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.

UMD Researchers Identify Brain Signals Linked to Cybersickness in Immersive Environments

Findings from a real-time brain wave study could help virtual and augmented reality designers detect and reduce dizziness, nausea and other symptoms.

Scientists Discover Migration-Mediated Mechanism Enabling Bacteria-Virus Coexistence

A joint UMD-University of Exeter study shows how collective movement enables viruses to persist with migrating bacterial colonies while minimizing the risk of either complete viral takeover or bacterial escape.

'Small Startup with a Big Vision'

Phil Crosby (B.S. ’06, computer science; B.A. ’06, economics) made his lifelong tech startup dream a reality as co-founder of the mobile advertising platform Liftoff.

Microscopes and Metalheads

Biochemistry major Suchitra Arun spends her days decoding plant and human diseases and her nights leading a community of heavy metal music fans.

Making the Most of Low-Cost Air Sensors

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Professor Ning Zeng improves commercially available atmospheric sensors to collect actionable, research-grade environmental data.

Smarter Estate Settlements

For Jacqueline Deprey, a personal loss and a passion for problem-solving inspired Perpetua, a digital toolkit designed to simplify estate settlement.

Portrait of Ernest Zhang Ernest Zhang

Computer Science Major
Robotics and Autonomous Systems Minor
Pleasanton, CA
FIRE

Portrait of Laurent Montési Laurent Montési

Interim Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs

University of Maryland Chemist Joins Team to Predict and Intervene in Harmful Protein Changes Before Disease Begins

Pratyush Tiwary is a member of an ARPA-H consortium led by Georgetown and the Buck Institute that was awarded up to $51.7 million to study misfolding proteins implicated in neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.