Building the Innovation Environment — Goal: $20 Million

The ideal setting for engineering innovation has been newly defined with the construction of the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building—cross-disciplinary, adaptable to change and growth, and open to the world. The Kim Building sets the standard for the facilities, renovations and equipment we need to make the school function at the highest levels. Two such facilities are described below.

A New Facility Worthy of the Fischell Department of Bioengineering
The recent gift of Robert E. Fischell and his family to establish the Fischell Department of Bioengineering includes funds to expand laboratory and office space in the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building. While that space is much needed, we plan to build a large, stand-alone bioengineering facility to accommodate the rapid growth we anticipate in this field.

The new bioengineering facility will encompass both research labs and classrooms. It will be designed to bring together multiple engineering disciplines to address the multifaceted challenges bioengineering presents, including space for interactions with visiting University of Maryland medical, pharmacy and dental school colleagues.

Gifts in support of the new facility will help us anchor the Fischell department, give it the standing it deserves, and provide the specialized environments and equipment needed for developing bioengineering breakthroughs and training tomorrow's experts.

More Information about the Bioengineering Building

Reaching Across Maryland: Distance Education Technology and Services
The Clark School is a vast repository of advanced knowledge spanning the range of engineering disciplines. Yet the means for offering our knowledge to the greatest number of Marylanders—our smoothly functioning cable video program called Distance Education Technology and Services (DETS)—is greatly under-supported.

We plan to create a new facility to centralize and consolidate now-dispersed functions (and free space in other buildings), modernize computer, video and communications technologies for greater capability, flexibility and growth potential, and offer meeting space and services for adjunct faculty and the Clark School's own professional and traditional students.

How You Can Help
To learn more about opportunities to advance the work of the Clark School, and to discuss your own ideas and plans, please contact Stu Stabley at 301-405-8289 or support-clarkschool@umd.edu.