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Steve Rolston Named Chair of UMD Department of Physics
Rolston joined UMD in 2003 and is also co-director and a fellow of the Joint Quantum Institute.
Losert has been serving in the role as interim associate dean.
Jabin has served as associate director of CSCAMM since 2014.
Dormant Black Hole Eats Star, Becomes X-ray Flashlight
UMD astronomers catch X-ray echoes of a tidal disruption event for the first time.
Gravitational Waves Detected from Second Pair of Colliding Black Holes
University of Maryland physicists contribute to identification of second gravitational wave event using data from Advanced LIGO detectors.
Three UMD Astronomy Graduate Students Receive NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships
The fellowship program supports continued training of a highly qualified workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA’s scientific goals.
Tiny Diamonds Could Enable Huge Advances in Nanotechnology
UMD researchers develop a new method for pairing nanoscale diamonds with other nanomaterials.
Over 1,800 students were named to the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Dean's List for Spring 2016.
Satellite Study Finds Unreported Sources of Toxic Air Pollution
Analysis of satellite data suggests up to 12 percent of global sulfur dioxide emissions have gone unreported.
Senior Mathematics Major Elliot Frank to Participate in Fulbright Summer Institute
Frank to participate in the University of Bristol's "Slavery and the Atlantic Heritage” program.
University of Maryland Announces New Scholarship for Pre-med Students
Mark Sobel Jr. Endowed Scholarship honors memory of alumnus’ son who passed away at the age of 17.
Conference to Honor Mathematics Professor William “Bill” Goldman
A 30-year teaching veteran, Goldman continues to innovate in the classroom. He is revamping MATH/AMSC 431 to develop a “symbiotic relationship” between the course and UMD's Experimental Geometry Lab.