Manil Suri, Mathematics, to Present Lecture at “The Inclusive City” Forum

Apr 25, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

On Thursday, May 1 and Friday, May 2, The Fletcher School at Tufts University and The MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth are hosting “The Inclusive City,” a conference to study the economic growth of city populations. Mathematics Professor Manil Suri is giving a lecture at the conference and will also participate in a problem-solving session on creating affordable housing in India. The conference aims to answer such questions as: How can we develop and plan cities so that they respond to the unique needs of the urban poor while ensuring that opportunities are open to people of all socioeconomic strata? And what is the state of urban… Continue Reading Manil Suri, Mathematics, to Present Lecture at “The Inclusive City” Forum

Helena Mentis, IS, Co-Edits a New Book on Computing in Healthcare

Apr 25, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

The Department of Information Systems is proud to announce the release of a new book co- edited by IS Faculty Helena Mentis, PhD. The book is a “first of two volumes designed as a collective graduate guidebook for conducting fieldwork in healthcare. This volume brings together the experiences of established researchers who do fieldwork in clinical and non-clinical settings, focusing on how people interact with healthcare technology, in the form of case studies. These case studies are all personal, reflective accounts of challenges faced and lessons learned, which future researchers might also learn from.” “Fieldwork in Healthcare: Case Studies Investigating… Continue Reading Helena Mentis, IS, Co-Edits a New Book on Computing in Healthcare

Marie desJardins, CSEE, Named an American Council on Education Fellow

Apr 23, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Marie desJardins, computer science and electrical engineering, has been selected as a participant in the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Fellows Program. desJardins was one of just 31 faculty and administrators chosen from across the United States this year. The ACE Fellows Program is the premier program for “identifying and preparing the next generation of senior leadership for the nation’s colleges and universities.” More than 300 past ACE fellows have served as chief executive officers of colleges or universities and over 1,300 have served as provosts, vice presidents and deans. During the year-long program, desJardins will work with the president… Continue Reading Marie desJardins, CSEE, Named an American Council on Education Fellow

UMBC scientists receive Maryland Innovation grant from TEDCO to advance bioremediation of PCB-contaminated sediments

Apr 23, 2014 / 4 minutes of reading

Professor Kevin Sowers, Professor of Marine Biotechnology at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET), and Professor Upal Ghosh, at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, have received a $100,000 grant from the Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII). The grant will fund research to that will ameliorate the environmental harms of PCB’s. The program is an initiative of the Technology Council of Maryland (TEDCO) created in 1998 to spur commercialization of scientific research in Maryland as part of the state’s efforts to foster economic development through academic research. Sowers is a global leader in environmental science and has pioneered a… Continue Reading UMBC scientists receive Maryland Innovation grant from TEDCO to advance bioremediation of PCB-contaminated sediments

Curtis Menyuk, William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award, COEIT

Apr 22, 2014 / 2 minutes of reading

Curtis Menyuk recently received the The IEEE Photonics Society William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award. The award is given to recognize an exceptional single scientific contribution which has had a significant impact in the field of lasers and electro-optics in the past 10 years. The award is given for a relatively recent, single contribution, which has had a major impact on the Photonics Society research community. It may be given to an individual or a group for a single contribution of significant work in the field. Menyuk received the award, “For seminal advances in the fundamental understanding and mitigation of polarization effects in… Continue Reading Curtis Menyuk, William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award, COEIT

Justin Jacobs, Statistics Ph.D. student, receives Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering

Apr 12, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Justin received the award from Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on January 23, 2014, and he will be recognized by President Obama in a ceremony at the White House later this month. Continue Reading Justin Jacobs, Statistics Ph.D. student, receives Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering

Ant Ozok, Information Systems, on The Kojo Nnamdi Show

Apr 9, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Technological advancements such as direct deposit, ATMs and cell phone apps have changed the way people bank. A recent news report found that 50% of the population had not visited a bank branch in the last month. Ant Ozok, associate professor of information systems, visited WAMU’s The Kojo Nnamdi Show to discuss technological innovations that have transformed personal banking. Ozok, who specializes in human computer interaction, emphasized the importance of a positive user experience, saying, “Banks need to take the precautions that are necessary so that users do what they need to do in an efficient way.” Click here to… Continue Reading Ant Ozok, Information Systems, on The Kojo Nnamdi Show

Yonathan Zohar, Marine Biotechnology, on NPR’s The Salt

Apr 8, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Despite the popularity of seafood, fish farming is not a common practice in the United States due to concerns about waste and disease. However, recent technological innovations could offer solutions to those problems. Yonathan Zohar, marine biotechnology, was interviewed by NPR about his work with the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology. Zohar has found a way to farm fish without the risk of disease or need for antibiotics, explaining, “The idea is to have the entire life cycle in completely clean and controlled conditions that are disease-free, so you don’t introduce anything from the outside.” Zohar is also working… Continue Reading Yonathan Zohar, Marine Biotechnology, on NPR’s The Salt

Doug Frey, CBEE, Chosen As Yale’s Horvath Memorial Lecturer

Mar 28, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Doug Frey, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, will be this year’s Horvath Memorial Lecturer at Yale University. The prestigious Csaba Horvath lecture series is in memory of Professor Csaba Horvath, who is responsible for developing High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), without which modern chemistry and biotechnology would be difficult, if not impossible. The lecture is sponsored by Yale’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and The Goizueta Foundation. Dr. Frey will speak on new methods and applications for the chromatography of biological macromolecules at Yale on April 16.

COEIT Uses Constellation Energy’s Education Award For Undergraduate Research

Mar 27, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

UMBC’s College of Engineering and Information Technology is using an Energy Education Award from Constellation Energy to provide energy research opportunities for a significant number of undergraduate students. This semester, students in IS 420: Advanced Database Development received technology to collect the power consumption data of different appliances and devices. They are also working to build a web-portal (GUI), which will capture human actions, energy behavior and footprint over a specific period. Project involvement encourages the students to think differently about energy systems and promotes advanced study and career preparation in the energy industry. The Constellation project helps students gain… Continue Reading COEIT Uses Constellation Energy’s Education Award For Undergraduate Research

UMBC Students Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Mar 21, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

We are delighted to share that Michael Moubarek ’15, biochemistry and molecular biology, and Akua Nimarko ’15, biological sciences and psychology, have been named recipients of the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Talmo Pereira ’15, bioinformatics and computational biology, has received an honorable mention. The intensely competitive Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program offers scholarships for students to pursue research careers in math, science and engineering. This year marks a record for the number of UMBC students recognized by the program. Special thanks go to the dedicated UMBC committee managing applicant recruitment and nominations, including Stephen Freeland, Jennie Leach,… Continue Reading UMBC Students Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Marie desJardins, CSEE, Receives NCWIT Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award

Mar 12, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) has selected Professor Marie desJardins as one of four awardees of the 2014 NCWIT Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award. The award comes with a gift to UMBC of $5,000, sponsored by AT&T that can be used to further Professor desJardins’s mentoring activities. The award will be presented at the 2014 NCWIT Summit in Newport Beach, California in May 2014. NCWIT is a non-profit community of more than 500 prominent corporations, academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profits working to increase women’s participation in technology and computing. Their annual NCWIT Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award… Continue Reading Marie desJardins, CSEE, Receives NCWIT Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award