Directions to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering Main Office
Room 2135 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building
Building # 090, located on Stadium Drive

Department phone: 301-405-5207.
Administrative contact: Annette Mateus, amateus@umd.edu

Detailed Directions:

From Baltimore and Points North
I-95 South to Exit 27, follow signs to U.S. Route 1 South. Go two miles south on U.S. Route 1 and turn right onto Campus Drive, make a right onto Paint Branch Drive, then make a left onto Stadium Drive. The Chemical and Nuclear Engineering building is the third building on the right.

From Points South
I-95 North to Exit 25 and U.S. 1 South. Go two miles south on U.S. Route 1 and turn right onto Campus Drive, make a right onto Paint Branch Drive, then make a left onto Stadium Drive. The Chemical and Nuclear Engineering building is the third building on the right.
From Bowie/Annapolis Areas and Points East
U.S. 50 to the Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) North, Exit Beltway at Exit 25 and U.S. 1 South; go two miles south on U.S. Route 1 and turn right onto Campus Drive, make a right onto Paint Branch Drive, then make a left onto Stadium Drive. The Chemical and Nuclear Engineering building is the third building on the right.

From Points West
I-495 North to Exit 25. Go two miles south on U.S. Route 1 and turn right onto Campus Drive, make a right onto Paint Branch Drive, then make a left onto Stadium Drive. The Chemical and Nuclear Engineering building is the third building on the right.

From Washington, D.C.
Take 16th St. north to Georgia Ave. North (U.S. 97). Go about 1/4 mile to Capital Beltway (I-495) East, get off at Exit 25 and U.S. 1 South; continue 2 miles on U.S. Route 1 and turn right onto Campus Drive, make a right onto Paint Branch Drive, then make a left onto Stadium Drive. The Chemical and Nuclear Engineering building is the third building on the right.

Metro Information

The COLLEGE PARK/U OF MD Metro stop on the Green Line is about a 25-30 minute walk to campus. There is a University Shuttle Service available at the College Park Metro Station.
(See "Additional Resources" in the right column on this page).

Walking information from the Metro Stop
(20-30 minute walk)
If you are taking the Metro, please take the exit facing Paint Branch Parkway. Travel Northwest on Paint Branch Parkway toward Route 1 (Baltimore Ave.). At Baltimore Ave., cross the street at the light and enter into the campus via Campus Drive (Paint Branch Parkway changes into Campus Drive once you cross Baltimore Avenue). The next intersection on Campus Drive is Paint Branch Drive (make a right onto Paint Branch Parkway). At the next intersection, you will be at Stadium Drive, make a left onto Stadium Drive. Our building is the 3rd building on the right.