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URCAD 2021 showcases creativity, resilience of UMBC student researchers

Apr 12, 2021 / 11 minutes of reading

Due to the constraints of COVID, student researchers have become even more creative in using technology not just to display their research, but to pursue their research at a time when in-person interviews, fieldwork, and traditional performances aren’t possible. Students learned to do interviews online and navigated lab research within physical distancing guidelines. They also responded to the pandemic by examining the changes in society and in themselves. Continue Reading URCAD 2021 showcases creativity, resilience of UMBC student researchers

UMBC ranks in the top 100 public universities to receive federal research funding

Mar 29, 2021 / 5 minutes of reading

“We’ve now had year-over-year growth in the last six years,” says Karl V. Steiner, vice president for research at UMBC. “These rankings also help us see how UMBC is progressing in meeting our public impact research goals.” Continue Reading UMBC ranks in the top 100 public universities to receive federal research funding

UMBC’s Anthony Johnson honored for decades of research, mentorship, service

Mar 25, 2021 / 7 minutes of reading

Anthony Johnson has received the Stephen D. Fantone Distinguished Service Award from the Optical Society. His long-term commitment to optics includes major research achievements, dedicated mentoring to students from all backgrounds, and leadership roles in several professional organizations. Continue Reading UMBC’s Anthony Johnson honored for decades of research, mentorship, service

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UMBC receives 2020 Engaged Campus Award

Feb 9, 2021 / 3 minutes of reading

“UMBC’s community-engaged activity and the people who make this activity possible give me great hope,” shares Michele Wolff, director of the Shriver Center. “Now more than ever, our community and civic engagement can help change the current narrative and move us towards a more inclusive, equitable, and just society.” Continue Reading UMBC receives 2020 Engaged Campus Award

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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 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

Exploring Every Angle: Climate Research at UMBC

Dec 2, 2020 / 5 minutes of reading

Researchers across UMBC are using unique, interdisciplinary approaches to explore global environmental challenges Continue Reading Exploring Every Angle: Climate Research at UMBC

On Thin Ice

Dec 2, 2020 / 11 minutes of reading

As scientists study how the Arctic affects and is affected by climate change, the work of Kurtz and others will fill in a crucial knowledge gap. Continue Reading On Thin Ice

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NASA awards UMBC team $1.4M to develop AI that improves how computers process climate data from satellites

Oct 26, 2020 / 7 minutes of reading

“Now we have so much raw data. So how do we analyze it? How do we make it useful for the research community?” asks Jianwu Wang. As data archives balloon, the capabilities of artificial intelligence are rapidly increasing. There is also an urgent need to understand Earth’s systems as they shift due to climate change. All of these factors drove Wang and his collaborators to find ways to help researchers access satellite data much faster. Continue Reading NASA awards UMBC team $1.4M to develop AI that improves how computers process climate data from satellites

Small satellite, big ambitions: UMBC’s HARP named SmallSat Mission of the Year

Aug 7, 2020 / 4 minutes of reading

“I would like to thank the HARP team as a whole, because HARP is really the result of the perseverance of the team over many years,” said Vanderlei Martins, as he accepted the award on behalf of the team, which has included many students. Continue Reading Small satellite, big ambitions: UMBC’s HARP named SmallSat Mission of the Year

Support comes full circle: When students become mentors

May 19, 2020 / 8 minutes of reading

“I love to help people succeed, so for me, if others have put time into my career and my future, I feel that it’s only right to reciprocate that love to other students,” says Cherie Tebah ’20. She and other UMBC students have found ways to support their classmates while still pursuing their own degrees. Continue Reading Support comes full circle: When students become mentors

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