• myUMBC
  • Directory
Admissions
  • Undergraduate Admissions
  • Graduate School Admissions
  • Professional Master's Admissions
Apply
UMBC Logo
  • About
    • About UMBC
    • Campus Map and Location
    • Contact Information Guide
    • Leadership
    • Mission and Vision
    • Visit UMBC
  • Academics
    • Academics at UMBC
    • Programs and Degrees
    • Colleges and Departments
    • Undergraduate Catalog (opens in a new window)
    • Graduate Catalog (opens in a new window)
    • Academic Support (opens in a new window)
    • Academic Calendar (opens in a new window)
  • Admissions & Aid
    • Admissions Overview
    • Undergraduate Admissions
    • Graduate School Admissions
    • Professional Programs
    • Shady Grove
    • Financial Aid and Scholarships
  • Research
    • Research and Creative Achievement
    • Find Faculty Experts (opens in a new window)
    • Albin. O Kuhn Library (opens in a new window)
    • Undergraduate Research (opens in a new window)
    • Graduate Research
    • Faculty Research Opportunities (opens in a new window)
    • bwtech@UMBC (opens in a new window)
  • Life on Campus
    • Campus Life Overview
    • Arts and Culture
    • Athletics and Recreation
    • Clubs and Activities
    • Events (opens in a new window)
    • Health and Well-being
    • Residential Life (opens in a new window)
  • Giving
    • Make a Gift Online (opens in a new window)
    • Giving to UMBC
    • Alumni Community (opens in a new window)
  • myUMBC
  • Directory
  • About
    • About UMBC
    • Campus Map and Location
    • Contact Information Guide
    • Leadership
    • Mission and Vision
    • Visit UMBC
  • Academics
    • Academics at UMBC
    • Programs and Degrees
    • Colleges and Departments
    • Undergraduate Catalog (opens in a new window)
    • Graduate Catalog (opens in a new window)
    • Academic Support (opens in a new window)
    • Academic Calendar (opens in a new window)
  • Admissions & Aid
    • Admissions Overview
    • Undergraduate Admissions
    • Graduate School Admissions
    • Professional Programs
    • Shady Grove
    • Financial Aid and Scholarships
  • Research
    • Research and Creative Achievement
    • Find Faculty Experts (opens in a new window)
    • Albin. O Kuhn Library (opens in a new window)
    • Undergraduate Research (opens in a new window)
    • Graduate Research
    • Faculty Research Opportunities (opens in a new window)
    • bwtech@UMBC (opens in a new window)
  • Life on Campus
    • Campus Life Overview
    • Arts and Culture
    • Athletics and Recreation
    • Clubs and Activities
    • Events (opens in a new window)
    • Health and Well-being
    • Residential Life (opens in a new window)
  • Giving
    • Make a Gift Online (opens in a new window)
    • Giving to UMBC
    • Alumni Community (opens in a new window)
  • Contact Admissions
  • Undergraduate Admissions
  • Graduate School Admissions
  • Professional Master's
  • Apply

Physics

portrait of man in polo shirt and glasses in front of ribbed glass wall

Connecting NASA to the classroom: UMBC physicist Zhibo Zhang to lead Goddard Planetary Heliophysics Institute

Mar 4, 2026 / 2 minutes of reading
five people huddled around a homemade hovercraft device as it travels down a track

A place to spark scientific curiosity—UMBC hosts 1,200 high schoolers at Science Olympiad invitational

Feb 5, 2026 / 5 minutes of reading
Head shot of man in glasses; he is developing an AI assistant for scientists

UMBC physicist wins Amazon award to build AI-orchestrated scientific assistant

Jan 29, 2026 / 3 minutes of reading
A person smiling in front of a modern building with an electronic sign reading "HCI International 2023, 23-28 July, Copenhagen, Denmark."

Retrievers gone global: 5 ways UMBC fosters international engagement

Nov 25, 2025 / 6 minutes of reading
small groups of people mingle among a row of research posters at GradFest

CNMS GradFest fosters research connections and builds community 

Nov 14, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading
group photo of eight physics graduate students, including Maggie Williams, on the lawn outside the Physics Building

Meet a Retriever—Maggie Williams ’24, physics, Quantum Science Institute Graduate Fellow

Nov 5, 2025 / 5 minutes of reading
man stands on metal paltform on the roof of a building; several large scientific instruments sit behind him on the platform

Unsung heroes: Meet 4 UMBC building managers who keep research moving

Oct 23, 2025 / 11 minutes of reading
Male athlete running on an indoor track, holding a baton and wearing a "UMBC" singlet.

Meet a Retriever—Anjayooluwa Adegboyo ’25, Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year

Sep 26, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading
two people standing on a light rail platform; one's t-shirt reads "UMBC" the other "QSI"

Quantum on track: UMBC researchers demonstrate feasibility of using quantum devices to manage urban train scheduling, using a Baltimore transit line as a model

Sep 17, 2025 / 5 minutes of reading
woman speaks to man in front of a research poster

500 days in space and counting—UMBC celebrates HARP2 satellite’s incoming data and resulting discoveries

Sep 17, 2025 / 6 minutes of reading
woman points at research poster while speaking to another person pinned to a corkboard

From Nepal to NASA: A  journey of resilience and discovery 

Aug 25, 2025 / 6 minutes of reading
1 2 … 14 Next →
UMBC

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250

Directions & Parking Information

Resources

  • UMBC Alumni
  • Career Center
  • Events
  • Mobile Apps
  • Stories
  • Visit Campus
  • Work at UMBC

Important Contacts

  • Online Directory
  • Contact UMBC
  • Get Help

Emergency Info

  • UMBC Police: 410-455-5555
  • Sign Up for Text Alerts

Contact Us

  • Undergraduate Admissions
  • Graduate School Admissions
  • Professional Master’s
  • Apply

Top Stories of the Week

© UMBC: A University System of Maryland
Member Institution
  • Accreditation
  • Equal Opportunity
  • Privacy Policy
  • Title IX
  • Web Accessibility
  • Consumer Information

Search UMBC.edu

Search Form