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UMD Geologists Explore Tasmania’s Hidden Gems
Four faculty members and graduate students traveled more than 10,000 miles to Australia’s smallest state in pursuit of garnets, minerals with a rich geological history. READ MORE » |
Mapping Maryland’s Methane: UMD Initiative Takes Flight
Physics’ Daniel Lathrop collaborated with the Maryland Civil Air Patrol to monitor the state’s carbon dioxide and methane emissions from the air. READ MORE » |
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Quantum Steampunk: Victorian Aesthetics Meet Next-Generation Science
Physics’ Nicole Yunger Halpern teamed up with an artist to build a sculpture that brings quantum mechanics to life. READ MORE » |
Two Faculty Members Named MPower Professors
Biology’s Michael Cummings and Computer Science’s Mihai Pop were awarded $150,000 to pursue collaborative research on pressing issues. READ MORE » |
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Salt Influx from Land and Sea Spells ‘Double Trouble’ for Drinking Water
New research led by Geology’s Sujay Kaushal reveals that multiple overlapping threats are making fresh water saltier. READ MORE » |
New Paper Suggests Cold Temperatures Trigger Shapeshifting Proteins
Chemistry & Biochemistry’s John Orban outlines a bold theory about the relationship between temperature and metamorphic proteins. READ MORE » |
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Senior Physics Major Becomes an Antarctic Ice Quake Detective
Zoe Schlossnagle uses her physics training to study seismic activity in the Earth’s cryosphere. READ MORE » |
From Space Science to Science Fiction
How Adeena Mignogna’s (B.S. ’97, physics; B.S. ’97, astronomy) passion for science and space launched two successful—and very different—careers. READ MORE » |
