Meet Joel,

He is a Biochemical Engineering major, a JHU Researcher and a presenter at URCAD 2016. Joel also gave a presentation at Johns Hopkins’ Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium and gave a presentation to the Hopkins Inistitute of NanoBiotechnology.

His research focused Parkinson's disease; in this study the most toxic fibrillar form of misfolded α-syn, pre-formed fibrils (α-syn-PFF), were used to elucidate the functional domain of a nascent transmembrane receptor, JHA1, in its role as a mediator of α-syn-PFF endocytosis. Joel's advice to research students is to apply to labs or to opportunities that actually interest you. This will also make your application stronger.

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UMBC's first Quadmania happened in 1981. Over 600 people gathered together on the Quad to listen to various local bands. The event was meant to be a step towards bringing concerts to UMBC and it proved successful. Quadmania continued to be celebrated on the Quad until it was moved to the RAC where it is now held currently. Performers at UMBC's Quadmania over the years have included Kanye West (2004), Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (2013), Snoop Dogg (2011), and most recently, Fetty Wap. 

Learn More: 

-History of UMBC Research Guide 

-University Archives Webpage 

-Article in The Retriever (Volume 16, Number 4) on UMBC's First Quadmania 

-SEB Quadmania Webpage 

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Meet Matt,

He is a Chemical Engineering major, a NIST Scholar and a presenter at URCAD 2016. Matthew also volunteered his time as a Peer Alumni from Community Colleges, assisting potential students from Anne Arundel Community College to UMBC. And he served in the Air Force for three years. (Thank you for your service!) 

His research focused upon the development of an alternative method for heat transfer to chill hot wort in the brewing process. Efficient heat transfer is necessary to ensure an adequate cold break for a clear and flavorful product. The cold break is a group of proteins that must be thermally shocked to precipitate out of solution. An ice bath is not sufficient to obtain an efficient cold break, so alternative methods must be explored.

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STRiVE Leadership Retreat is a UMBC funded program where UMBC students have the opportunity to participate in an off-campus leadership retreat to help them develop leadership skills and abilities. Student Life and the Student Government Association first began STRiVE in 2009 and continue to develop and plan the retreat to this day. While at the retreat students work in teams, develop social change projects, and build community and campus interconnections. 

Learn More: 

-History of UMBC Research Guide 

-University Archives Webpage 

-UMBC Breaking Ground on STRiVE 

-STRiVE Information 

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Meet Max,

 He is a Mathematics and Computer Science major and a NIST Scholar. In his spare time he likes to participate in the youth development program at Arbutus Middle School. This program consists of UMBC students who volunteered to tutor and mentor middle school students from AMS.

Last summer, Max’s research took him to the Neutron Research Center (NCNR) where he assisted in writing (python) scripts that was utilized for the NICE neutron beam client. He designed a feature that would allow users to create custom scripts written in the python programming language to control their experiments.

Read more about Max here...