8TH Thermal and Fluids Engineering
Conference (Hybrid)
Conference (Hybrid)
Partially online virtual and in person at University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
March, 26-29, 2023
March, 26-29, 2023
Accommodations
8th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference will be held on March, 26-29, 2023 at University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
You can reserve the nearby hotels for your stay during the conference:
College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
3501 University Blvd E,
Hyattsville, MD 20783
Tel: 301-985-7053
Fax: 301-985-7053
3501 University Blvd E,
Hyattsville, MD 20783
Tel: 301-985-7053
Fax: 301-985-7053
The Hotel at the University of Maryland
7777 Baltimore Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
Tel: 301-277-7777
7777 Baltimore Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
Tel: 301-277-7777
Those two hotels: Marriott and The Hotel are in 10-15 minutes walking distance to/from UMD Student Union where the conference will be held. The hotels and UMD campus do have shuttles that can go and take you around. Also, you can order Uber and/or taxi to/from hotels to UMD Campus.
Other hotels around (not walking distance but all hotels do have shuttles that can take you to UMD Student Union – please contact and arrange it at your hotel directly):
Directions to the Stamp Student Union Building at University of Maryland (UMD)
TFEC2023 conference will be held at Stamp Student Union at University of Maryland, UMD. The address is 3972 Campus Dr, College Park, MD 20742.
Directionally-Speaking:
- If you were on Route 1 heading South – towards College Park - take a right on Campus Drive, past the “M” Circle, up the hill and take your first right onto Union Lane, and then a left into the Union Lane Garage.
- Parking fees can be paid at any of the automated pay stations.
- When you come out of the garage, the Stamp is directly in front of you.
- The Lobby is on Floor 1.
- If you reference this map, the Stamp Student Union is in grid D-9
A paid parking lot is next door to the Stamp – it’s the Union Lane Garage. Pay stations will exact $3 per hour for the opportunity to park in the garage. Pay stations accept cash and credit cards.
All signs to TFEC2023 conference will be right in front and inside in the lobby of Stamp Student Union Building.
In the Lobby is a statue of UMD mascot, Testudo. Be sure to rub his nose for good luck.
More information about the Stamp Student Union, UMD campus, visiting center, hotels around and transportation you can all find here.
Transportations
By car
By Rail
By Air
All campus locations have a physical address that can conveniently guide you via any GPS enabled device. We recommend that you utilize this address when navigating to find the most favorable route from your location. Heading south on I-95 we recommend the following route:
- Take I-95 South to the Capital Beltway East (I-495)
- I-95 South will merge to the left, joining I-495
- Take Exit 23 "201 Kenilworth Avenue Bladensburg Greenbelt"
- Proceed south on 201 in the direction of "Greenbelt Road and Bladensburg"
- At second light, turn right onto Campus Drive
- Proceed approximately two miles to U.S. Route 1
- Turn left onto U.S. Route 1
- Follow signs to turn right into the Welcome Desk parking area
Metrorail from Washington D.C.
- Take the Red Line train (toward Glenmont); transfer at the Fort Totten station to the Green Line train (toward Greenbelt); get off at the College Park/U of MD station.
- Or take the Green Line train (toward Greenbelt); get off at the College Park/U of MD station.
- The university's Shuttle-UM buses pick up university-bound passengers on the EAST side of the metrorail station. Shuttle-UM service between the College Park Station (Green line) and the center of campus is very frequent - every 8 minutes during peak hours on most weekdays - is offered year-round, and is open to everyone - no ID required.
- Get off the Shuttle-UM at the "M" (or second) stop for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Cross street and walk south toward Mitchell Building.
MARC from Baltimore (Inner Harbor)
- Take the Camden Line train (toward Washington, DC); get off at the College Park station.
- The University's Shuttle-UM buses pick up university-bound passengers on the EAST side of the Metrorail station. Shuttle-UM service between the College Park Station (Green line) and the center of campus is very frequent - every 8 minutes during peak hours on most weekdays - is offered year-round, and is open to everyone - no ID required.
- Get off the Shuttle-UM at the "M" (or second) stop for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Cross street and walk south toward Mitchell Building.
MARC from Baltimore (Penn Station/West Baltimore/BWI Airport)
- Take the Penn Line train (toward Washington, DC); get off at Union Station.
- Transfer to the Metrorail system.
- Take the Red Line train (toward Glenmont); transfer at the Fort Totten station to the Green Line train (toward Greenbelt); get off at the College Park/U of MD station.
- The university's Shuttle-UM buses pick up university-bound passengers on the EAST side of the Metrorail station. Shuttle-UM service between the College Park Station (Green line) and the center of campus is very frequent - every 8 minutes during peak hours on most weekdays - is offered year-round, and is open to everyone - no ID required.
- Get off the Shuttle-UM at the "M" (or second) stop for the office of Undergraduate Admissions. Cross the street and walk south toward Mitchell Building.
Amtrak to Washington D.C. (Union Station)
- Transfer to Metrorail system. Take the Red Line train (toward Glenmont); transfer at the Fort Totten station to the Green Line train (toward Greenbelt); get off at the College Park/U of MD station.
- Or take the Green Line train (toward Greenbelt); get off at the College Park/U of MD station.
- The university's Shuttle-UM buses pick up university-bound passengers on the EAST side of the metrorail station. Shuttle-UM service between the College Park Station (Green line) and the center of campus is very frequent - every 8 minutes during peak hours on most weekdays - is offered year-round, and is open to everyone - no ID required.
- Get off the Shuttle-UM at the "M" (or second) stop for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Cross street and walk south toward Mitchell Building.
Amtrak to New Carrollton (MD)
- Transfer to Metrorail system, taking the Orange Line to the Green Line (toward Greenbelt); get off at the College Park/U of MD station.
- The university's Shuttle-UM buses pick up university-bound passengers on the EAST side of the metrorail station. Shuttle-UM service between the College Park Station (Green line) and the center of campus is very frequent - every 8 minutes during peak hours on most weekdays - is offered year-round, and is open to everyone - no ID required.
- Get off the Shuttle-UM at the "M" (or second) stop for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Cross street and walk south toward Mitchell Building.
It is possible to get to College Park via public transportation from the airports although it does involve several changes along the way.
From BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
- Find and follow signage to the MARC train system
- Take the Penn Line train (toward Washington, DC); get off at Union Station.
- Transfer to the Metrorail system.
- Take the Red Line train (toward Glenmont); transfer at the Fort Totten station to the Green Line train (toward Greenbelt); get off at the College Park/U of MD station.
- The university's Shuttle-UM buses pick up university-bound passengers on the EAST side of the Metrorail station. Shuttle-UM service between the College Park Station (Green line) and the center of campus is very frequent - every 8 minutes during peak hours on most weekdays - is offered year-round, and is open to everyone - no ID required.
- Get off the Shuttle-UM at the "M" (or second) stop for the office of Undergraduate Admissions. Cross the street and walk south toward Mitchell Building.
From Reagan National Airport (DCA)
- Take the Yellow Line train (toward Greenbelt); get off at the College Park/U of MD station.
- The university's Shuttle-UM buses pick up university-bound passengers on the EAST side of the metrorail station. Shuttle-UM service between the College Park Station (Green line) and the center of campus is very frequent - every 8 minutes during peak hours on most weekdays - is offered year-round, and is open to everyone - no ID required.
- Get off the Shuttle-UM at the "M" (or second) stop for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Cross street and walk south toward Mitchell Building.
From Dulles International Airport (IAD)
- Take the Washington Flyer Bus to Wiehle-Reston East and proceed to take the Silver Line train (towards Largo Town Center); transfer at Gallery Place Chinatown station to the Green Line train (toward Greenbelt); get off at the College Park/U of MD station.
- The university's Shuttle-UM buses pick up university-bound passengers on the EAST side of the Metrorail station. Shuttle-UM service between the College Park Station (Green line) and the center of campus is very frequent - every 8 minutes during peak hours on most weekdays - is offered year-round, and is open to everyone - no ID required.
- Get off the Shuttle-UM at the "M" (or second) stop for the office of Undergraduate Admissions. Cross the street and walk south toward Mitchell Building.
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Fax: +1 203 456 6167
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American Society of
Thermal and Fluids Engineers
Fax: +1 203 456 6167
© Copyright reserved ASTFE, 2024
www.astfe.org