RoboScout
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In fall 2025, the RobotScout team surveyed the wreckage of a C-130 cargo plane, navigating through darkness, smoke, and poor conditions. With time of the essence, unmanned aerial drones and robotic dogs worked with U.S. Army medics to find, triage, and treat the most critically injured survivors first. The disaster was part of a simulated systems competition held by DARPA, but RoboScout's success was entirely real: The team placed second overall and top among universities. Our research aims to help save lives throughout the state and nation.
“When we talk about robot triage, we’re talking about using drones and robots to assess the severity of injuries,” said Derek Paley, principal investigator for RoboScout. “This would be used when there’s a scenario where there are more patients than medics.”
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Quantum at Maryland
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“Quantum has the potential to transform every part of our economy and society, from national security to health care,” says Maryland Governor Wes Moore. “With extraordinary assets and partnerships, Maryland can—and should—lead in this new emerging sector [...] Together, we will make Maryland the quantum capital of the world."
With its proximity to public and private core quantum entities and to Washington, D.C., the University of Maryland is a key pillar in Maryland's Capital of Quantum initiative. Our interdisciplinary quantum research combines physics, computer science, engineering, and materials science, ushering in a new age of technology. Quantum at Maryland has the power to change the world.
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The CATT Lab
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The Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory (CATT Lab) is the largest transportation big data and data analytics center in the world. CATT Lab supports national, state, and local efforts to provide safe and efficient transportation systems through improved operations and management. The lab's work spans many disciplines, including intelligent transportation systems, law enforcement, network security, private business, defense, and homeland security.
“If there's something bad that happens then we help to coordinate the response between Maryland, D.C., and Virginia to make sure everyone's talking to one another,” says Michael Pack, director of The CATT Lab.
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Crossfire
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In less than 10 minutes, Crossfire can detect and extinguish wildfires with its advanced AI and drone technologies. An initial scouting drone finds and collects data on a blaze, sending information to a second drone that douses the flame with a fire suppressant. Most of the research has been conducted in College Park and La Plata, but the entire state of Maryland stands to benefit.
“We see this as a platform that could be useful anywhere from the Chesapeake watersheds to the high desert and dry forests out West,” says Phillip Alvarez, associate director of ventures and partnerships at xFoundry@UMD.
Photo by Jayme Thornton
Maryland Safe Drinking WATER Study
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“Our data show that in general things look good. But we have a few samples where concentrations exceed federal limits in both municipal supplies and from wells from around the state. [...] It may be from the supply or the plumbing in the house,” says Allen P. Davis, the Charles A. Irish Sr. Chair in Civil Engineering.
A retired farmer living in the outskirts of Adamstown, Md., worried that her well water may have become contaminated after major construction began on a data center at a nearby superfund site. She turned to the WATER (Water Analysis and Testing for Education and Research) Study for help. The School of Public Health has partnered with engineers in the Clark School to characterize the drinking water quality of both public drinking water systems and private wells in Maryland's underserved communities.
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Terps Racing
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“Most of the time college students, especially undergraduates, are just taking courses and learning fundamentals. That’s definitely needed, but this helps them see how they can translate all the knowledge they’ve gained into a real environment and technology,” says Alizera Khaligh, Terps Racing faculty advisor.
Terps Racing is a student organization with more than 120 members. They design, build, test, and race vehicles in speedways throughout Maryland and the nation. The organization focuses on formula race cars (both internal combustion and electric) and off-road baja vehicles. Students are engaged through hands-on experience, team building, collaboration, and much more.
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Balloon Payload Program
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“It really is a student-driven program,” said Mary Bowden, the principal investigator for the program and a lecturer in the Department of Aerospace Engineering. “This program gives students a fun, low-cost initiative to learn hands-on skills and gain valuable engineering design expertise.”
On March 7, 2026, in Clear Spring, Md., the program held its 139th launch, sending two balloons into nearspace. Students ended the day petting horses as they successfully recovered a zero-gravity balloon from a nearby farm. This student-run organization averages four launches per semester. They collect scientific data, test engineering concepts, and collaborate with laboratories to send payloads to nearspace.
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RoboScout
News Article
Homepage
In fall 2025, the RobotScout team surveyed the wreckage of a C-130 cargo plane, navigating through darkness, smoke, and poor conditions. With time of the essence, unmanned aerial drones and robotic dogs worked with U.S. Army medics to find, triage, and treat the most critically injured survivors first. The disaster was part of a simulated systems competition held by DARPA, but RoboScout's success was entirely real: The team placed second overall and top among universities. Our research aims to help save lives throughout the state and nation.
“When we talk about robot triage, we’re talking about using drones and robots to assess the severity of injuries,” said Derek Paley, principal investigator for RoboScout. “This would be used when there’s a scenario where there are more patients than medics.”
Photo by Paul Flacks
Quantum at Maryland
Homepage
News Article
“Quantum has the potential to transform every part of our economy and society, from national security to health care,” says Maryland Governor Wes Moore. “With extraordinary assets and partnerships, Maryland can—and should—lead in this new emerging sector [...] Together, we will make Maryland the quantum capital of the world."
With its proximity to public and private core quantum entities and to Washington, D.C., the University of Maryland is a key pillar in Maryland's Capital of Quantum initiative. Our interdisciplinary quantum research combines physics, computer science, engineering, and materials science, ushering in a new age of technology. Quantum at Maryland has the power to change the world.
Photo via Quantum Technology Center
The CATT Lab
Homepage
News Article
The Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory (CATT Lab) is the largest transportation big data and data analytics center in the world. CATT Lab supports national, state, and local efforts to provide safe and efficient transportation systems through improved operations and management. The lab's work spans many disciplines, including intelligent transportation systems, law enforcement, network security, private business, defense, and homeland security.
“If there's something bad that happens then we help to coordinate the response between Maryland, D.C., and Virginia to make sure everyone's talking to one another,” says Michael Pack, director of The CATT Lab.
Photo by Mike Morgan
Crossfire
Homepage
News Article
In less than 10 minutes, Crossfire can detect and extinguish wildfires with its advanced AI and drone technologies. An initial scouting drone finds and collects data on a blaze, sending information to a second drone that douses the flame with a fire suppressant. Most of the research has been conducted in College Park and La Plata, but the entire state of Maryland stands to benefit.
“We see this as a platform that could be useful anywhere from the Chesapeake watersheds to the high desert and dry forests out West,” says Phillip Alvarez, associate director of ventures and partnerships at xFoundry@UMD.
Photo by Jayme Thornton
Maryland Safe Drinking WATER Study
Homepage
News Article
“Our data show that in general things look good. But we have a few samples where concentrations exceed federal limits in both municipal supplies and from wells from around the state. [...] It may be from the supply or the plumbing in the house,” says Allen P. Davis, the Charles A. Irish Sr. Chair in Civil Engineering.
A retired farmer living in the outskirts of Adamstown, Md., worried that her well water may have become contaminated after major construction began on a data center at a nearby superfund site. She turned to the WATER (Water Analysis and Testing for Education and Research) Study for help. The School of Public Health has partnered with engineers in the Clark School to characterize the drinking water quality of both public drinking water systems and private wells in Maryland's underserved communities.
Photo via UMD School of Public Health
Terps Racing
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News Article
“Most of the time college students, especially undergraduates, are just taking courses and learning fundamentals. That’s definitely needed, but this helps them see how they can translate all the knowledge they’ve gained into a real environment and technology,” says Alizera Khaligh, Terps Racing faculty advisor.
Terps Racing is a student organization with more than 120 members. They design, build, test, and race vehicles in speedways throughout Maryland and the nation. The organization focuses on formula race cars (both internal combustion and electric) and off-road baja vehicles. Students are engaged through hands-on experience, team building, collaboration, and much more.
Photo by Maximilian Franz
Balloon Payload Program
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“It really is a student-driven program,” said Mary Bowden, the principal investigator for the program and a lecturer in the Department of Aerospace Engineering. “This program gives students a fun, low-cost initiative to learn hands-on skills and gain valuable engineering design expertise.”
On March 7, 2026, in Clear Spring, Md., the program held its 139th launch, sending two balloons into nearspace. Students ended the day petting horses as they successfully recovered a zero-gravity balloon from a nearby farm. This student-run organization averages four launches per semester. They collect scientific data, test engineering concepts, and collaborate with laboratories to send payloads to nearspace.
Photo by Rachel McCrea