Physics Ph.D. student Max Trevor plays a key role in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) project, a global effort to detect and study gravitational waves in space.

The state funding will fully match a $2 million gift from Michael and Eugenia Brin.

UMD mathematics, computer science, and electrical and computer engineering majors can take a cryptography class to learn how modern communications and transactions are kept secure.

The James Clerk Maxwell Prize annually recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of plasma physics. The prize is named after a nineteenth-century Scottish physicist known for his work with electricity, magnetism, and light.

Liao sought University Career Center support for internship applications and interviews and landed a Capital One internship. 

Researchers are using Parker Solar Probe data to demystify the glowing ball of gas at the center of our solar system.

Biological sciences Ph.D. candidate Shauna Rasband investigates how a group of birds called passerines “won” at evolution.

For undergraduate student Aneesh Anandanatarajan, learning how to ask the “big questions” about physics and astronomy is both an art and a science.

Swarnav Banik (Ph.D. ’21, physics) is developing optical sensing systems for the next generation of self-driving vehicles.

David Powell’s (Ph.D. ’00, zoology) fascination with animals big and small inspired his career as a leader in zoo biology and animal welfare.