🎓Meet the Professor! This month we sat down with Dr. Jarred Young (’09, M.S. ’13, Ph.D. ’17) from the Engineering Keystone Program to understand propulsion engineering and his current work with the Space, Power & Propulsion Lab. Extra Credit: What are Dr. Jay’s favorite sci-fi media franchises? Want to hear more from Dr. Jay? Watch episode two of “Ask an Engineer” which features Dr. Jay on an exploration of fact, fiction, and inspiration of space travel in sci-fi film, TV, and video games. 🚀 O

The Clark School is proud to celebrate our Top 25 Engineering Source Schools for 2025–2026! 🎉 These high schools and their excellent teachers and staff are essential links in our pipeline of in-state talent for our undergraduate engineering programs, which are ranked #21 among the country’s colleges and universities, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025–26 rankings. 🔗 Check out the full list at eng.umd.edu/2025-2026. 🐢 | A. James Clark School of Engineering

Old-school engineering in action. A vintage city bike with a spring-loaded seat tube - built for comfort long before modern suspension existed. Steel frame, simple mechanics, made to survive rough roads and daily use. You don’t see solutions like this anymore. | Bike Muenchen