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Poor Minato, this has really been a rough time for him. I think Yang Kurama is probably powering up Obito for what he's currently doing.
Love that Minato can do Sage Mode. Perhaps Jiraiya taught it to him and nobody bothered to tell Papa Toad.
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Fairly good chapter
Another average chapter
Didn't really like it
Oh for the love of...ugh!!!
Poor Minato, this has really been a rough time for him. I think Yang Kurama is probably powering up Obito for what he's currently doing.
Love that Minato can do Sage Mode. Perhaps Jiraiya taught it to him and nobody bothered to tell Papa Toad.
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I liked Madara's explanation of how the So6P shared his chakra with others and what his original intentions were as that part in particular hadn't been fleshed out before. the way it was illustrated was pretty cool, although I suspect there may be some bad guy truth manipulation regarding the part where recipients of the spiritual energy broke their bonds so that they could form chakra and use that for ninjutsu. The part where he said that those with power (hashirama) seek fights and those who are powerless (him when he left Konoha) lose everything just came off as more of the usual 'boohoo this world is hell, somebody please feel sorry for me' BS that he likes to spout when he's trying to manipulate somebody. I would've been disappointed if Obito fell for that again.
Obviously Obito alone can't defeat Madara, but now that he's shown his hand I hope he can aid Minato, kakashi and Gaara in their mission to bring Naruto back to life and defeat Madara. Now that he's stolen some juubi chakra from Madara maybe he can transfer chakra to kakashi to use kamui to warp Naruto, Minato and Sakura to that dimension. With that juubi chakra there may even be a way that he can undo that ninjutsu cancelling effect that juubi dark matter has.
When most of the chapter is trying to explain why what happened makes sense and still makes you confused at the end, something is wrong. Obito really should have started to show signs of changing back to good before he was revealed to be Obito, it would have given Kishi a lot more time.
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Minato using Sage mode kind of makes sense when you think he's been in the Shinigami's belly for 17 years, managed to get the Yang half of Kurama under control (instead of the eternity of battle they were supposed to have, probably because of the seal), and was able to do other things. or did anyone notice how he instantly went into sage mode (a whole lot faster than Naruto could, even in 2nd stage cloak mode)
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Yeah, when did Minato learn Sage Mode? Did he have it when he was Alive or while in the Shinigami's Body you go into a realm and can train? If Minato was alive and could use Sage Mode, why didn't he use it towards Kurama.... he would of had a better chance of protecting everyone.... or is by being dead Minato doesn't have to worry about the balance of Nature Chakra and Regular Chakra, since his Regular Chakra is unlimited due to him being Edo?
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I have to say that while in dsicussions from last week's chapter, all the scenarios I had envisioned did not cover this one in this chapter. We had focused on Sasuke being saved by Kabuto, and Naruto being saved by Kakashi warping Minato and perhaps Obito to the other dimension where the GM's arm could be sealed inside him to save his life. I had also guessed that Obito could tap into Yang Kurama inside Black Zetsu.
At this moment, it appears that Obito somehow summoned the energy to oppose Black Zetsu (did he get some of that from Yang Kurama?), he has now mmaterialized his arm inside Madara, becomin physically melded with Madara. I hope he remembers to leave the rest of his body phased. So in this melded state Obito is sharing the Chakra of the tailed beasts with Madara, and both of them are becoming the SO6P.
Not knowing what might happen next, I hope that Obito prioritizes saving Naruto, and Healing Minato. I am certain that this is not Madara's defeat at all. Also Kishi's interview seemed to suggest that Kakashi will fight Madara, in which case it seems likely that Obito is going to do something heroic, and end up passing the Baton to naruto before he himself dies or is killed by Madara. This much seems Obvious. I believe the GM's arm is still an option.
I like the fact that Kishimoto did things in this chapter that were unexpected, unguessed. I hate that the chapter seemed short (even though it wasn't), I hate the fact that with every new chapter the end of "Naruto" draws nearer. LOL, I'm still trying to figure out my next hobby for the next 10 years after Narut (and Bleach) come to a close.
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Funny enough, mastering Sage Mode, a perfect one at that, has become easier than adding an element to Rasengan (at which Minato failed)...
@Pure, he shouldn't have it when he was alive. Minato had a first seat, inside Naruto, when Naruto was learning and mastering the Sage Mode, he also had a first seat when Naruto was completing the Rasengan, so after his chakra had vanished/used up from inside Naruto (after re-sealing the Kyubi at Pain's fight), it's possible that a portion of his soul (energy) had returned then to were his soul was resting, thus into the Shinigami (with all the info it has gathered)... it's still pretty bull*hit but whatever .
It all depends on how the Shinigami works, though it actually seemed that they were in stasis sealed inside a tool all along... the story about the jutsu was only meant to make it look impossible to break, which obviously wasn't. Not to mention that having only soul, thus only Soul Energy, he would be unable to make chakra, not to mention mastering sage mode that needs all 3 energies... the Kyubi was uncooperative so he couldn't use that.
As to Obito, he will probably steal enough power, to keep Madara busy fighting him until the boys are healed or something.
On the other hand, Minato has been taken down a peg, or two, or three, or four, these past few chapters, and overall despite his genius and notoriety he just isn't able to get things done. In fairness, it's basically the same thing with all Edo Hokages in this fight.
EDIT: Good point about Minato not learning how to add an element to Rasengan, though. Maybe Minato just didn't figure out the trick behind that one (using two streams of thought to think separately) and Naruto was genuinely the first one to (serendipitously) figure it out.
Well in all fairness, it's because Minato didn't have enough time before his untimely death. It took him 3 years to even master the concept of manifested chakra as a weapon, and that was in his later years. Also, don't forget the only reason Naruto can. It would have taken him many years to accomplish this, but he used lots of clones to gather X times the experience in a much shorter period. Minato if given the chance would have achieved the same.
Liked that Obito didn't just repeat Naruto's words to Madara; he seems to have processed what Naruto said, and used it to come up with his own words and own beliefs.
It doesn't really suck so much that Minato has Sage Mode; nor that he was defeated by plot in this chapter (like Hashi and Tobi rama before him); what sucks more is the only Hokage to not have offered anything...new to the table. Or packing some special skill. All of his jutsu are ones we've seen developed by others. Hell, even Tsunade has a special skill of some kind. Minato is kinda blah as a kage.
This chapter actually begs a very important question: Can a man with no arms jump? He doesn't really use a handseal to Haraishin anyway; he should be able to grab a kunai in his teeth and go to work!
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A Great Game: The Dynamics of State Competition and Litigation
Matthew D. Cain
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Steven Davidoff Solomon
University of California, Berkeley - School of Law; University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy
January 1, 2015
Iowa Law Review, Vol. 100, No. 165, 2015
We provide a multi-dimensional picture of jurisdictional competition for corporate litigation by examining merger litigation in a hand-collected sample of 1,117 takeovers from 2005-2011. We find that entrepreneurial plaintiffs' attorneys drive this competition by bringing suits in jurisdictions which have previously awarded more favorable judgments and higher fees and by avoiding unfavorable jurisdictions. States with an apparent interest in attracting corporate litigation respond in-kind by adjusting judgments and awards to re-attract litigation. These states award higher attorneys' fees and dismiss fewer cases when attorneys have been migrating to other jurisdictions. Our findings illuminate the dynamics and existence of jurisdictional competition for corporate litigation.
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Keywords: Merger Litigation, Takeovers, Jurisdictional Competition, Delaware, Plaintiffs' Attorneys, Shareholder Class Actions
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CANBERRA, Australia – Canada's men's volleyball team couldn't overcome a slow start and lost 25-18, 25-23, 25-23 to Australia in an exhibition match in the Australian capital. The Canadians are down under for two weeks as they continue preparations for the world championships this September in Italy.
It was the second of four meetings between the two world championship-bound squads. Last week, the Australians also won. The final two matches are this Friday and Saturday in Melbourne.
"In all there wasn't any one area the team was overly poor or strong in," said Canadian assistant coach Larry McKay about the second match. "With new starters for this match the team is working towards clearly identifying jobs and then doing them well. As expected the Australians are playing well and the competition for our side is good."
The Canadians seemed to find a rhythm late in the first set and led most of the second and kept it close through the third.
Team Canada started Josh Howatson of Victoria at setter, Dallas Soonias of Red Deer, Alta., opposite, Louis-Pierre Mainville of Notre-Dame-de-l'Isle, Que., Adam Kaminski of Chatham, Ont., in the middle, Toon van Lankvelt of Rivers Man., and Fred Winters of Victoria at leftside and Benoit Raymond of Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., at libero.
It was a first start for Howatson, van Lankvelt and Kaminski. Kaminski is coming back from a hand injury while Gavin Schmitt of Saskatoon and Steve Brinkman of Bowmanville, Ont., were out due to injuries.
The Canadian team departs for Melbourne on Thursday.
The 14-member Canadian team, lead by head coach Glenn Hoag of Gatineau, Que., is comprised of Louis-Pierre Mainville of Notre-Dame-de-l'Isle, Que., Steve Brinkman of Bowmanville, Ont., Adam Kaminski of Chatham, Ont., Justin Duff of Winnipeg, Dustin Schneider of Brandon, Man., Joshua Howatson of Victoria, Jeremy Wilcox of Calgary, Fred Winters of Victoria, Steve Gotch of Okotoks, Alta., Toon Van Lankvelt of Rivers, Man., Nicholas Cundy of Edmonton, Dallas Soonias of Red Deer, Alta., Gavin Schmitt of Saskatoon and Benoit Raymond of Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que.
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Philadelphia – Ben McIntosh scored four goals and had two assists and Robert Church added three more as Drexel defeated High Point, 14-8, on Senior Day at Vidas Field. The Dragons closed the regular season with their ninth straight win at home and are now 11-3 overall.
High Point (3-12) got on the board first just over two minutes into the game when Adam Seal scored an unassisted goal. Drexel would score the next three goals and seven of the next eight to take the lead for good. Church scored all three of his goals during the stretch. Ryan Belka added two more, while Frank Fusco and McIntosh also found the net as Drexel went ahead 7-2 with 7:19 left in the half. The Panthers closed the first half scoring when Michael Messenger trimmed the deficit to four at halftime.
High Point tried to keep the game close by scoring the first two goals of the second half. Matt Thistle set up Dan Lomas at the 9:20 mark of the third and five minutes later, the Pioneers made it 7-5 on a Mitchell Dupere score. Drexel answered with a 6-0 scoring run over the next nine minutes. Aaron Prosser was slashed as he went to the cage. He scored despite the penalty and the Dragons then went on the man-up, where McIntosh scored just 14 seconds later. Drexel added a Nick Trizano unassisted tally with eight seconds remaining in the third to make it 10-5. Early in the fourth quarter, Drexel put the game away as McIntosh scored twice with a Fusco score sandwiched in the middle as the Dragons extended the lead to 13-5. High Point was able to score three times in the last six minutes of the game as Drexel emptied the bench in the closing minutes of the game.
McIntosh had one of the best regular seasons of any midfielder in recent Drexel history. The junior from Coquitlam, British Columbia scored 36 goals and had 54 points. Church's 18th career hat trick in his final home appearance gave him 30 goals on the season. He had four points, which gives him 52 on the season, and is now fourth on the Drexel career scoring list with 189 points. McIntosh and Church became the first Drexel teammates to reach the 50-point plateau in one season in more than 20 years at the school.
Drexel had its highest total of shots this season, firing 56 at the Panthers' keepers. The Dragons also won 17 of 26 face-offs. Nick Saputo had another solid day on draws, winning 14 of his 22 attempts. The sophomore also had a game-high 10 ground balls. Fusco and Belka each had two goals and an assist for DU. Cal Winkelman made seven saves and allowed just five goals in 48 minutes.
Messenger led High Point with three goals. Brad James had a goal and two assists, while Lomas added a pair of goals and Thistle had two assists. Anthony Porchetta made 17 stops in the cage for High Point before being replaced by Matt Siegmund in the last three minutes.
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For information regarding prospective students, admissions, requirements, scholarships, K-12 programs, student Ambassadors, undergraduate recruitment or outreach (summer camps), please contact:
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A. James Clark School of Engineering
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If you are a Clark School student seeking information about study abroad or the Minor in International Engineering,or the Minor in Engineering Leadership, please visit the web page www.ilp.umd.edu.
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The Board of Visitors assists the Clark School in gaining recognition and support as a leader in engineering education and research. Members provide the dean and school leadership with objective information and intellectual stimulation, advising on a wide range of issues that include strategic planning, corporate relations, fund raising initiatives, communications strategies and other opportunities. As knowledgeable and dedicated advocates of the school, members help attract and engage a diverse group of supporters and serve as liaisons between the Clark School, industry, government and other academic institutions.
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Mayfield Fund
Dr. Kimberly Brown
CEO and President
Amethyst Technologies, LLC
Mr. William Calhoun, Jr.
Executive Vice President
Clark Construction Group, LLC
Dr. James L. Cantor
Senior Vice President, Corporate Chief Engineer and Corporate Director of Program Execution
Leidos, Inc.
Mr. Warren Citrin
Founder and CEO
Mr. Paul DeLia
Corporate VP Science & Technology and CTO
L-3 Communications Corporation
Mr. P. Douglas Dollenberg
Nottingham Properties, Inc.
Dr. Jeanette Epps
NASA Astronaut
former CIA Technical Intelligence Officer
Mr. Emilio Fernandez
(Immediate Past BOV Vice-Chair)
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Pulse Capital LLC
Dr. Robert E. Fischell
CEO and Chairman
Fischell Biomedical, LLC
Mr. T. Paul Gaske
Executive Vice President
Hughes Network Systems, LLC
Mrs. Cheryl A. Ginyard-Jones
ECIT Group, LLC
Mr. Scott Greenhaus
Executive Vice President
Structural Group, Inc.
Mr. Ron Grudziecki
Brinker Biddle & Reath LLP
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Mimosa Networks
Mr. Ali Hirsa
Managing Partner
Sauma Capita, LLC
Dr. Dana (Keoki) Jackson
Chief Technology Officer
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Dr. Christopher T. Jones
President, Technical Services Sector
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Mr. William E. Koffel
Koffel Associates, Inc.
Mr. G. Lee Lushbaugh, Jr.
Sr. Vice President
Bechtel Group, Inc.
Mr. Joseph S. Makar
Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP
Mr. Mark Miller
Vice President, Research & Engineering
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Mr. Rajan Mittu
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
ESCgov, Inc.
Dr. Arthur Morrish
VP, Advanced Concepts and Technology
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
Mr. J. Scott Ogilvie
Ms. Jennifer A. Regan
(Vice-Chair of the BOV)
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Key Technologies, Inc.
Mr. Timothy J. Regan
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Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Mr. Joseph Reyes
President, Orion Enterprises
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Mr. Thomas H. Scholl
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Dr. Alex Severinsky
CEO, Fuelcor LLC
Mr. Philip Tan
INTOUCH Holding, Plc.
Dr. Jaime Valencia
Senior Advisor
ExxonMobil Upstream Research
Mr. Pedro Wasmer
Mr. Keith Williams
President & CEO
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
Mr. Thomas L. Wilson, Jr.
Vice President, Strategy and Business Development
Orbital ATK Space Systems Group
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Chief Technology Officer
Hearst Corporation
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Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
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India Globalization Capital
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Meet Dr. Darryll Pines, Dean of the Clark School
Learn More About the Clark School
Darryll J. Pines has served as Dean and Nariman Farvardin Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the Clark School since January 2009. He first arrived at the Clark School in 1995 as an assistant professor and then served as Chair of the Department of Aerospace Engineering from 2006 to 2009.
As Dean, Pines has led the development of the Clark School's current strategic plan and achieved notable successes in key areas, such as improving teaching in fundamental undergraduate courses and raising student retention; achieving success in national and international student competitions; placing new emphasis on sustainability engineering and service learning; promoting STEM education among high school students; increasing the impact of research programs; and expanding philanthropic contributions to the school. Today, the school's one-year undergraduate retention rate and four-year graduation rate is 90 percent and 60 percent respectively, the university's Solar Decathlon team placed first worldwide in the most recent competition against other leading universities, our Engineers Without Borders chapter is considered one of the nation's best, and the Engineering Sustainability Workshop launched by Pines has become a key campus event. Pines has testified before Congress on STEM education and created the Top 25 Source Schools program for Maryland high schools. At a national level he has led an effort as part of the American Society for Engineering Education-ASEE Deans Council's K-12 STEM Committee to develop a potential College Board AP Exam in Engineering. He is the current Secretary on the Executive Committee of the National GEM Consortium (GEM), a national non-profit providing programming and full fellowships to support increasing untapped domestic human capital at the graduate level in STEM fields.
The Clark School's research expenditures are $119 million, and the school is ranked 34th worldwide by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, which focuses on research citations. The Clark School led the university in achieving and surpassing its $185 million Great Expectations campaign goal, going on to reach $240 million as of the most recent accounting.
During Pines' leadership of aerospace engineering, the department was ranked 8th overall among U.S. universities and 5th among public schools in the U.S. News and World Report graduate school rankings. Pines has been director of the Sloan Scholars Program since 1996, and served as chair of the Engineering Council, director of the NASA CUIP Program, and director of the SAMPEX flight experiment. He currently serves on the Executive and Advisory Board for Engineers Without Borders-EWB National and major corporations.
During a leave of absence from the University (2003-2006), Pines served as Program Manager for the Tactical Technology Office and Defense Sciences Office of DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). While at DARPA, Pines initiated five new programs primarily related to the development of aerospace technologies, for which he received a Distinguished Service Medal. He also held positions at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Chevron Corporation, and Space Tethers Inc. At LLNL, Pines worked on the Clementine Spacecraft program, which discovered water near the south pole of the moon. A replica of the spacecraft now sits in the National Air and Space Museum.
Pines' current research focuses on structural dynamics, including structural health monitoring and prognosis, smart sensors, and adaptive, morphing and biologically-inspired structures, as well as the guidance, navigation, and control of uninhabited aerospace vehicles. He is a fellow of the Institute of Physics, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and has received an NSF CAREER Award.
Pines received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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About the Clark School
The University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering is a premier program, ranked among the best in the world. Located just a few miles from Washington, D.C., the Clark School is at the center of a constellation of high-tech companies and federal laboratories, offering students and faculty access to unique professional advancement opportunities with industry and government partners.
Our broad spectrum of academic programs, including the world's only accredited undergraduate fire protection engineering program, is complemented by a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem, early hands-on educational experiences, and participation in national and international competitions.
The Clark School is leading research advancements in aerospace, bioengineering, robotics, nanotechnology, disaster resilience, energy and sustainability, and cybersecurity. From the universal product code to satellite radio, SMS text messaging to the implantable insulin pump, our students, faculty, and alumni are engineering life-changing innovations for millions. Learn more at www.clark.umd.edu.
Darryll J. Pines has served as Dean since January, 2009. Dr. Pines has led the Clark School's efforts in raising student retention; achieving success in international student competitions; placing new emphasis on sustainability engineering and service learning; promoting STEM education among high school students; increasing the impact of research programs; and expanding philanthropic contributions to the school. Pines received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Quick Facts
Academic Departments & Annual Degrees Awarded
- Aerospace Engineering (100 B.S., 45 M.S., 15 Ph.D.)
- Bioengineering (104 B.S., 7 Ph.D.)
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (78 B.S., 3 M.S., 7 Ph.D.)
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (134 B.S., 45 M.S., 20 Ph.D.)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (202 B.S., 185 M.S., 30 Ph.D.)
- Fire Protection Engineering (29 B.S., 10 M.S.)
- Materials Science and Engineering (37 B.S., 3 M.S., 10 Ph.D.)
- Mechanical Engineering (350 B.S., 50 M.S., 45 Ph.D.)
- Undergraduate enrollment (total): 4,116
- Fall '16 freshman class (total): 634
- Graduate enrollment (total): 2,166
- Fall '16 external transfer class: 263
- Fall '16 internal transfer class: 400
- Undergraduate enrollment: 24.5%, 14.7% underrepresented minorities, 33.7% minorities.
- Graduate enrollment: 22.3% female, 9.7% underrepresented minorities, 17.6% minorities.
- Overall enrollment: 23.7% female, 13% underrepresented minorities, 28.2% minorities.
Incoming Freshman Class Profile
SAT/ACT/GPA information on this list of freshmen (class of 2020) is as follows:
- Average GPA: 4.44
Combined Math/Critical Reading SAT Scores:
o Average: 1402
o 25th Percentile: 1340
o 75th Percentile: 1470
SAT Math Scores:
o Average: 730
o 25th Percentile: 700
o 75th Percentile: 770
SAT Critical Reading Scores:
o Average: 671
o 25th Percentile: 620
o 75th Percentile: 720
ACT Scores:
o Average: 32
o 25th Percentile: 30
o 75th Percentile: 34
- 109 Under-represented Minorities: 17%
- 213 Women: 34%
- 398 (63%) of these students have been selected for the Honors College. Another 93 students (15%) are listed in College Park Scholars.
- The Clark School's nearly 200 faculty members are nationally recognized and highly respected in their fields.
- 100+ faculty members are fellows of engineering professional societies and 50+ are recipients of National Science Foundation Early Career Awards.
- The Clark School has 24 affiliated faculty who are members of the National Academy of Engineering.
- John Anderson (emeritus)
- Gregory Baecher
- Jack Gansler
- James E. Hubbard, Jr.
- Ali Mosleh
- C.D. Mote
- Elaine Oran
- Ben Shneiderman
- Katepalli Sreenivasan
- Ivo Babuška
- Howard Baum
- James Dally
- Robert Deutsch
- George Dieter
- Millard Firebaugh
- Robert Fischell
- Howard Frank
- Gerald Galloway
- Eugenia Kalnay
- Jeong Kim
- Eugene Rasmusson
- Lyle Schwartz
- Hratch G. Semerjian
- G.W. "Pete" Stewart
- George Irwin (deceased)
- Arthur Bergles (deceased)
The Clark School's undergraduate and graduate programs are ranked among the best in the world by the U.S. News and World Report and the Academic Ranking of World Universities.
The University of Maryland is also ranked as a top ten value by Kiplinger's Best Public College Values.
The University of Maryland made The Princeton Review's list of the country's top entrepreneurship programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The Clark School offers a diverse and supportive environment through programs like the Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering and Women in Engineering.
The Clark School was a key factor in the successful conclusion of the University of Maryland's most recent $1 billion campaign, raising almost a quarter of the total amount -- over $240 million -- well over its initial fundraising goal of $185 million. The funds raised by the Clark School came from 14,945 donors, supporting critical areas, including:
- $47 million for scholarships and financial support of undergraduate and graduate students;
- $48 million to help recruit and retain faculty;
- $27 million in support of innovation;
- $89 million for building and classroom upgrades.
Hands-On Education and Early Experiential Learning Opportunities
The Clark School provides undergraduates access to early hands-on learning experiences through a variety of programs and offerings. The ENES 100 is a project-based course that requires all first-year students to work in teams to develop a complex and multidisciplinary product. Students must apply engineering principles, computer software tools, and technical communication skills to meet all of the product performance and project reporting requirements to build a hovercraft. Student teams compete against one another to determine which team could most successfully navigate a course with their hovercraft creation.
Keystone: The Clark School Academy of Distinguished Teachers
The Keystone Program encourages the school's best faculty members to teach fundamental freshman and sophomore courses. Faculty members are selected from throughout the school and are assisted by additional support personnel. Courses are closely reviewed to achieve academic excellence and high student interest in courses. Keystone brings beginning engineers an enhanced educational experience, reinforces and recognizes outstanding teaching, and serves a national model for increasing engineering student retention and graduation rates.
Leadership Programs
In a recent study of employers and what skills they are most looking for in college students, the following appeared in the top 10:
- Communication skills
- Teamwork skills
- Problem solving skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Flexibility/adaptability
Clark School of Engineering leadership opportunities, including workshops, campus organizations, and coursework, are designed to promote student leadership development and enhance the skills employers are most looking for.
Study Abroad Programs
With over 60 international engineering programs available, the possibilities are endless. The Office of International and Leadership Programs in the Clark School will work with you throughout the process to ensure you find a program that is a good fit for you. Engineering programs exist in Europe, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the Middle East.
Student Competitions
Nothing spurs creativity and innovation more than a combination of incentive and challenge: a reward for achievement, combined with the urgency of a dare to succeed and the reality that we must race against others. We are at our best when we compete. This is why prizes and competitions are crucial to create a climate of innovation and entrepreneurship, and to drive new advances in targeted areas. At the Clark School, competing for external prizes has had an enormously positive effect on student development.
- Hackathon Team: Winner, Major League Hacks Season, MHacks, LA Hacks
- Woodstove Decathlon: 1st Place in Emissions in Wood Stove Decathlon
- MaxTech: 1st Place in Max Tech and Beyond Design Competition for Ultra-Low-Energy-Use Appliances and Equipment
- AHS Student Design: 1st Place in the American Helicopter Society's 30th Annual Student Design Competition
- RASC-AL Robo-Ops: 2nd Place in the NASA RASC-AL Exploration Robo-Ops Competition
- ChemE Car: Reached top-five finals round for 4th consecutive year
- Steel Bridge Team: Reached finals of the National Student Steel Bridge Competition
- Terps Racing: Terps Racing Baja Team placed 13th overall out of 100 teams in the Baja SAE
- NASA X-Hab: Two UMD teams finalists in the eXploration-Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge
- Gamera: World Record for Human-Powered Helicopter Flight Duration, 97 seconds
- Solar Decathlon: First Place in the U.S. Solar Decathlon Competition
Mpact Theme
Engineers have the unique capability to innovate and design novel products and solutions that can improve millions of lives. At the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering, we place a special emphasis on aiming for this ultimate outcome – transforming fearless ideas into new innovations that benefit millions. This is what we call "Mpact."
We can achieve Mpact in a number of ways.
Our cutting edge, interdisciplinary research initiatives are focused on the most challenging and critical issues of our time. In approaching complex problems, UMD faculty members immerse themselves in creativity and innovation, moving research ideas from the bench top to the market.
Our capabilities for Mpact are broad. We are leading research advancements in energy and sustainability, aerospace, bioengineering, robotics, biomedical devices, nanotechnology, fire protection, and disaster resilience.
These capabilities can help transform lives not only nationally, but internationally. The world's population is now over 7 billion people. In the next two decades, almost 2 billion more people will inhabit the Earth. It has been estimated that 95% of that growth will take place in developing or under-developed countries. Engineers have a role and responsibility in helping to solve global problems.
In addition to faculty research and innovation, our students are engaged in international outreach through programs like Engineers Without Borders and Maryland Sustainability Engineering (MDSE). These groups are committed to sustainable development across the region and abroad, visiting places like Peru, Sierra Leone, and Ethiopia to improve communities through engineering projects, including powering schools sustainably, making drinking water safe, and creating new community centers.
Learn more about Mpact at www.clark.umd.edu/mpact.
Leading Research
- Total Research Expenditures: $161.9M
- Research Expenditures per Faculty Member: $686,384
Research Centers and Institutes
- Institute for Systems Research (ISR)
- Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics (IREAP)
- Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS)
- Maryland NanoCenter
- University of Maryland Energy Research Center (UMERC)
- Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC2)
- Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE)
- Center for Advanced Transportation Technology (CATT)
- Maryland Robotics Center
- Center for Environmental Energy Engineering (CEEE)
- Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center
Unique Facilities
- The Neutral Buoyancy Research Facility, which simulates the conditions of space, is the only facility of its kind on a university campus.
- The Micro and Nano Fabrication Laboratory, or FabLab, is a Class 1000 research cleanroom covering a total area of approximately 10,000 square feet.
- The Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel is a state of the art facility used in aerodynamic research and development.
- The Bioprocess Scale-Up Facility (BSF) is dedicated to the development and scale-up of biotechnology products and processes.
Location, Location, Location
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Unique Professional Opportunities for Students
The University of Maryland's location inside the capital beltway provides unique professional opportunities to students. The Clark School's Engineering Co-op & Career Services Office provides a full range of career development programs and services to students and employers interested in cooperative education, internships, and post-graduation engineering positions.
Quick Facts from 2013-2014
- 78% of the undergraduate graduating class participated in at least one co-op experience.
- 69% of undergraduate students were employed full-time by graduation and 16% were attending graduate school full-time, with under 15% seeking employment.
- 85% of undergraduate co-op/intern students who applied for full-time positions with their co-op/intern employer were offered positions.
- The average starting salary for an undergraduate engineer is $66,500.
Corporate Partner Highlights
The Clark School has developed strong ties with corporate partners with an emphasis on long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with a 360-degree approach, capitalizing on opportunities for student recruitment, workforce development, advanced professional education programs, collaborative research, and shared goals and objectives.
Some examples of Clark School corporate partner relationships include:
Lockheed Martin, University of Maryland Partner to Develop Next Generation Quantum Computer
The Lockheed Martin and University of Maryland Quantum Engineering Center seeks to develop an integrated quantum computing platform that has the potential to enhance fields ranging from drug discovery and communications to logistics.
Siemens' Largest Ever Software Grant Given to UMD for Advanced Manufacturing, Workforce Development
Siemens Corporation announced its largest ever in-kind product lifecycle management (PLM) software grant to provide UMD students and researchers with a uniquely valuable and sophisticated design and simulation tool for research development, course work, academic projects and team-based competitions.
Northrop Grumman and UMD Partner to Launch First Cybersecurity Honors Program
The University of Maryland and Northrop Grumman collaborated to develop the Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students (ACES), the nation's first cybersecurity honors program for undergraduates.
Sikorsky and United Technologies Endow UMD Professorship in Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., along with its then parent company, United Technologies Corp., pledged one million dollars in 2014 to endow a fund to create the Igor Sikorsky Distinguished Professorship in Rotorcraft at UMD's Clark School of Engineering.
Canon Life Sciences and UMD Collaborate on Rapid Infectious Disease Diagnosis Technology
Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc., a subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., and the Clark School launched a new research collaboration to develop a highly automated system providing rapid infectious disease test results while also simplifying the process to allow clinical staff to perform point of care disease diagnosis.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
An Entrepreneurship Ecosytem
The Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech) has a three-part mission to educate the next generation of technology entrepreneurs, create successful technology ventures, and connect Maryland companies with university resources to help them succeed. Mtech has had a $25.7 billion impact on the Maryland economy since 1983. Top-selling products such as MedImmune's Synagis®, which protects infants from a deadly respiratory disease, and Hughes Communications' HughesNet®, which brings satellite-based, high-speed Internet access to the world, were developed through or enhanced by Mtech programs. Billion dollar companies such as Martek Biosciences and Digene Corporation graduated from Mtech's incubator programs.
Entrepreneurship Education
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program (EIP):
Two-year, living-learning entrepreneurship program for academically talented freshman and sophomore students
Hinman CEOs Program:
Two-year, living-learning undergraduate entrepreneurship program
Hillman Entrepreneurs Program:
Three-year transfer program to create entrepreneurial leaders
Master of Technology Entrepreneurship:
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Please Don't Ask Me to Say I Love You: An HIV Take on Commitment Phobia
January 14, 2014
This article originally appeared on PositiveLite.com, Canada's Online HIV Magazine.
If you're living with HIV, you've already been through stuff; that's a given. You may have seen friends or lovers dying, or being seriously ill and recovering by the skin of their teeth to live on bearing the scars. You may also have had your own brushes with disaster, leading to a well-justified and experience-based fear of the unknown and the future. If you're lucky, you've found a partner along the way to share shit with; someone to lift you up when you're down, just as you do to them. If you're not so lucky, you may be living alone, hoping that a new relationship may turn up; or just getting along, grabbing moments when you can and getting through, happy enough but not looking for wedding bells on the horizon.
So what happens when you do meet someone and there's a click and the fabled "chemistry" kick starts your jaded emotions into gear again? All lights are green. They're either HIV positive, or genuinely HIV-friendly; the sex is great, there's the right amount of passion and tenderness, you just want to touch them at every opportunity, you're smiling when you wake up and the butterflies go into overdrive every time you get ready to meet. You talk for hours, feel relaxed, want to find ways to please them and even let them meet your friends and maybe after a time, the family. All systems go! This could be the one! You're amazed and relieved that it can still happen and it's as if a huge weight has been lifted off your shoulders and then just when the pink cloud seems like an impenetrable fortress ... the bombshell drops and they say they love you! Or if they don't say it, everything points to it being about to be said. What then? Then, for some people, the switch goes off; panic sets in and the end of the relationship, however good it is, comes rushing towards them like an out of control steam train!
You start finding fault with things they do or say. You start looking for reasons why they most definitely are not the one. It was just infatuation, or horniness, or the thrill of the chase and slowly but surely the rot sets in and you just want out as quickly and painlessly as possible.
What's That All About?
It's commitment phobia that's what and it's an agonizing side-effect, or throw back, of many things that have gone on in your life thus far. It can be agonizing for you as well as the poor unsuspecting partner but it's a very powerful reason for many promising relationships to fall at the first hurdle.
So What Is Commitment Phobia and What Issues Are Involved?
It's basically a fear of committing to one person for an indefinite future but it can manifest itself in several ways. Some people start off wanting nothing else than a long-term relationship, then inexplicably start withdrawing from it weeks or months later. These people yo-yo between relationships without really understanding why they go wrong. Others are terrified of becoming emotionally bound up with someone; they see it as drama, or evidence that someone wants to chain them up and take away their freedom. In these cases, they become terminal one-night-standers and avoid monogamy like the plague. Remember that book, He's Just Not That Into You? In that, the case was made that commitment phobes are almost invariably men and gay men may well agree but actually, there's very little evidence that commitment issues are confined to one sex or the other. In general, though, if you are prone to the following types of relationship behavior, you may well find serious commitment a problem:
- You're terrified of ending up in an unhappy relationship. Maybe you've seen disastrous relationships all around you and it may even have begun with your parents. Many people with commitment issues can hark back to family traumas, or parental rows and have childhood memories of stress and fear that the family is going to break up. They may feel that they were unloved, abandoned or even misused as a child and those fears translate very easily to a fear of adult relationships for themselves.
- You've seen nothing but misery and arguments in media portrayals of relationships. Soaps are especially guilty of this: nobody can stand more than a few episodes of The Waltons, or Little House on the Prairie but they love a good soap drama with plenty of screaming and yelling. However, many people are put off by the idea that it may repeat itself in their own lives.
- You may convince yourself that sex is the answer; the more the better and preferably of the no-strings-attached variety. Therefore you become a serial sex-seeker and at the moment that emotions get in the way, you're off to the next conquest.
- You may have already had several bad relationship experiences and have ended up being hurt by other commitment phobes yourself. You start building walls and barriers, so that emotional pain has no means of entry.
- You may also find it very difficult to trust other people when they complement you, or express their admiration. You see it as a series of lines, patter or clichés and refuse to believe a word of it. Maybe childhood experiences have taught you that you're not worthy of praise and that somehow anyone who says they love you is lying because it can't possibly be true.
- You may also have an inordinate fear of being possessed, becoming someone's property or losing your freedom to be yourself and do your own thing. If that's the case, you view all loving praise as a means to entrap you, when in fact the opposite may be the case.
- If your favourite response is, "someday, perhaps, maybe," or "I'm just not ready yet," it's pretty certain that you want to avoid commitment.
I love my relationship with my bed. No commitment needed. We just sleep together every night!
-- Unknown quotes
Whatever the causes, commitment issues can be very painful, both for the person with the problem and the person on the receiving end. Both can begin with the best of intentions but it often ends up in a pattern of opening seduction, followed by perceived pulling and pushing as insecurity takes over and erodes the spontaneity of falling for someone. It's a survival thing. The one frightened of commitment ends up doing everything they can to avoid being trapped and possibly hurt and the other does everything they can to hold on to something clearly slipping away through no fault of their own.
The commitment phobe is often a fantastic seducer and romantic at the beginning because he or she knows deep down that they won't be staying around for long. The partner is sucked in by all that attention and ends up appearing desperate when it appears that it was all for nothing. This is where the clichéd "thrill of the chase" comes in. It's probably much more complex than hunting a victim and then discarding him or her when the chase is over -- the obsessive hunter may well have a serious commitment problem but of course that's no comfort for the hunted! The problem is that this sort of person is a bit of a coward; they love the chase but hate the kill. They become expert in the art of sabotage and it can take some time before their dastardly plans end up in separation. They often prefer the other to end it because it justifies what they feared in the first place. It's a diabolical game but remember most of the time this is happening at a subconscious level; they may engineer the relationship's downfall but very few set out to do that deliberately and cause pain and hurt. Unfortunately, this sort of behavior doesn't pre-warn the unsuspecting partner that they'll be special for a short time but then it'll be over!
Another often-used excuse for someone afraid of an emotional relationship is that they are looking for perfection but they're not all vaudeville sons of Jewish mothers; they know there's no such thing as perfection but searching out and exposing their partner's flaws becomes the perfect excuse not to commit. One thing is sure; the commitment phobe is always looking for the back door and ensuring that the way out is clear.
How Does HIV Make It Even Worse?
Now HIV can throw a particularly unique spanner in the works and can ruin the chances of a relationship before a word is spoken. Maybe cancer and other terrible diseases do exactly the same but I would argue that because of its sexual nature, HIV has become an out-and-out relationship wrecker all on its own. Now I don't have to tell anyone how difficult sero-discordant relationships can be. With sex being a vital element, anything that casts doubt in that area is going to put strains on any budding partnership. I'm so full of admiration for those that do make it work and would argue that those people are anything but commitment phobic. However, HIV can turn a commitment phobe into an absolute non-starter because he or she has yet another very strong reason for not committing and can or will use it as an excuse to avoid making long-term plans. If he or she has HIV in their lives, they will claim that there's no point in long-term relationships because what happens if one or the other gets sick? It's a get out of jail card because it's indisputable that HIV can prevent relationships blossoming whether you're a commitment phobe or not. If you're HIV negative, the commitment phobe again has that built-in reason for avoiding a deep emotional relationship but their hopeful positive partner may be unaware of that in the beginning.
If both partners are HIV positive, the commitment phobe surely has less reason to reject love because seriously, what else do they want? However, in the end these people will avoid a partnership whatever their status and that of their partner. HIV will become a non-issue apart from making life in bed much easier because they will put that much more effort into the seduction and love-making but even then, if it starts to get serious, the alarm bells will go off regardless. Even the idea that it will be much more difficult to find another partner doesn't really affect their fears of commitment. They'll convince themselves that they were never looking for love in the first place, just good, uncomplicated sex. If only they would realise that finding a compatible partner, with HIV in the picture is like squeezing blood from a stone, they might realise the value of what they've got. However, commitment phobia is a very deep-seated problem. HIV or not, strong attraction or not; clicks, chemistry and compatibility, they don't make any difference; the drive to run away is just too strong.
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Reader Comments:
I think it's my stupid Mormon culture but I can't tell any partners that I love them first, it's a sign of weakness. Once they hear those words you become the weaker link and they take advantage of you. I've always found that its better not to fall in love at all and maybe I never have but I don't want to use that word; it carries too much weight and doesn't mean that much anyway. I guess people will think I lose out by doing that but I've always found it works for me and I've never been hurt because I stay strong. That doesn't mean I can't have relationships, I can but I always keep control zo that it doesn't get out of hand. Do I need a shrink? My friends think so but they're always a mess, in and out of love and emotionally unstable.
This was us just two years ago. I was afraid of commitment and Berry was terrified I'd dump his ass. Everything you say in these 2 posts is right and lucky for us we saw what was happening before it was too late and because we both took a step back we were able to see the relationship for waht it was - 2 people in love with problems going way back. Then we sort of made peace with that and took it very slow. It took a long time but now we're planning to get married. There are no guarantees for the future but if you know that and take it one step at a time, you can get through as long as you know how the other is feeling and that you're just as likely to crash as the partner. I've sent these posts of yours to friends of ours who are exactly the same. It's gret how we can learn from each other like this. Thanks for that.
I had to read both of your articles twice before it sunk in that the problems I have finding good partners is all down to me. I always thought that I'd just never found the one good guy who matched up to my wish list. They were all missing that something that made it perfect. Now I see that I've never given guys a chance and when they said they loved me I sort of looked down on them and finished it straight away because I didn't love them back. Now I see that I just don't really want to commit. I'm going to have to change my thinking and I have to thank you for making me see that nobody is perfect and near perfect is probably more than good enough. Phew, It's a big thing this but as you say, you can't change overnight. I just have to keep reminding myself that I've got to be open to love and not just shut it out at the first sign. Does that make sense? I hope so because it's only now beginning to make sense to me.
This describes my boyfriend perfectly. He's finished with me twice now because I told him I loved him and he couldn't take it. He says I'm taking all the fun out of our relationship yet I know he loves me too. He just can't say it. If he dumps me again that will be it for me even though he says that he can't live without me.
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