As UMBC’s Class of 2017 busily prepares for commencement—reserving caps and gowns, signing job contracts, completing visa paperwork to research, study, and teach abroad—the UMBC community honors...
David Tobin. Photo by Bryce Richter. Triple alumnus David Tobin ’91, physics, M.S. ’93, applied physics, and Ph.D. ’96, applied physics, has received the University of Wisconsin-Madison...
Daniel Ocasio B.S., Chemical Engineering Summa Cum Laude, Certificate: Honors College Hometown: Severn, Maryland Plans: Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley UMBC fosters a diverse...
Gloria Opoku-Boateng Ph.D. Information Systems Magna Cum Laude Hometown: Laurel, Maryland Plans: User Experience Research Scientist, Northrop Grumman Corporation Here at UMBC, I was...
Isabel Geisler B.A., Global Studies Cum Laude Hometown: Middletown, Maryland Plans: Ph.D., Northeastern University At UMBC no one has ever told me to temper my ambitions. It was here I...
Hector Barrera B.S., Financial Economics; B.A., Health Administration and Policy Magna Cum Laude Hometown: Silver Spring, Maryland Plans: Northrop Grumman Professional Development Program...
Samantha Furman B.S. Mathematics Magna Cum Laude Hometown: Montgomery Village, MD Plans: Ph.D., Computational Biology, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh My favorite...
Natalie DeNigris B.S., Physics Magna Cum Laude, Certificate: Honors College Hometown: Kensington, MD Plans: Ph.D., Astronomy, U Mass.-Amherst; Intern, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center UMBC...
Nyenpu “Faith” Kamei B.A., Psychology and Social Work Hometown: Germantown, Maryland Plans: Peace Corps, Peru UMBC provided me with an environment in which I was surrounded by like-minded...