Research Projects and Collaborations

The Department’s outreach has expanded to include local, regional, and international collaborations that support research, education, service, industrial partnerships, entrepreneurship, technology transfer, and economic development.

International

• Energy Education and Research Collaboration (EERC)
  with the Petroleum Institute of Abu Dhabi, UAE (2006)
• Tel Aviv University, Israel (2004)
  Center for Reliability of Nanoelectronics
  Exchange of sabbaticals/Fulbright’s
  Distance-delivered courses
• Other: Hong Kong, Korea, Germany, Italy, Japan

Maryland

• Energetics Technology Center of Southern Maryland
  A collaboration with the Department's Center for Energetic Concepts Development (CECD) as part of its Southern Maryland Initiative for Energetic Capability Development. The ETC represents an extension and expansion of the CECD’s current mission in partnership with the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Indian Head Division, and focuses on three key areas: energetics technology development, workforce development, and policy and strategic planning.
• U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, UMD MOU (2004)
  Maryland Center for Automotive Research and Testing Shared Faculty Appointment (G. Schultz)
  UMD access to world-class simulators/test tracks
• Co-Laboratory for Nanoparticle Based Manufacturing & Metrology, NIST-UMD MOU (2003)
  Joint Faculty Appointment (M. Zachariah)