As a Maryland doctoral student, Fang-Zhen Teng was one of just two students enrolled in a course on isotope geochemistry, which considers the smallest unit of matter in an element-the atom-that still retains the chemical properties of that element.

Courtney Grimes (Ph.D. '21, chemistry) is rallying environmental justice communities to advocate for their own health and welfare.

A new technology developed by UMD-NIST researchers cools quantum processors to unprecedented temperatures, helping keep next-gen computers error-free.

With NASA’s selection of a partner to deliver the Lunar VISE mission payload to the moon’s Gruithuisen Domes, scientists take another step toward understanding lunar formation and evolution.

With her generous gift, Susan Murphy (B.S. ’75, mathematics) funded a Maryland Promise Program scholarship to provide students with financial, mentoring and networking opportunities.

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Having tight control over the way that light and matter interact is an essential requirement for applications like quantum computing or quantum sensing.

Maryland and D.C. high school students compete annually for scholarships to UMD.

212 CMNS students graduated from the college in August 2024.

Over 600 CMNS students graduated in December 2024.