The Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE) is an internationally-acclaimed research center at the University of Maryland - and the largest in the Department of Mechanical Engineering - specializing in the development of reliable, safe, and cost-effective electronic products. CALCE leads the field of reliability science in the areas of failure mechanism identification and modeling, accelerated test methods, prognostics and health management with artificial intelligence tools, and supply chain management techniques.
Support of this fund enables students and researchers to continue improving the reliability of electronic products that we use in our everyday lives.