Alumni

Emmanuel Nicolaidis ’99, English, was recently featured in the Baltimore City Paper for his work in fine craft woodworking. From the City Paper article by Rafael Alvarez: “Nicolaidis’ goal this summer is to produce a showroom full of design prototypes—chairs, tables, and desks. At press time, he was putting the finishing touches on a sleek and gorgeous tool chest, the kind you can buy out of cheap metal for $100 or less. This is something different, the dovetailed drawers silent as they move in and out.” Read the full story.

Brian Brown ’13, M21, biochemistry and molecular biology, will travel to Germany next week to attend the 63rd Annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. The meeting, which will be held June 30- July 5, will bring thirty-five Nobel Laureates together to meet the next generation of leading scientists and researchers. More than 600 young researchers from nearly 80 countries will attend. ‘‘I am impressed and carried away by the competence, curiosity and energy of the young participants – networking, discussing, asking the right questions. This makes me think confidently about the perspectives of a global scientific community’’, said Hartmut Michel, a… Continue Reading Brown ’13, M21, biochem, to Attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Greg Sileo ’11, masters of public policy, has been named one of Baltimore’s “20 in Their Twenties” by the Daily Record. Sileo is director of the Office of Home Energy Programs within the Maryland Department of Human Resources. According to the Daily Record, the award: “honors Maryland’s up-and-comers who are in their 20s. Selected by a panel of previous award winners, honorees will be chosen on the basis of professional accomplishment, civic involvement and impact of achievement. The program celebrates the best and brightest under 30 who may have not earned their first million but whose creativity and spirit are already contributing to a new… Continue Reading Sileo ’11 MPP on Daily Record’s “20 In Their Twenties” List

Each year, the Daily Record publishes the VIP List, or “Very Important Professionals, Successful by 40.” According to the Daily Record, VIP recognizes Maryland leaders based on their professional accomplishments, a commitment to inspiring change in their community, and their tremendous accomplishments achieved before or by age 40.This year, two UMBC alumni made it on to this prestigious list: Erin O’Keefe, MPP ’10, director of Loyola University’s York Road Initiative, and Angela Scott ’99, INDS, attorney with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Civil Rights Division From the Daily Record’s website: “Our VIPs are the ones to watch,… Continue Reading UMBC Alumni on the VIP List

Wednesday night’s finale of the Discovery Channel’s “Big Brain Theory” included a drop-in by astronaut Buzz Aldrin and the destruction of a 34-foot bridge. But, for Corey Fleischer ’05, ’08, mechanical engineering, the most exciting point of being declared the season’s big winner was a bit less, well, explosive. “The most exciting outcome is having my kids think their dad is ‘the next great American innovator’ as I was labeled on the show,” said Fleischer, a father of two and a senior mechanical engineer at Lockheed Martin. “That’s the best; my kids are going to think their dad is sooo… Continue Reading Fleischer ’05, ’08, MechEng, Wins Discovery’s “Big Brain Theory”