Dean's List for Spring 2009
The Dean's list for the Spring 2009 semester is now online. Of all SCSE students enrolled in the current semester, the top 15 percent make the Dean's List — as long as they have 12 graded credits and no F's, N's or I's. This semester, there were 359 students that made the list.
Faculty and Students Discuss Their Research on Youtube
The UMD Visualization and Digital Imaging Lab (Viz Lab), a collaboration between the School of Fine Arts and SCSE, prepared several videos on Youtube demonstrating some of the research taking place at UMD. See the videos featuring SCSE faculty Matt Andrews, Nigel Wattrus, Erik Brown and Grad student Kevin Russeth.
Computer Technology Resources for SCSE Students
Students planning to attend SCSE Departments often wonder what computer to buy or software to install. You can visit the Student Technology web pages to see what is recommended.
Students Present Research at UROP Showcase
Dozens of SCSE students presented their research findings at the annual UMD UROP showcase on April 30th, 2009. Topics were wide-ranging (e.g., "Snow as a Solar Collector", "Vision-Based Detection and Avoidance in Robotics", "Butenolide Sythesis") and involved either presentations to an audience or poster sessions.
Find out more about some of the UROP research and how it helps student's education and careers.
Robert Hecky's (Dept of Geological Sciences) Research Selected as One of "Top 100 Science Stories of 2008"
Robert Hecky, McKnight Professor of Lake Ecology, Department of Geological Sciences, was featured in
Discover magazine's January 2009 issue. The issue announced
Discover's selection of the top 100 science stories of 2008. Hecky and co-author's publication "Eutrophication of lakes cannot be controlled by reducing nitrogen inputs: Results of a 37 year whole- ecosystem experiment" was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last
August. Read about other
SCSE faculty research and outreach.
Civil Engineering Building Construction Webcam
Have you seen the progress on the Civil Engineering building construction? Roof drainage scuppers and other interesting features are now evident. Keep up-to-date by checking out the live webcam.
