Center for Environmental Energy Engineering

🎉Congratulations to Jan Muehlbauer, a senior faculty specialist with CEEE, on receiving the 2026 Faculty Service Award from the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. 🏆

Muehlbauer manages the Daikin Energy Innovation Laboratory, a 3,600-square-foot state-of-the-art facility, where CEEE researchers are developing efficient, sustainable heating and cooling solutions. He oversaw the lab’s creation in 2019 and continues to manage updates, focusing on state-of-the-art upgrades and ensuring personnel safety.

Thank you, Jan, for all your contributions to CEEE and Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland over the past 20 years.

Celebrating with him in the photo below are Research Professor Yunho Hwang (left), Mechanical Engineering Interim Chair Patrick McCluskey (center), and Research Professor and CEEE Director Vikrant Aute (right).

🔗 Read more: https://ceee.umd.edu/news/story/ceeersquos-jan-muehlbauer-honored-with-faculty-service-award

🌟 CEEE alumni and friends: Now's your chance to be recognized for your contributions to engineering and the A. James Clark School of Engineering.

The Clark School is accepting nominations for two of its highest honors, the Glenn L. Martin Medal and the Kevin C. Greenaugh Award.

These distinctions honor individuals whose contributions have advanced engineering and delivered lasting impact. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominations must be received by June 1.

🔗 Nominate a leader whose work stands out: https://eng.umd.edu/alumni/awards

🎉Celebrate with us this Saturday, April 25.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how today’s air-conditioning systems work, and see how CEEE researchers are designing more sustainable, more efficient technologies for the future.

🫧 Plus, meet RoCo, a roving robot that delivers personalized cooling — and blows bubbles!

📍 Find us in the Leidos Innovation Lab, A. James Clark Hall, University of Maryland

⏰ Saturday, April 25 | 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

🔗 Preview the 400+ Maryland Day events across campus: marylandday.umd.edu

Free parking and admission.

educators: Summer is around the corner! Apply now for a five-week Research Experience for Teachers at the University of Maryland .

Gain hands-on research experience, learn how to bring new findings into your classroom, and receive a stipend for your work.

⏰ Deadline extended: April 30

The EARTH Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program empowers K-14 educators to engage in cutting-edge research on sustainable (heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration) technologies.

Come work with A. James Clark School of Engineering researchers on groundbreaking technologies and develop classroom-ready curricula that will inspire students to advance .

🔗 Apply here by April 30: go.umd.edu/RET

Five learning neighborhoods. Hundreds of family-friendly free activities. One unforgettable day!

Join us at on April 25: https://marylandday.umd.edu/

UMD Giving Day is here! This is your opportunity to give it forward.

🌍 Your gift to the CEEE Graduate Fellowships & Research Fund advances our research on sustainable heating and cooling solutions, creating a better, greener world for all of us.

🐢 Every dollar you give supports our graduate students in their research and prepares them with the engineering skills needed to innovate the next generation of energy-efficient HVAC technologies.

🔗 Donate directly at go.umd.edu/GivingCEEE

If you land on the Clark School Giving Day web page today, you can still designate your gift to CEEE by scrolling down to "Your Choice" and writing in the Center for Environmental Energy Engineering.

Get ready for UMD Giving Day tomorrow, Wednesday, March 4. This Giving Day, please join us in supporting the CEEE Graduate Fellowships & Research Fund.

🌍 By designating a gift to CEEE, you help advance our research in sustainable heating and cooling solutions, creating a better, greener world for all of us.

🐢 Every dollar you give supports our graduate students in their research and prepares them with the engineering skills needed to innovate the next generation of energy-efficient HVAC technologies.

🔗 Donate at go.umd.edu/GivingCEEE

Do you know a Maryland Engineering alum whose early career impact stands out?

Nominations are now open for the A. James Clark School of Engineering's Early Career Distinguished Alumni Society, which celebrates Maryland Engineering alumni, age 40 and under, who are leading the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs and change agents.

🎉 Nominate yourself or another Terp alum.

🗓️ Nominations accepted through March 1, 2026. All materials must be received by March 13, 2026.

🔗 Apply online: https://eng.umd.edu/alumni/society

🏆We are thrilled to announce that a CEEE team led by Research Professor Yunho Hwang received third place in the Vicinity Energy–Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator Ideation Program. The pitch competition invited innovators to propose ways to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions in centralized district energy systems.

🔗 Read about CEEE’s winning pitch: https://ceee.umd.edu/news/story/heat-pump-innovation-wins-third-place-in-pitch-competition

A. James Clark School of Engineering

educators: Apply for a five-week summer research experience at University of Maryland, June 22–July 24, 2026.

The EARTH Research Experience for Teachers program empowers K-14 educators to engage in cutting-edge research on sustainable (heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration) technologies. Come work with A. James Clark School of Engineering researchers on groundbreaking technologies and develop related curricula to use in your classroom. Stipends provided.

❄️ Application deadline: April 3, 2026

🔗 Apply here: go.umd.edu/RET