Chapter of the University of Maryland Alumni Association. A special luncheon will be held for Golden Terps before the ceremony (see page 26).
For more information on any of the events, contact Josey Simpson, B.S. ’84, director of Clark School alumni relations, at 301-405-2150 or [email protected]
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