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Quantum on track: UMBC researchers demonstrate feasibility of using quantum devices to manage urban train scheduling, using a Baltimore transit line as a model
Train delays can cascade into stalled commutes, economic losses, and vacation snags. Scheduling trains is computationally complex, though: It can take hours or days to solve large transportation...
Posted: September 17, 2025, 10:41 AM
500 days in space and counting—UMBC celebrates HARP2 satellite’s incoming data and resulting discoveries
For over 500 days, the Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter 2 (HARP2), a high-tech instrument built by UMBC researchers and students, has been orbiting Earth on NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean...
Posted: September 17, 2025, 9:23 AM
From Nepal to NASA: A journey of resilience and discovery
In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives worldwide,Greema Regmibegan her Ph.D. in UMBC’s atmospheric physics program. Studying remotely from her home in Nepal, she navigated a grueling...
Posted: August 25, 2025, 2:40 PM
Black hole mergers open doors for students
There are black holes, and then there are supermassive black holes (SMBH), with masses millions to billions of times as great as the Sun. A small percentage of SMBH are furiously gobbling up...
Posted: July 10, 2025, 5:06 PM
How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?
Written by Adi Foord, assistant professor of physics, UMBC This article is part of The Conversation‘s “Curious Kids” series. How does the camera on the James Webb Space Telescope work and...
Posted: June 30, 2025, 10:51 AM
Detangling Quantum
In the quantum kingdom, particles flirt with the impossible, defying the tidy laws of Newton’s world. Today’s booming quantum industry, built on understanding this realm, hums with the energy of...
Posted: June 10, 2025, 1:22 PM
Dust aerosol research earns Jianyu Zheng, Ph.D. ’23, outstanding early-career award
Jianyu “Kevin” Zheng, a postdoctoral fellow with the Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR) Center II, whose work focuses on remote sensing for dust aerosols, is the recipient of...
Posted: May 28, 2025, 2:35 PM
Physicist Adi Foord sheds light on a new research project, UMBC’s supportive environment, and her favorite black hole
Adi Foord, assistant professor of physics, loves studying black holes. She also loves sharing her enthusiasm for the sky with others, including writing popular articles about time travel and the...
Posted: February 20, 2025, 11:50 AM
UMBC leverages interdisciplinary expertise to launch Quantum Science Institute
UMBC has received $1.5 million from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to organize a new UMBC Quantum Science Institute. The funding will support graduate fellowships for students...
Posted: February 12, 2025, 3:54 PM
UMBC’s Ethics Bowl team earns spot in national championship two years in a row
UMBC’s Ethics Bowl team won third place at the 2024 Chesapeake Regional Ethics Bowl competition in December. The team competed at UMBC against 15 teams from the Mid-Atlantic region, all vying for...
Posted: January 13, 2025, 11:29 AM
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