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Dana Purcell expertly manages the daily operations at the Maryland Cybersecurity Center, overseeing everything from office space to event coordination with the pride and precision of a winning football quarterback.

The awards acknowledge the accomplishments and future potential of scientists and engineers who are 42 years old or younger.

The funding supports groundbreaking work in the characterization of microbial enzymes and the development of novel wearable devices for monitoring gut health.

Five interdisciplinary projects, funded with seed grants ranging from $115K to $150K apiece, will advance novel AI research and scholarship that can impact education, transportation, emergency preparedness and health care.

Computational linguist Philip Resnik is using machine learning to break down how people found the strength to resist suicide.

Using techniques from cryptography and computational complexity theory, Atul Singh Arora is developing methods to certify the properties of quantum systems that are otherwise hard to investigate.

Maria Molina and Chris Metzler are developing novel AI-based approaches that can help address systemic inequities and improve the lives of populations that are vulnerable to extreme weather events.

Shirley Micallef is taking on the E. Coli contamination of produce.

The researchers are conducting a series of studies to determine the level of bias that users expect from AI systems, and how AI providers explain to users that their systems may include biased data.

Gabe Kaptchuk is developing privacy systems that go beyond traditional, abstract methods, emphasizing a human-centered approach that responds to how people actually interact with technology.