Date: Apr 15, 2013 Author: press release Source: Company Data (
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April 5, 2013 - COLLEGE PARK, MD- The University of Maryland (UMD) today announced Carr Astronautics Corporation as its newest member of the Corporate Partners in Computing (CPIC) program. The program provides companies with unique benefits for collaboration with UMD, including several opportunities for student engagement as well as the possibility to embark on mutually beneficial and collaborative research ventures with faculty. This program, in turn, enables UMD to gain insight into industry trends, learn more about what research area corporations in the computing field are pursuing, and acquire feedback from leaders in the industry on computing curriculum and research.
"We are thrilled to have Carr Astronautics join as a partner in computing," said Dr. Samir Khuller, Chair of the Department of Computer Science. "Carr remains an active recruiter of our undergraduates, and we look forward to exploring with them additional ways in which our faculty can collaborate with Carr on joint research projects," added Dr. Khuller.
"The University of Maryland has always been central to our success. Many of our professional staff graduated from Maryland, mostly with CS or Physics degrees. We are very enthusiastic about the prospects for strengthening our relationship with this partnership," said Dr. Carr, President and CEO of Carr Astronautics.
Carr Astronautics Corporation specializes in developing scientific and image processing systems for federal and international clients. Carr's highly praised workforce includes experts in key domains including physics, mathematics, meteorology, software engineering, science data processing, and science product design.
Carr Astronautics joins other prominent members in the Corporate Partners in Computing Program such as Appian, Google, Yahoo!, CyberData Technologies, Palantir Technologies, TATA Consultancy Services, Susquehanna International Group, and Dante Consulting.
About UMD CS and UMIACS:
UMD's Department of Computer Science has consistently ranked in the top 15 departments nationally. Established in 1973, the department has pioneered several research areas and our fifty accomplished faculty members are award-winning leaders in the field. Our top undergraduates are recruited by top Ph.D. programs and several win prestigious NSF fellowships. Several of our Ph.D. alumni are professors at high ranked universities, researchers at top industrial labs and software engineers at successful start-up companies. UMIACS catalyzes research in interdisciplinary applications of computing and enables innovative collaborations among faculty from linguistics, business, biology, and other research areas. UMD's central location is the epicenter for research opportunities with federal agencies such as NIST, NIH and NSA, as well as local, regional and national leaders in industry. For more information, please visit www.cs.umd.edu and www.umiacs.umd.edu.
About Carr Astronautics
Carr Astronautics is dedicated to advancing science and engineering through forward-leaning solutions and services, executed professionally and efficiently.
Since 1991, their national and international collaborations with U.S., European, Japanese, and Korean satellite programs have advanced weather observing around the world. Carr Astronautics Corporation provides superior service in the fields of science, engineering, IT and technical support to worldwide government, industry, and academic clients. Carr's highly specified workforce includes experts in key domains: spacecraft physics, mathematics, meteorology, software engineering, and science data processing and product design. Internationally, Carr Astronautics is known for expert systems development and for image navigation and registration (INR) critical to Geostationary Imagery Systems in Europe, Japan and Korea. For more information, please visit www.carrastro.com.
Press Release Contacts:
Eric Chapman
Director of Corporate Relations
University of Maryland
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
301 405 7136
echapman@umd.edu
Kelly Yoder
Director, Business Operations
Carr Astronautics
301.220.7371
kyoder@carrastro.com
