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title: "Physicist Named 2026 Schmidt Polymath, Awarded up to $2.5M"
date: 2026-09-23T14:40:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/briefs/physicist-named-2026-schmidt-polymath-awarded-up-to-2-5m"
section: Briefs
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- September 23, 2026