Portrait of Emily Webber Emily Webber

Math Major
Bel Air, MD
College Park Scholars

Portrait of Zhe Shen Zhe Shen

Math and Quantum Engineering Majors
Hangzhou, China

Portrait of Felix Gomez Felix Gomez

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Major
Columbia, MD
NOAA Hollings Scholar and College Park Scholar

Meet the Science Terps Marching in the Baltimore Ravens’ Band

Charlotte Norris and Andrea Zeppuhar take their musical talents to M&T Bank Stadium.

Study Sharpens the Search for Quantum Computing's ‘Magic’

A new study published in Physical Review Letters shows that some quantum states previously thought to provide the "magic" needed for quantum computation can actually be simulated efficiently by classical computers. 

UMD Alum Julian Dumayas Fights HIV at NIH

As a recipient of the prestigious Intramural Research Training Award, Julian Dumayas (B.S. '26, biological sciences) researches new approaches to eliminating HIV from patients’ DNA. 

UMD Scientists Receive $1.1M NASA Grant to Develop Life Detection Instrumentation

Their work could double the scientific output of future missions searching for life on Mars, Saturn’s moon Enceladus and beyond.

New Chesapeake Bay Minor Will Train Students to Understand One of the World's Largest and Most Productive Estuaries

The minor offers students from all disciplines a formal way to build literacy in an ecosystem that helps define the state.

Targeted Ads Come with Unavoidable Privacy Trade-Offs, UMD Study Finds

New research co-authored by Computer Science Assistant Professor Gabe Kaptchuk shows there is a fundamental limit to that goal, and perfect privacy and useful targeted advertising simply cannot coexist.

Experiential Math Course Takes UMD Students to the Major Leagues

Mathematics Professor Yanir Rubinstein's MATH 440: “Geometry and Data Science of Sports Analytics” course trains students for real-world careers in professional sports.