Author name: Daniel Wysling

Assistant Director of IT

NSF Funds $1.2 M in UMD Work on Neural Engineering of Complex Behaviors

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Three University of Maryland engineers have been awarded new National Science Foundation (NSF) grants through an NSF program that fosters research on how human neural and cognitive systems interact and intersect with advances in engineering, computer science and education. These grants are among 19 NSF awards issued to U.S. cross-disciplinary teams to conduct

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Legislators, University Administrators Gather to Launch Maryland Energy Innovation Institute

College Park, Md. — On August 14, 2017, state and university leaders gathered at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) campus to officially launch the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute (MEI2), created by the state to turn research breakthroughs by Maryland academic institutions into commercial, clean energy solutions that meet the needs of the state and

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Reuel Calvin Smith’s Defense on August 22nd,2017 at 10:00 AM

Title: FRAMEWORK FOR SMALL FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION AND DETECTION JOINT MODELING USING GAUSSIAN PROCESS REGRESSION Date and Time: Tuesday,August 22nd,2017  from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Location: DeWALT Conference Room, Glenn Martin Hall Committee: Dr. Mohammad Modarres (Chair) Dr. Enrique Lopez Droguett Dr. Aris Christou Dr. Monifa Vaughn-Cooke Dr. Sung Lee (Dean’s Representative) Abstract: Engineers

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The Latest Robotics Research Unleashes the Next Generation of Smart Machines

Today’s robots can perform more complex tasks than robots of a decade ago, and they’re at work in a variety of industries. With increased complexity and usage growth in mind, the scope of robotics research is expanding. Several advancements have fueled robotics development, including Internet of Things connectivity that permits devices to be mobile, says John Santagate,

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FPE Professor Peter Sunderland Designated PI on Upcoming NIST and NSF Projects

On August 3, the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland received one of twelve grants awarded by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the sole purpose of mitigating disasters. Peter Sunderland, FPE Professor and PI on the Project entitled, “Temperature Measurements of Airborne Firebrands,” will use the funding to study

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Sevket Yuruker Defense on August 10th, 2017 at 10:00 AM

Title: Thermoelectric Cooling of High-Flux Electronics Date: Thursday, August 10th, 2017 Time: 10am-12pm(noon) Location: Aerospace Engineering Conference Room, 3164 Glenn Martin Hall List of Committee Members: Prof. Bao Yang (Chair) Prof. Avram Bar-Cohen Prof. Patrick McCluskey Prof. Yunho Hwang Abstract: On-Chip Thermoelectric cooling is a promising solution for thermal management of next generation integrated circuits. This thesis focuses on various thermoelectric

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