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Two Faculty Members Receive 2023 Sloan Research Fellowships

Early-Career Award Honors Computational Astrophysicist, Quantum-Focused Computer Scientist

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‘Quantumania’ Meets Quantum Reality

We Took the Chair of Physics to Marvel’s Latest Hit to See How Well It Explains the Buzzy, Bewildering Subject

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Deep in a South Dakota Gold Mine, UMD Physicists Prospect for Dark Matter

A ‘Eureka’ Moment Could Rewrite Standard Model of Particle Physics, Basic Understanding of Forces in Universe

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Electrons Take New Shape Inside Unconventional Metal

UMD Discovery Could Contribute to Research on Noise Problem in Quantum Computers

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From ‘Sesame Street’ to the Stars Above

Alum Brings Breathtaking Images From James Webb Space Telescope to the Public

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Maryland Quantum-Thermodynamics Hub Launches With $2M Grant

Emerging Field Combines Modern Physics With Victorian-era Science

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$95M NASA Cooperative Agreement to Support Research Center Focused on Global Sustainability

Funding Allows UMD to Expand Collaboration With Space Agency, Broader Research Community

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Mapping the Quantum Frontier

UMD Expands Its Footprint as the ‘Capital of Quantum’ With the Latest Lab and Institute to Advance Mind-bending Computing

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Three Professors Named to National Academy of Sciences

Economist, Geologist and Engineer Bring UMD’s Total to 24

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Researcher’s New Book Puts Physics’ Past and Future in Literary Blender

Sci-Fi Excursions Enliven Deep Dive Into Quantum Thermodynamics

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3 Terps Named 2022 Goldwater Scholars

UMD’s 35 Scholarships in the Past Decade Rank Second in Nation

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UMD Scientist Helps Fuel Hopes for Nuclear Fusion

Breakthrough Once Thought Impossible Brings Bountiful Clean Energy Closer to Reality

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