Junior Shannon Ganley is an aspiring astrochemist ready to take on the grand challenges of tomorrow.

As part of his Grand Challenges project, Yanir Rubinstein will transport his sports analytics lab to local schools and show students the relevance of STEM to their everyday lives. 

Researchers gain insight into how the universe is expanding thanks to gravitational lensing, a natural phenomenon that warps space around galaxies and visually magnifies celestial objects.

As co-director of the Girls Talk Math summer camp at UMD, Whitley shows underrepresented students that everyone has a place in mathematics.

 

UMD astronomer Brendan O’Connor led this research, which could explain why these ‘rare cosmic fireworks’ could be viewed for months.

UMD physicist James Drake says the release of magnetic energy near the sun’s surface enables the solar wind to reach gravity-defying speeds.

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

Chemistry Ph.D. student George Caceres puts microplastics into perspective through his mass spectrometry research with the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
 

Willie E. May (Ph.D. ’77, chemistry) brings 50-plus years of research and administrative leadership experience to his new role as AAAS president-elect.

UMD artificial intelligence experts Soheil Feizi and Furong Huang share their latest research on large language models like ChatGPT, the possible implications of their use and what’s coming next.