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Robert Herschbach


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$1.35M Grant to Fund UMD-Led Team’s Study of Climate Change and Septic Tank Failure

Growing Hazard for Coastal Dwellers Doesn’t Affect All Marylanders Equally, Researchers Say

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New UMD Center Puts Focus on Railway Cybersecurity and Safety

Research Will Guard Nation’s Infrastructure With High-tech Tools

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Deb Niemeier

Engineering Researcher Honored in Nation’s Oldest Science Awards Series

Deb Niemeier, Who Focuses on Climate and Disaster Resilience, to Receive $250,000 Franklin Institute Award

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Studies Shed Light on Gender Imbalance in Construction

More Barriers, Pervasive Bias Suppress Women’s Representation in Industry

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How Deep-Space Destruction Led to a ‘Rubble Pile’

UMD Researcher’s Modeling of Bennu’s Formation Helps Explain Asteroid Interiors

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Structural Racism Drives Higher COVID-19 Death Rates in Louisiana, UMD Study Finds

Black Families More Likely to Face ‘Stressors’ That Increased Vulnerability to Disease

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Extreme Drone Ops Could Improve Ice Measurements

Unmanned Aircraft Experts Assist in NOAA Testing to Support Better Climate, Weather Monitoring

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UMD to Lead Effort to Improve U.S. Highways

$5M USDOT Award Establishes Build America Center on Transportation Infrastructure

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UMD Engineer Developing ‘Super-Eye’ to Investigate Marijuana’s Effects on Heart

Growing Legalization, Rising Use of Cannabis Create Need for Greater Understanding, Researcher Says

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Drone Experts Help NASA, NOAA Solve Sea Rescue Problems

Research Supports Global Search and Rescue Network

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$3.6M NSF Grant Supports Researchers’ Work to Create ‘Third Lung’

Treatment Spurred by COVID-19 Pandemic Has Much Broader Applications for Respiratory Failure Patients

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Robot’s Soft Touch Beats Super Mario

Engineers Develop New Approach, Demonstrate 3D-Printed Hand on Classic Nintendo Game

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