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Yanne Chembo Named Director of UMD’s Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics
Chembo joined the university in 2019 from the Georgia Tech–CNRS Joint Research Laboratory.
UMD Astronomers on Team Selected by NASA for Moon Exploration Mission
The team will study a previously unexplored region that may hold clues to how the moon and other similar celestial bodies formed over time.
Using Applied Math to De-Bias Hiring Algorithms
UMD students work across disciplines and majors on four-year research project.
Modeling Historical Biomass Could Be Key to Buffering Climate Change
UMD-led study maps the forests of the American Midwest to monitor carbon storage over millennia.
Esteemed NOAA Meteorologist Louis Uccellini Joins the University of Maryland Faculty
He will hold a joint appointment in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center.
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UMD to Present Climate Finance and Risk Management Bootcamp
Experts to deliver virtual sessions targeting leaders across industries on June 23 and 30, 2022.
Sylvester James Gates, Jr. Returns to UMD Faculty as Clark Leadership Chair in Science
He will hold a joint appointment in the Department of Physics and School of Public Policy.
New Computer Simulation Cracks Mystery of Cancer Drug Resistance
UMD-led team uses machine learning to explain why a ‘miracle drug’ might not work in all cases
Quantum Computers Are Starting to Simulate the World of Subatomic Particles
In a new paper in PRX Quantum, Zohreh Davoudi, Norbert Linke and their colleagues have combined theory and experiment to push the boundaries of quantum simulations—testing the limits of both the ion-based quantum computer in Linke’s lab and proposals for simulating quantum fields.
UMD Researchers Develop FANA Aptamers to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Infection
The novel nucleic acid-mimicking molecules can block the entry of SARS-CoV-2 virus into human airway cells.
CMNS Spring 2022 Commencement Speakers Announced
Nancy Kopp will be the keynote speaker; Kianté Brantley, Connor Lu and Alythia Vo were selected as student speakers.