Award recipients stand for a photo during the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences 2026 employee awards ceremony at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., on Friday, May 1, 2026. Photo credit: Mark Sherwood

Award recipients stand for a photo during the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences 2026 employee awards ceremony at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., on Friday, May 1, 2026. Photo credit: Mark Sherwood The University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) celebrated its 2026 employee award recipients at an awards ceremony on May 1, 2026. This year's awardees, who include Department of Computer Science Faculty members, were selected from hundreds of nominations submitted by the Science Terp community. Congratulations to all!  Thomas Goldstein, Professor, Department of Computer ScienceHonors a faculty member actively involved in a solid research program that has gained significant national and international attention. Myungin Lee, Lecturer, Department of Computer ScienceHonors a faculty member for cross-disciplinary education, collaboration with corporations and institutions outside the university, innovative approaches to education, enrichment of students' educational experience outside the classroom, and the embedding of entrepreneurship as an integral part of students' academic experience. Haizhao Yang, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Department of Computer ScienceNominated by students, this award honors a faculty or staff member who performs the service of advising undergraduate students in the college. —Article adapted from a story by CMNS The Department welcomes comments, suggestions and corrections.  Send email to editor [-at-] cs [dot] umd [dot] edu. View Department Office Contacts Department of Computer ScienceBrendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and EngineeringUniversity of Maryland8125 Paint Branch Drive College Park, MD 20742main phone: (301) 405-2662 FacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedInRSS Feed Web Accessibility | Privacy Notice