New study led by UMBC’s Qianqian Song furthers understanding of atmospheric dust’s role in climate

Nov 8, 2021 / 5 minutes of reading

“These results are important because spatial variation of dust around the globe can help determine whether dust is cooling or warming the planet overall,” which is still unknown, Qianqian Song says. Using new techniques to identify dust among all atmospheric particles opens up new avenues for research in this area. Continue Reading New study led by UMBC’s Qianqian Song furthers understanding of atmospheric dust’s role in climate

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NASA, Dept. of Energy grant prestigious research awards to UMBC physics Ph.D. students

Jul 2, 2021 / 6 minutes of reading

Noah Sienkiewicz, the NASA recipient, says UMBC’s partnerships with the agency helped set him up for success. “I’ve gotten to be more exposed to actual NASA work, and sit in meetings with NASA officials,” he says. “So, as far as the childhood dream of ‘I want to work for NASA,’ I feel like it’s been a great stepping stone to doing that.” Continue Reading NASA, Dept. of Energy grant prestigious research awards to UMBC physics Ph.D. students

UMBC’s 2021 grads advance research with public impact—from disaster response to assistive tech

May 20, 2021 / 11 minutes of reading

Students from across all three UMBC colleges are graduating this week having taken advantage of the unique undergraduate research opportunities and supportive mentorship UMBC offers. They’re poised to take their research to the next level and move on to new challenges through graduate school and careers. Continue Reading UMBC’s 2021 grads advance research with public impact—from disaster response to assistive tech

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Quantum computing, but even faster? UMBC researchers explore the possibilities with new NSF grant

Jan 21, 2021 / 6 minutes of reading

Quantum computers have the potential to revolutionize communications, cybersecurity, and more. But as Sebastian Deffner notes, “Even quantum computing has shortcomings.” Deffner and Nathan Myers will explore ways to work around some of quantum computing’s limits with a new NSF grant. And in the process, they just might redefine the fundamental laws of physics. Continue Reading Quantum computing, but even faster? UMBC researchers explore the possibilities with new NSF grant

UMBC’s newest computing grads, from bachelor’s to Ph.D., share stories of connection, support, opportunity

Dec 14, 2020 / 7 minutes of reading

UMBC’s newest graduates in computing and data science fields include students at all stages in their education and careers. Undergraduates, master’s students seeking to access new career opportunities, and Ph.D. students completing high-impact research have thrived at UMBC. Many cite the university’s strong academics, accessible faculty, research opportunities, and connections across disciplines as drawing them to UMBC. Continue Reading UMBC’s newest computing grads, from bachelor’s to Ph.D., share stories of connection, support, opportunity

UMBC team reveals possibilities of new one-atom-thick materials

Dec 11, 2020 / 6 minutes of reading

Daniel Wines and Can Ataca are “trying to stay five or so years ahead of experimentalists,” Wines says. Their computational research lays the groundwork for developing 2D materials for particular applications from solar cells to wearable electronics. Continue Reading UMBC team reveals possibilities of new one-atom-thick materials

UMBC researchers identify where giant jets from black holes discharge their energy

Dec 9, 2020 / 4 minutes of reading

New research led by graduate student Adam Leah Harvey may put to bed a long-term controversy about where jets coming from black holes release their energy. Continue Reading UMBC researchers identify where giant jets from black holes discharge their energy

How the darter got its stripes: New UMBC research expands on sexual selection theory to explain complicated animal patterns

May 22, 2020 / 6 minutes of reading

“Quantitatively describing visual patterns is a big challenge, and there’s not one easy way to do that,” Sam Hulse says. By integrating their skills in math and biology, he and colleagues figured out a method to do it for the first time. The new results pave the way for a great deal of new research. Continue Reading How the darter got its stripes: New UMBC research expands on sexual selection theory to explain complicated animal patterns

UMBC team makes breakthrough discovery in HIV research, opening path to new, better therapies

Apr 23, 2020 / 7 minutes of reading

“For decades, the scientific community has known that two different structural forms of HIV RNA exist—they just didn’t know what controls that balance. So our discovery that a single nucleotide is having a huge effect is a paradigm shift in understanding how HIV works,” says Joshua Brown, Ph.D. ’18, biochemistry. Continue Reading UMBC team makes breakthrough discovery in HIV research, opening path to new, better therapies

UMBC’s Rickesh Patel determines how mantis shrimp find their way home

Apr 9, 2020 / 7 minutes of reading

“As soon as the [mantis shrimp] notice you, they’ll turn around and zip straight to some sort of shelter,” Patel said, based on his field experience. “That got me wondering how they go about finding their way home.” Continue Reading UMBC’s Rickesh Patel determines how mantis shrimp find their way home

International team led by UMBC identifies new bird species in the South Pacific

Mar 6, 2020 / 5 minutes of reading

“Even in this well-studied group of birds, that’s been a textbook example since 1942, we did not really know what the units of biodiversity were,” says Kevin Omland. He and postdoc Anna Kearns have now contributed significant new research to help answer that question, and their findings have major conservation implications. Continue Reading International team led by UMBC identifies new bird species in the South Pacific

Preparing for impact: Four new UMBC grads share what drives their research

Dec 17, 2019 / 8 minutes of reading

Cindy Chelius, Miranda Marvel, Naqiya Ghulamali, and Ryan Oliver study very different things, but they are all driven to contribute to positive change through their research. They also hope to carry forward the support they found at UMBC as mentors to a future generation of researchers. Continue Reading Preparing for impact: Four new UMBC grads share what drives their research

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