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As part of a new $4.5 million initiative, Wendell T. Hill III will help develop instrumentation and measurement procedures to measure a laser's peak intensity and focal spot quality at full power, on every shot.
Junior physics major Mary Keen’s summer internship at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is a stepping stone toward a career in nuclear energy.
UMD senior chemistry major Mallory Striplin hopes to treat patients facing medical inequities while advocating for them through law and policy.
Nigam, a leading scholar in climate dynamics, earned the highest academic honor bestowed by the University of Maryland.
UMD scientists found that a matrix surrounding brain cells loosens and rebuilds during learning—and gradually stops recurring once a skill is learned, offering new clues to why progress can grind to a halt.
UMD astronomers glimpsed a massive star’s death from the first explosive moment, reporting their findings in a new study.
Working on a giant subatomic particle detector at the South Pole helped UMD physics Ph.D. student Rachel Procter-Murphy discover a new side of herself.
By studying how seismic waves travel through frozen soil on Earth, UMD geophysicist Nicholas Schmerr helped develop a better way to detect water ice on the moon—a critical resource for future astronauts and extended lunar missions.
For UMD junior Jacob Goldman, science and music are in educational harmony.
The new endowed chairs at UMD will conduct research in Parkinson's disease and data assimilation.
The Brin family’s commitment was matched by a $3.25M award from the state for 2 endowed chairs.
A new UMD-led study provides a blueprint for the next generation of antivenoms—using snakes’ natural molecular defenses against their own deadly venom.