UMD Welcomes A. James Clark Scholars Class of '24

The A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland welcomes 10 exceptional young engineers from across the state of Maryland as its newest class of A. James Clark Scholars.

The students selected for this highly distinguished program represent some of the most promising scholars of the Clark School’s freshman class of 2020–21.

The A. James Clark Scholars Program, a signature A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation initiative, supports high-performing undergraduate engineering students with financial need. Clark Scholars participate in specialized academic programs along with leadership, business, and project management training. A hallmark of UMD's Clark Scholars Program is that students will additionally commit to focusing part of their studies on one of the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges. UMD’s Clark Scholars will confront these challenges with a multidisciplinary, socially aware, and entrepreneurial background and will earn a transcript notation upon completing the program.

The UMD Clark Scholars Program is made possible by Building Together: An Investment for Maryland.

Meet the Clark Scholars Class of '24:

Maansi Gupta

Maansi Gupta
Major: Civil and Environmental Engineering
High School: Poolesville High School
Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD

Autumn Hengen

Autumn Hengen
Major: Bioengineering
High School: South River High School
Hometown: Crofton, MD

Abigail Kittel

Abigail Kittel
Major: Materials Science and Engineering
High School: Smithsburg High School
Hometown: Smithsburg, MD

Lindon Luu

Lindon Luu
Major: Fire Protection Engineering
High School: Colonel Zadok Magruder High School
Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD

Elizabeth Monaghan

Elizabeth Monaghan
Major: Mechanical Engineering
High School: South River High School
Hometown: Crofton, MD

Amir Moon

Amir Moon
Major: Electrical Engineering
High School: Eastern Technical High School
Hometown: Essex, MD

Ephraim Shaw

Ephraim Shaw
Major: Electrical Engineering
High School: Bowie High School
Hometown: Bowie, MD

Shamil Yakeem

Shamil Yakeem
Major: Mechanical Engineering
High School: Richard Montgomery High School
Hometown: Rockville, MD

Meron Yonas

Meron Yonas
Major: Engineering, undecided
High School: Paint Branch High School
Hometown: Burtonsville, MD

Samaa Zaman

Samaa Zaman
Major: Chemical Engineering
High School: Thomas S. Wootton High School
Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD

Meet the Clark Scholars Class of '23.

Meet the Clark Scholars Class of '22.

Published November 12, 2020