Physics Professor S. James Gates Jr. Mentors Undergraduates in Annual Summer Research Program

For the past 17 years, undergraduates from across the country have explored topics and published papers in theoretical physics.

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.

Pierre-Emmanuel Jabin Named Interim Director of the UMD Center for Scientific Computation and Mathematical Modeling

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.

Dean's List: Spring 2016

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.

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