Students

Winter 2025

Helping Maryland Reach Its Climate Goals

Sreyas Chintapalli, a PhD candidate, is helping Maryland’s state leaders implement some of the country’s most ambitious climate initiatives.

Winter 2025

Flying High in Aerospace Materials Research

When Jocelyn Freed last visited the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., the fourth-year materials science and engineering major was drawn to a video showcasing Amy Ross, an engineer who designs space suits for NASA.

Winter 2025

The Heart of the Matter

Jooyoung Ryu, a third-year student majoring in computer science, is using his Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award to train a machine learning model to better distinguish between stress cardiomyopathy and other acute cardiac syndromes.

Winter 2025

Testing the Water

Noor Hamdan explored the impact that recreational activities, specifically floating down a river on an inner tube, might have on water quality.

Spring 2024

Signs of Change

Imagine a day when people focus their smartphone cameras on a sign language speaker and have their gestures instantly translated…

Spring 2024

No Ordinary Suture

PhD students Justin Opferman and Yaning Wang developed the Glow and Sew fluorescent suture to help improve surgical outcomes.

Spring 2024

Advocating for Students With Disabilities

Undergraduate Ikshu Pandey strives to assist other students with disabilities and neurodegenerative conditions in both her academic work and through her extracurricular activities.

Spring 2024

A Primate-Proof Monkey Bar

Hopkins Engineering student, Greg Wulffen, designed an EKG tool for chimps at the Maryland Zoo

Spring 2024

Trauma Response

Doctoral student Lidia Al-Zogbi created an autonomous system that can alert doctors to a hemorrhage via ultrasound and initiate diagnostics.