With two Fulbright awards under his belt, chemistry professor Ram Mohan, Ph.D. ’92, is sharing his passion for green chemistry with the world.
How did I get my own unique set of fingerprints?
The details of your fingerprints are influenced by many other factors besides genes.
Hidden by a pleasant scent: The health consequences of flavor in e-cigarettes
Flavorings long used to make tobacco products and e-cigarettes palatable — and particularly alluring to children — may also actually harm tissue.
Climate Shift
Climate change and other environmental issues like air and water quality disproportionately affect people of color. Today, Demoz sees his role at UMBC as empowering students, especially students from underrepresented backgrounds, to take ownership of their research and contribute to their communities. Eventually, he hopes his graduates will also become mentors and advocates for their own students and colleagues—behaviors he models for them every day.
The Man Behind the MCAC
With more than 20 pieces of analytical instrumentation on offer, UMBC’s Molecular Characterization and Analysis Complex is master’s alumnus Josh Wilhide’s home away from home.
Diamonds are forever – whether made in a lab or mined from the earth
The beauty and splendor of diamonds goes well beyond the surface. Like a diamond hunter digging in an underground mine, one must look deeper to their atomic characteristics to understand what sets these stones apart – and what makes them valuable not just for romantics but also for scientists.
The equivalence test: A new way for scientists to tackle so-called negative results
Equivalence testing provides another tool in the toolbox for scientists to present “positive” results.
Annica Wayman M6, ’99, to launch translational science program at Shady Grove
For Annica Wayman M6, ’99, mechanical engineering, this fall marks a homecoming wrapped up in a new beginning. After eight...
New CoLab Program Brings Interdisciplinary Approach to Summer Research
In piles on a table in the chilly back room of UMBC’s Special Collections office lie a science fiction lover’s dream: decades-worth of fanzines in all their...
Philip Graff ’08 named Outstanding Young Scientist by Maryland Science Center
Throughout his career, Philip Graff ’08, mathematics and physics, has conducted research at Cambridge University on a prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, developed an algorithm that enabled...