“UMBC has been a wonderful and transformative experience,” says Hill. “UMBC has helped me find my passions and fulfill my goals, big and small.” Continue Reading Stormy Hill heads to data science position at Nielson after transformative UMBC experience “UMBC nurtured my passions and connected me with professional and personal resources,” Falat reflects. Thanks to that support, she says, she’ll soon enter a rigorous Pharm.D./J.D. program. Continue Reading Biochemistry researcher and award-winning figure skater Arissa Falat to pursue Pharm.D./J.D. “The terrific mentorship I have received here has given me confidence to continue in research and, ultimately, enter the professoriate,” Baptiste shares. Continue Reading Janae Baptiste, dedicated HIV researcher and educator, to continue as a postdoc at UMBC From theatre productions to HIV research, Daniel Morris has taken advantage of the breadth of opportunities UMBC offers. “Being involved with performing and social student groups helped me to appreciate the value of being a well-rounded individual,” he says. Continue Reading Daniel Morris to pursue microbiology Ph.D. at Penn without losing sight of love for the arts “The Meyerhoff program taught me how to be a scholar and a life-long learner, and the professors and staff here at UMBC taught me how to use my natural curiosity and intellect to be successful in my chosen career path,” says Werner. Continue Reading Jonathan Werner pursues Ph.D. combining interests in experimental and computational biology “Changing my major took a lot of courage,” says Uchendu, on choosing to follow her passion for mathematics. She went on to share her love of math by mentoring high school girls interested in STEM. Continue Reading Adaku Uchendu to extend passion for mathematics through information sciences Ph.D. at Penn State “GRC gives graduate students training on how to ace professional conferences in the field, and by participating, students practice how to communicate their research in an accessible way,” says Morgan Bunting, a gerontology Ph.D. student and member of the GRC planning committee. “It’s also just a wonderful way to engage the community and learn what amazing work is going on in the Graduate School.” Continue Reading UMBC’s 40th Graduate Research Conference to focus on communication and collaboration Sebastian Deffner and co-author Anthony Bartolotta are extending thermodynamics, a fundamental pillar of physics, into uncharted territory by developing a way to describe microscopic systems with extremely high energy—just like the universe at the start of the Big Bang—for the first time. “There’s a lot we have to do next,” says Deffner. Continue Reading UMBC physicist Sebastian Deffner lays groundwork to better understand birth of the universe Smoke particles provide “seeds” that increase cooling by helping form clouds, and as a result, “The seeding effect is winning,” over the warming effect of smoke blocking the clouds from reflecting light, explains Zhibo Zhang. Continue Reading UMBC physicists discover unexpected effect of African wildfires on climate “Because speciation reversal is a big part of our own history,” says Kevin Omland, “getting a better understanding of how that happens should give us a better sense of who we are and where we came from.” Continue Reading Two species of ravens nevermore? UMBC research finds strong evidence of “speciation reversal” While working in the city comes with challenges, Chris Swan hopes to discover a Goldilocks concoction of plants that tolerate the poor soil found in vacant lots, attract native pollinators, and reduce runoff of contaminant-laced water into the Chesapeake Bay. Continue Reading UMBC’s Chris Swan featured in The Atlantic for transforming vacant lots in Baltimore Thomas Smith and Yanhua Shih are hoping their new research will bring about a sea change in the physics community, and encourage even the most traditional physicists that quantum interference applies in optics experiments using non-laser light. “It should change the whole picture,” says Shih. The work has implications for both fundamental physics and immediate applications. Continue Reading UMBC physicists develop cost-saving tech for detecting gravitational waves and other applications
Stormy Hill heads to data science position at Nielson after transformative UMBC experience
Biochemistry researcher and award-winning figure skater Arissa Falat to pursue Pharm.D./J.D.
Janae Baptiste, dedicated HIV researcher and educator, to continue as a postdoc at UMBC
Daniel Morris to pursue microbiology Ph.D. at Penn without losing sight of love for the arts
Jonathan Werner pursues Ph.D. combining interests in experimental and computational biology
Adaku Uchendu to extend passion for mathematics through information sciences Ph.D. at Penn State
UMBC’s 40th Graduate Research Conference to focus on communication and collaboration
UMBC physicist Sebastian Deffner lays groundwork to better understand birth of the universe
UMBC physicists discover unexpected effect of African wildfires on climate
Two species of ravens nevermore? UMBC research finds strong evidence of “speciation reversal”
UMBC’s Chris Swan featured in The Atlantic for transforming vacant lots in Baltimore
UMBC physicists develop cost-saving tech for detecting gravitational waves and other applications
