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Lloyd, Isabel

Lloyd, Isabel

Associate Professor
Keystone Professor
Undergraduate Program Director
Fellow, American Ceramic Society
Materials Science and Engineering
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
2309 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 1980

B.S., Penn State, 1975

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Fellow, American Ceramic Society (1994)
  • W.M. Keck Foundation, Engineering Excellence Teaching Award (1995)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Ceramic Society
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

 

 ENES 100, Introduction to Engineering Design, 3 credits; Students work as teams to design and build an autonomous rover to fulfill a mission using fundamental engineering concepts, CAD and a microprocessor.

 ENMA 300, Introduction to Materials Engineering, 3 credits; Structure of materials, chemical composition, phase transformations, corrosion and mechanical properties of metals, ceramics, polymers and related materials. Materials selection in engineering applications.

 ENMA 301, Modern Materials Engineering, 3 credits; Five topical areas will be presented, with four leading up to specific applications that have recently come to market or are currently experiencing heavy research and development. The fifth is sustainability and impact. Each module will introduce basic materials science principles to help you understand these areas.

Two-Time Participant of NSF Research Experiences for Teachers Program Awarded for UMD-Born Green Chemistry Research

Mildred Pates is a recipient of the ACS CES Award for Incorporation of Sustainability into Chemical Education.

Students’ Research on Lithium Garnet Electrolytes Reveals Transformative Solid-State Energy Solutions

Student team led by Yifei Mo publishes solid-state battery innovation in ACS Energy Letters.

A Little Persistence, A Lot of Determination

MSE Alumni Tony Ying ('94) discusses his evolution as an engineer.

MSE Researchers Create Novel Liquid Crystal Materials From Particles

Bent colloidal rods exhibit classic liquid crystal mesophases of organic molecules.

MSE Student Maria Pascale inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa

Maria Pascale, a Senior MSE student, has been recognized for her outstanding on and off campus achievements. 

New Software Will Enhance Materials Science and Engineering’s Undergraduate Program

UMD wins one of six computational design toolkits from ASM International.

Gaither Wins NRC Postdoctoral Research Associateship

Alumnus will investigate silicon fatigue at NIST.

Clark School Wraps 1st Phase of Community College Faculty Program

Research Experiences for Teachers aimed at increasing and retaining transfer students.

Lloyd Leads Program for Community College Faculty

NSF-Backed initiative seeks to improve success, retention of transfer students.

Briber, Watson Receive MIPS Funding for Work with Zymetis

Program awards over $100K to further development of solvent used in biofuel production.