Meet the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at UMD

CMNS is a college where pioneers, scholars and innovators learn, collaborate and innovate to build a better future.

Scientists Use Moonquakes to Locate Lunar Ice

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.

Playing Both Sides of His Brain

For UMD junior Jacob Goldman, science and music are in educational harmony.

$3.25M from the State of Maryland Matches $4M Gift for Two Eugenia Brin Endowed Chairs

The new endowed chairs at UMD will conduct research in Parkinson's disease and data assimilation.

$8.16M Gift Honors Longtime Supporter of UMD Science and Arts

The Brin family’s commitment was matched by a $3.25M award from the state for 2 endowed chairs.

Scientists Discover an Antidote to Lethal Snake Bites that Comes Straight from the Source

A new UMD-led study provides a blueprint for the next generation of antivenoms—using snakes’ natural molecular defenses against their own deadly venom.

First-Ever ‘Wandering’ Black Hole Spotted at the Edge of a Galaxy

Normally invisible as it whizzes around outer space, this supermassive black hole revealed itself to UMD astronomers by shimmering as it swallowed a star.

Tiny Ocean Fronts Reshape the Air Above Them, UMD Study Finds

Sharp, fleeting temperature boundaries on the ocean’s surface transform the atmosphere in ways not yet captured by climate and weather models.

Seven Science Terps Received CMNS Alumni Network Endowed Undergraduate Awards

The awards enable the students to conduct research and present at scientific conferences over the summer.

‘Clumped’ Methane Reveals Human Climate Impact—and Potentially Future Climate Progress

UMD researchers reconstructed the first-ever timeline of a rare form of methane, exploring whether it could be used to assess future climate progress.