![Professor Tim Canty demonstrating a Hydronet sensor for CMNS ean Amitabh Varshney and UMD President Darryll Pines on a dock in Annapolis. The Chesapeake Bay and historic rowhomes are in the background. Credit: Mark Sherwood. Professor Tim Canty demonstrating a Hydronet sensor for CMNS ean Amitabh Varshney and UMD President Darryll Pines on a dock in Annapolis. The Chesapeake Bay and historic rowhomes are in the background. Credit: Mark Sherwood.](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/canty-hydronet-sensor-v2.jpg) |
![Hurricane Otis seen from space. Credit: NASA. Hurricane Otis seen from space. Credit: NASA.](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/hurricane-otis.jpg) |
UMD Launches Maryland HydroNet to Predict and Prepare for Floods
Water-level sensors will help local governments and residents in flood-prone areas on the Chesapeake Bay track rising floodwaters in real time. READ MORE » |
UMD Joins Consortium to Improve Accuracy of Weather Forecasts
Atmospheric and Oceanic Science’s Jonathan Poterjoy and Kayo Ide will lend their expertise to the new $6.6 million initiative. READ MORE » |
![Bonnie Dixon. Credit: Lisa Helert. Bonnie Dixon. Credit: Lisa Helert.](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/chem-biochem/bonnie-dixon.jpg) |
![Nicholas Fletcher standing on a lakeshore. Colorful trees in fall foliage are on the far shore. Courtesy of Nicholas Fletcher. Nicholas Fletcher standing on a lakeshore. Colorful trees in fall foliage are on the far shore. Courtesy of Nicholas Fletcher.](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/fletcher-nicholas.jpg) |
Chemistry & Biochemistry’s Bonnie Dixon Receives Provost’s Excellence in Teaching Award for Professional Track Faculty
Dixon was recognized for her impact on curriculum development, medical school application support and student mentorship. READ MORE » |
Biology’s Nicholas Fletcher Named Director of College Park Scholars–Life Sciences Program
For 30 years, this living-learning community has supported first- and second-year undergraduates with broad interests in exploring life sciences themes more deeply. READ MORE » |
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![Sang Bok Lee wearing a lab coat, hands in its pockets, stnding between two bench stations in his lab. Sang Bok Lee wearing a lab coat, hands in its pockets, stnding between two bench stations in his lab.](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/chem-biochem/sang-bok-lee-video.jpg) |
Colleges Announces 25 Faculty Promotions
Fifteen tenured/tenure-track and 10 instructional and research faculty members were promoted; two faculty members were named Distinguished University Professor. READ MORE » |
UMD Leads in Next-Generation Battery Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry’s Sang Bok Lee develops novel solid-state electrolytes for next-generation batteries. WATCH THE VIDEO » |
![A collage of 9 headshots of the students who won summer undergraduate awards. A collage of 9 headshots of the students who won summer undergraduate awards.](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/cmns-summer-awards-2024.jpg) |
![Crop of a graphic that shows the chemical breakdown process of methanol(CH₃OH) into hydroxymethylene(HCOH). Image courtesy of Leah Dodson and Emily Hockey. Crop of a graphic that shows the chemical breakdown process of methanol(CH₃OH) into hydroxymethylene(HCOH). Image courtesy of Leah Dodson and Emily Hockey.](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/chem-biochem/methanol-to-hydroxymethylene.jpg) |
Nine Science Terps Receive CMNS Alumni Network Endowed Undergraduate Awards
The awards will enable the students to conduct research and present at scientific conferences over the summer. READ MORE » |
Researchers Shed Light on How Key Ingredient for Life May Form in Space
Team led by Chemistry and Biochemistry’s Leah Dodson discovered a way to produce and observe carbene, a molecule that triggers the creation of simple sugars necessary for life. READ MORE » |
![Team Fungi group photo with Chemistry and Biochemistry Assistant Professor Myles Poulin. Credit: Lili Bao. Team Fungi group photo with Chemistry and Biochemistry Assistant Professor Myles Poulin. Credit: Lili Bao.](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/chem-biochem/team-fungi-gemstone.jpg) |
![A photo of Asteroid Dinkinesh taken by the NASA Lucy Spacecraft’s L’LORRI Instrument. A photo of Asteroid Dinkinesh taken by the NASA Lucy Spacecraft’s L’LORRI Instrument.](https://science.umd.edu/newsletters/images/dinkinesh.jpg) |
Undergraduates Investigate Medical Merits of Mushrooms
Gemstone Honors students are studying whether common varieties of mushrooms can prevent infections linked to medical implants. READ MORE » |
Moon Orbiting ‘Dinky’ Asteroid is Actually Two Tiny Moons Stuck Together
The discovery by researchers including Astronomy’s Jessica Sunshine sheds new light on planetary formation and evolution. READ MORE » |