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Robert Herschbach


astronaut on moon

A ‘Lint Roller’ for Moon Dust?

$1.7M NASA Grant to Fund Research Inspired by Stickiness of Tiny Lizard’s Skin

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glacier

$1.2M in NSF Funding Supports Research to Develop New Water and Ice Sensors

UMD-led Project Could Expand Understanding of Climate Change Impacts

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propeller plane

Rotorcraft Center Students Win International Competition—Again

Graduate Team Takes Top Prize 23rd Time With Design of Vertical-Takeoff Aircraft

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quantum sensor

$1M NSF Grant Supports Development of Quantum Sensors

UMD Team Is One of 18 Nationwide Pushing Groundbreaking Measurement Technologies

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Texas flooding

Sea-Level Rise Could Leave Many Marooned Earlier, UMD Study Finds

Before Inundation, Isolation Will Impact U.S. Coastal Communities

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Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft VSS Unity

Alum at Frontier of Commercial Space Tourism

Aerospace Engineer Joins Virgin Galactic’s Final Test Before Service Begins

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HVAC system at a data center

Cooling Down the Cloud

$3.5M DOE Award Supports UMD Project to Reduce Energy Use in Data Centers

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gloved hand holding a 2d material stack

New Research Could Spur Broader Use of 2D Materials

UMD, Rice Led Effort That Created Lightweight Material Several Times Stronger Than Steel

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overhead view of road over water

UMD Tapped to Lead University Transportation Center Focused on Moving People and Goods

Researchers, Partners Awarded $10M to Study Use of Autonomous Vehicles, Access and Equity, and Climate Impacts

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flooded road

$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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Aerial view of a large rail yard

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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