DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT 
A team of 12 talented students from ENST designed a green wall for a solar-powered house, named Watershed, the University of Maryland’s entry into the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2011 Solar Decathlon. Watershed will embrace an ecosystem model and draw inspiration from natural systems, such as the chesapeake bay Watershed, which stretches over 64,000 square miles of Maryland, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Full Story I View Videos
ENST undergraduate student Diane Peng has been chosen as a 2011-2012 Merrill Presidential Scholar. Diane recognizes her mentor, Dr. Andrew Baldwin, as the faculty member who has impacted her the most. The prestigious Merrill Presidential Scholars Program honors the University of Maryland’s most successful seniors and their designated University faculty for their mentorship that leads to stronger collaboration between the University and K-12 schools. Full Story
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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT
Breaking New Ground In Renewable Energy. Did you ever imagine that radishes could be used to produce renewable energy? No one saw it coming. However, Dr. Stephanie Lansing and Dr. Ray Weil in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology are testing dairy manure and forage radishes to develop a new technology that could enable corn silage-based dairy farmers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, nutrient runoff, and environmental impacts while producing a renewable biofuel. Full Story
ENST undergraduate student Grant Hughes-Baldwin satisfied both his love for travel and his passion for marine ecology by studying abroad for a semester at the University of Oslo in Norway. “I chose Norway as my destination due to its unique society and its unadulterated nature,” says Hughes-Baldwin. “Even more, it gave me the opportunity to travel to nearby countries and experience a diverse spectrum of cultures, which sets apart the Nordic countries from the rest of Europe.” Full Story
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NEWS
Soil judging team wins regional contest. This university's soil judging team won the Northeast Regional Soil Judging Contest last Friday. It's a familiar position for the little-known but highly skilled student group: Over the past 50 years, they've won 20 times. Coach Martin Rabenhorst described the annual competition run as "the equivalent of the ACC [championship]" in soil judging, which qualifies the team for the upcoming national soil judging competition. Full Story
UMD's 'WaterShed' Wins Solar Decathlon 2011. The University of Maryland's innovative WaterShed House has won the highly competitive U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. The Purdue University team took second place, and New Zealand received third-place honors in the international competition. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced the results on Oct. 1. Full Story
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