Gary L Thomas' Antique Car Collection

American Ingenuity

Alumnus Gary Thomas has spent the past 40 years assembling one of the largest-known private collections of Ford automobiles.

Student displays his Capstone project that tracks moving objects

Creativity + Coursework

ECE students are learning not just how to build something that works but how to design something that doesn’t yet exist.

John B. Goodenough holding a battery

Inventing the Rechargeable World

John Goodenough was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering development of the lithium-ion battery.

Greenbelt Kombucha Can

Breaking the Mold

Two "anti‑establishment" alumni entrepreneurs are reshaping the probiotic beverage market.