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...
Noemi Petra first UMBC graduate to receive NSF Career Award in Mathematics
Noemi Petra, Ph.D. ’10, M.S. ’07, applied mathematics, has always been a hard worker. In her dissertation research at UMBC, she forayed into engineering applications, mathematical theory, and...
Phenomenal World: Juliana and Homer Schamp Memorial Scholarship seeks to inspire the next generation of teachers
Think back to the science classes you took as a child. What do you remember about them? Did you watch a caterpillar spin a cocoon and emerge a butterfly, or a...