“UMBC has provided me with a welcoming environment where I have felt okay with making mistakes and trying out new skills that are outside of my comfort zone,” says Mburu. Continue Reading Naomi Mburu, UMBC’s first Rhodes Scholar, to pursue engineering Ph.D. at Oxford
“As an international student, the diverse and friendly circumstances in UMBC really helped me to settle down in this completely new environment,” says He. Continue Reading Ke He extends water safety research through UM School of Medicine postdoc fellowship
“UMBC has given me the confidence, connections, and support to be able to achieve my goals. Thanks to people I have met through this university, I’ve completed six engineering internships during my time at UMBC,” says Rutkowski. Continue Reading Kourtney Rutkowski pursues a unique international path in mechanical engineering
“UMBC has provided me with a bevy of opportunities to explore my unique interests and thrive in a community of service, excellence, and ambition,” says Davey. Continue Reading Adrian Davey to research renewable energy and photo-electrochemical synthesis in UC Berkeley Ph.D. program
“I learned that your undergraduate experience is only as good as the culture that surrounds you. The UMBC community makes everybody feel like a somebody,” said Ranade. Continue Reading Priyanka Ranade heads to career as a cyber software engineer at Northrop Grumman
“While having the opportunity to obtain my education, I have become more aware of the need to encourage young people in my community to pursue an education,” Escobar says. Continue Reading Soheila Escobar works to connect young people in the U.S. and Colombia with life-changing opportunities
“UMBC fostered an environment that encouraged research through collaboration,” says Alam, who has already published 17 scholarly articles on his research. Continue Reading After completing his Ph.D. in record time, Mohammad Arif UI Alam creates accessible health technologies at IBM
“Thanks to the great friends that I made in the Cyber Dawgs, the professors that continually showed a vested and fervent interest in my success, and the networking skills and community of peers that I gained through the CWIT/T-SITE program, my skill base and craving to be successful in the field of computer security has never been higher,” says Vanek. Continue Reading Bryan Vanek, president of national champion Cyber Dawgs team, heads to computer security career
“I have this need inside of me that pushes me to always be improving the world, and myself, to create and collaborate,” says Poole. Continue Reading With three majors and a core passion for service, Max Poole promotes access to computing education
“Looking forward to a future career in education and advocacy, I am reminded of the strong sense of community and shared ownership that is present at UMBC. I look forward to carrying that forward in life,” says Massey. Continue Reading SGA President Joshua Massey prepares for a technology-focused teaching career
“Much of the confidence I have now comes from the many admirable female faculty in the computer science department who showed me that women deserve a place at the technology ‘table,’” says Dillon. Continue Reading CWIT Scholar Katherine Dillon heads to Google as a software engineer
UMBC welcomed IBM leadership to campus for a special event designed to further grow research collaborations between the two institutions and introduce students to emerging career opportunities in computing. Continue Reading IBM-UMBC Day focuses on research collaboration in advanced computing
