About

A research center inside the Clark School

Hosted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland. Founded in 1998 to advance Energetic Materials Science and the engineering disciplines that surround it.

What the Center does.

The Center coordinates research, education, and partnership programs across the energetic-materials enterprise and the engineering disciplines that intersect with it. Federal sponsors bring problems, faculty bring expertise, and the Center knits teams across departments and institutions to do the science.

Work spans the full lifecycle of Energetic Materials, from first-principles Chemistry to deployable systems. Investigators publish in peer-reviewed venues, train graduate students in active sponsored projects, and translate findings into capability the nation can rely on.

  • Founded

    1998

  • Home

    Mechanical Engineering

  • School

    A. James Clark School of Engineering

  • Location

    College Park, Maryland

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What we stand for

Mission & Vision

The principles that have guided the Center since 1998 and the direction the work is moving today.

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Since 1998

History & Timeline

Twenty-seven years of milestones, grants, and partnerships that have shaped the Center's work.

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Who runs the Center

Leadership

Director, assistant director, founders, and the affiliated faculty community across UMD and beyond.

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On the record

Annual Reports

Year-by-year accounts of programs, sponsored research, publications, and personnel changes.

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Beyond the campus

Outreach

K-12 partnerships, summer placements, teacher workshops, and the Engineering for Social Change program.

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