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University of Maryland Clark School of Engineering Overview. A World-Class Program. Academic Ranking of World Universities Rank: 14th worldwide U.S. News & World Report Graduate Rank: 18th nationwide, 9th among publics
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A World-Class Program • Academic Ranking of World Universities Rank: 14th worldwide • U.S. News & World Report Graduate Rank: 18th nationwide, 9th among publics • U.S. News & World Report Undergraduate Rank: 23rd nationwide, 12th among publics • Wall Street Journal Recruiter Rank:3rd nationwide • Kiplinger Best Value Rank:5th nationwide
Location Offers Special Opportunities/Partnerships The University of Maryland is at the center of a constellation of federal agencies & laboratories, the only premier public research university inside the DC beltway
Research Impact • Annual Clark School research expenditures: $141.2M • Research expenditures/faculty member: $763K • FDA supports the Center for Excellence in Regulatory Science & Innovation (CERSI) to improve the science behind evaluating new drugs and medical devices • UMD is the top recipient of NIST research funding • NSA jointly runs 3 labs with UMD, including the Laboratory for Telecommunication Sciences (LTS) and the Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS) • NSF CAREER Awards: 53 • PECASE Awards: 6 • Unique research opportunities for undergraduates
EntrepreneurshipEcosystem • UMD’s entrepreneurship education programs are ranked among the best in the nation by Princeton Review & Entrepreneur Magazine • Hinman CEOs living-learning honors program helps students become entrepreneurs • The Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech) has had a $25 billion impact on MD economy since 1983, educating tech entrepreneurs and developing successful technology ventures • UMD awarded a $3.75M NSF I-Corps Grant in 2013 to translate research into tech commercialization, foster a culture of entrepreneurship among faculty & students
UMD Offers Business Plan Competitions for Student & Faculty Entrepreneurs
Education: A Hands-OnCurriculum with Emphasison Early Experience • ENES 100 requires Clark School freshmen teams to build their own hovercraft • Clark School’s Keystone Program ensures that students receive early instruction in fundamental courses from the best faculty • The Clark School’s I-Series Course on Materials of Civilization featured in Chronicle of Higher Education article, December 2012: "At U. of Maryland, an Effort to Make Introductory Courses Extraordinary"
Student Competitions The Clark School has fostered a culture of success: • Gamera II human-powered helicopter team set a new world record for 65-second flight • WaterShed Solar Decathlon Team - 1st Place • DOE Max Tech & Beyond Design Competition - 1st Place • DOE Hydrogen Student Design Competition - 1st Place • American Helicopter Society Graduate Student Design Competition - 1st Place • Chem-E-Car (mid-Atlantic) - 1st Place • Windward Global Code Wars - 2nd Place • Wood Stove Design Challenge - Finalist
UMD Watershed Solar Decathlon Team Victory
Team Gamera The Clark School’s record-setting human-powered helicopter team.
Student/Faculty Profile • Undergraduate enrollment: 3,691 • Graduate student enrollment: 1,804 • Diversity of Fall 2012 freshmen undergrads: 23% female; 12% under-represented minorities • Weighted GPA: 4.25 • Average combined SAT: 1386 • Number of faculty: 200 • 100+ faculty members are fellows of engineering professional societies and 50+ are recipients of National Science Foundation Early Career Awards.
Service • Faculty members are key advisors on national policy: • Secretary of State’s Energy and Climate Partnership (Gerry Galloway) • Academy of Science review of DHS, USDA, USACE (Gregory Baecher) • Expert Consultant to Congress, FDA, NAS (M. Pecht) • NAE’s Sole Nominee for President, Spring 2013(C.D. Mote) • Engineers Without Borders chapter engages 150 students annually in projects around the world.
Alumni Alumni Have Had Major Impact as Inventors, Entrepreneurs and Corporate Leaders: • Rob Briskman ‘61 (Sirius Satellite Radio) • Jeong Kim ‘91 (Bell Labs) • Brian Hinman ‘82 (Polycom) • Robert Fischell ‘53 (Angel Medical, Pacesetter Systems, IsoStent) • George Laurer ‘51 (UPC Code) • A. James Clark ‘50 (Clark Enterprises)
Corporate PartnershipHighlights • Lockheed Martin engaged in multi-year strategic relationship with UMD and the Clark School around research • Northrop Grumman supports ACES, the first cybersecurity honors program in the nation at UMD • Canon Life Sciences is engaged in a unique research partnership with the Clark School around innovative biomedical diagnostics technology • SAIC engages in multi-dimensional partnership with UMD around research, executive education, and team internships program
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