Glance to your right. That’s the Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building. This building is a hub of scientific activity. It stands on the University of Maryland’s College Park campus. It’s located on Stadium Drive.
The Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building houses the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. The department’s main office is in this building. You can mail correspondence to 2113 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building. The zip code is 20742.
Let’s talk about getting here. Driving from Baltimore and points north? Take I-95 South to Exit 27. Follow signs to U.S. Route 1 South. Drive two miles south on U.S. Route 1. Turn right onto Campus Drive. Then make an almost immediate right onto Paint Branch Drive. Go less than one block. Turn left into the Paint Branch Visitor’s lot. This is before reaching the intersection at Stadium Drive. The Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building is the third building on the right. It is about a block away.
Coming from points south? Take I-95 North to Exit 25B. That’s U.S. 1 South. Go two miles south on U.S. Route 1. Turn right onto Campus Drive. Make an almost immediate right onto Paint Branch Drive. Go less than one block. Turn left into the Paint Branch Visitor’s lot before reaching the intersection at Stadium Drive. The Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building is the third building. It is on the right on Stadium Drive.
For those coming from Bowie and Annapolis areas and points east, take U.S. 50 to the Capital Beltway. That’s I-95 or I-495 North. Exit the Beltway at Exit 25 and U.S. 1 South. Go two miles south on U.S. Route 1. Turn right onto Campus Drive. Then make an almost immediate right onto Paint Branch Drive. Go less than one block. Turn left into the Paint Branch Visitor’s lot. Do this before reaching the intersection at Stadium Drive. The Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building is the third building. It is on the right on Stadium Drive.
If you’re coming from points west, take I-495 North to Exit 25. Go two miles south on U.S. Route 1. Turn right onto Campus Drive. Make an almost immediate right onto Paint Branch Drive. Go less than one block. Turn left into the Paint Branch Visitor’s lot before the intersection at Stadium Drive. The Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building will be the third building on the right side of Stadium Drive.
From Washington, D.C., take 16th St. north to Georgia Ave. North, also known as U.S. 97. Go about a quarter mile to Capital Beltway I-495 East. Get off at Exit 25 and U.S. 1 South. Go two miles south on U.S. Route 1. Turn right onto Campus Drive. Then make an almost immediate right onto Paint Branch Drive. Go less than one block. Turn LEFT into the Paint Branch Visitor’s lot. This is before reaching the intersection at Stadium Drive. The Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building is the third building. It is on the right on Stadium Drive.
If you’re using the D.C. Metro, the College Park/U of MD stop is on the Green Line. A University Shuttle Service is available at the College Park Metro Station. Look for the red buses. Take the Route 104 shuttle to campus. Get off at the Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel. It’s located at the intersection of Paint Branch and Stadium Drive. The Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building is the third building on the right. It is located on Stadium Drive.
You can also walk from the Metro Stop. It is about 1.3 miles. The walk is roughly 30 minutes to campus. Take the exit facing Paint Branch Parkway. Travel northwest on Paint Branch Parkway toward Route 1, Baltimore Ave. Cross the street at the light at Baltimore Ave. Enter the campus via Campus Drive. Paint Branch Parkway changes into Campus Drive once you cross Baltimore Avenue. Make a right onto Paint Branch. At the next intersection, make a left onto Stadium Drive. The Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building is the third building on the right. It is about a block away.
Remember the closest visitor parking lot is on the top, sixth floor of the Regents Drive garage. Pay at the kiosks near the elevators. Alternatively, visitors can park in the Xfinity Center parking lot on Paint Branch Drive. The cost is $3 per hour. Remember parking is prepaid. Do not park in an unnumbered space or you will be ticketed. Note your parking space number. Enter it at the kiosks to pay for parking. Please keep your receipt. Now, let’s continue our exploration.