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University of Maryland Scientists to Present at AAAS Annual Meeting
Scientists in the college will cover ecology, atmospheric science, astrophysics, science communication and international collaboration.
UMD-led Team Advances in SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition
Twenty-two student teams will head to California this summer to test their design prototypes on the world’s first Hyperloop Test Track during Competition Weekend.
Physics’ Jay Deep Sau Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Sau will use the award to build a research program focused on predicting phenomena that could help pave the way for topological quantum computation.
Two from College Named 2015 Highly Cited Researchers
Sankar Das Sarma and Jeremy Selengut included in Thomson Reuters' list again this year.
New Study Zeros in on Plate Tectonics’ Start Date
Analysis of trace elements places the onset of plate tectonics about 3 billion years ago.
Warmer Oceans Could Produce More Powerful Superstorms
Simulations of Hurricane Sandy with warmer ocean temperatures resulted in storms more than twice as destructive.
Two UMD Professors Named 2016-2017 Jefferson Science Fellows
Karen Lips and Sumant Nigam will each spend a year at the State Department or USAID.
UMD Students Head to SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition Design Weekend
UMD-led team aims to build cutting edge prototype for the next generation of transportation.
Fires Burning in Africa and Asia Cause High Ozone in Tropical Pacific
Study indicates “biomass burning” may play larger role in climate change than previously realized.
Chemistry and Biochemistry’s Efrain Rodriguez Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Rodriguez will use the award to develop a new class of materials with functional magnetic and electronic properties
College Alumni to Receive National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Mathematics alumnus Simon Levin and physics alumnus Robert Fischell will receive medals at White House ceremony in early 2016.
UMD Science 2015 Year in Review
Check out some of our most-read research stories from 2015.