Directions to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering Main Office
Room 2135 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building (Building 090)
Stadium Drive
College Park, MD 20742
Department Phone: 301-405-5240
Driving Directions | D.C. Metro Directions
Map: The Chemical & Nuclear Engineering Building and Nearest Parking, the Paint Branch Drive Lot
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Driving Directions
From Baltimore and Points North
I-95 South to Exit 27, follow signs to U.S. Route 1 South.
Go two miles south on U.S. Route 1 and turn right onto Campus
Drive, make a right onto Paint Branch Drive, then make a left
onto Stadium Drive. The Chemical and Nuclear Engineering building
is the third building on the right.
From Points South
I-95 North to Exit 25 and U.S. 1 South. Go two miles south
on U.S. Route 1 and turn right onto Campus Drive, make a right
onto Paint Branch Drive, then make a left onto Stadium Drive.
The Chemical and Nuclear Engineering building is the third building
on the right.
From Bowie/Annapolis Areas and Points East
U.S. 50 to the Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) North, Exit Beltway
at Exit 25 and U.S. 1 South; go two miles south on U.S. Route
1 and turn right onto Campus Drive, make a right onto Paint Branch
Drive, then make a left onto Stadium Drive. The Chemical and Nuclear
Engineering building is the third building on the right.
From Points West
I-495 North to Exit 25. Go two miles south on U.S. Route 1
and turn right onto Campus Drive, make a right onto Paint Branch
Drive, then make a left onto Stadium Drive. The Chemical and
Nuclear Engineering building is the third building on the right.
From Washington, D.C.
Take 16th St. north to Georgia Ave. North (U.S. 97). Go about
1/4 mile to Capital Beltway (I-495) East, get off at Exit 25
and U.S. 1 South; continue 2 miles on U.S. Route 1 and turn
right onto Campus Drive, make a right onto Paint Branch Drive,
then make a left onto Stadium Drive. The Chemical and Nuclear
Engineering building is the third building on the right.
Metro Information
The COLLEGE PARK/U OF MD Metro stop on the Green Line is about a 25-30 minute walk to campus. There is a University Shuttle Service available at the College Park Metro Station.
- Map: COLLEGE PARK/U OF MD Metro »
- DC Metro System web site »
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Shuttle Schedules » (Download the most up-to-date schedule for Route 104)
Walking from the Metro Stop (20-30 minute walk, about 1.3 miles)
Head downstairs from the rail platform, cross the station, then head upstairs to ground level. Paint Branch Parkway will be to your left, on the other side of the parking garage. Travel northwest (left) on Paint Branch Parkway toward Route 1 (Baltimore Ave.). At Route 1, cross the street at the light to enter the campus. Paint Branch Parkway changes into Campus Drive once you cross Route 1. Make the first, almost immediate right onto Paint Branch Drive. At the next intersection, you will be at Stadium Drive. Make a left onto Stadium Drive. The Chemical and Nuclear Engineering building is the third building on the right.
