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At the 2025 University of Maryland Convocation ceremony, Professor Emeritus Michael Brown received the honor of being named a Distinguished University Professor.
Watch Provost Rice's citation and Michael's remarks.
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Watch Provost Rice's citation and Michael's remarks.
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UMD Convocation 2025 - Provost Rice's Citation and Michael Brown's Remarks
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October 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
At the 2025 University of Maryland Convocation ceremony, Professor Emeritus Michael Brown received the honor of being named a Distinguished University Professor.
Watch Provost Rice's citation and Michael's remarks.
youtu.be/RlCQxbrUYHw
Watch Provost Rice's citation and Michael's remarks.
youtu.be/RlCQxbrUYHw
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@umdgeology.bsky.social's Karen Prestegaard studies the links between precipitation, stream baseflow, stormwater runoff and evapotranspiration in the mid-Atlantic region.
Ask Karen your questions about freshwater and stormwater flooding in today's Reddit Ask-Me-Anything: redd.it/1ntaqz0
Ask Karen your questions about freshwater and stormwater flooding in today's Reddit Ask-Me-Anything: redd.it/1ntaqz0
September 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
@umdgeology.bsky.social's Karen Prestegaard studies the links between precipitation, stream baseflow, stormwater runoff and evapotranspiration in the mid-Atlantic region.
Ask Karen your questions about freshwater and stormwater flooding in today's Reddit Ask-Me-Anything: redd.it/1ntaqz0
Ask Karen your questions about freshwater and stormwater flooding in today's Reddit Ask-Me-Anything: redd.it/1ntaqz0
Congrats Mike!
#UMD's 2025 Convocation honored 4 #ScienceTerps!
🌟 Mathematics Professor Larry Washington received the Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award.
🌟 @umdgeology.bsky.social's Michael Brow, Mathematics' Abba Gumel and Astronomy's Chris Reynolds were named Distinguished University Professors.
🌟 Mathematics Professor Larry Washington received the Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award.
🌟 @umdgeology.bsky.social's Michael Brow, Mathematics' Abba Gumel and Astronomy's Chris Reynolds were named Distinguished University Professors.
September 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Congrats Mike!
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New research revealed that Mars' innermost core appears to be a solid hunk of metal just like Earth's.
@umdgeology.bsky.social's Nick Schmerr weighed in on these findings with @sciencex.bsky.social, noting that questions regarding Mars' core are far from settled. 🔭 #PlanetaryScience
@umdgeology.bsky.social's Nick Schmerr weighed in on these findings with @sciencex.bsky.social, noting that questions regarding Mars' core are far from settled. 🔭 #PlanetaryScience
Marsquakes indicate a solid core for the red planet, just like Earth
Scientists revealed Wednesday that Mars' innermost core appears to be a solid hunk of metal just like Earth's.
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September 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
New research revealed that Mars' innermost core appears to be a solid hunk of metal just like Earth's.
@umdgeology.bsky.social's Nick Schmerr weighed in on these findings with @sciencex.bsky.social, noting that questions regarding Mars' core are far from settled. 🔭 #PlanetaryScience
@umdgeology.bsky.social's Nick Schmerr weighed in on these findings with @sciencex.bsky.social, noting that questions regarding Mars' core are far from settled. 🔭 #PlanetaryScience
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Tommaso Mandolini and Travis Hager (University of Maryland) perform hydrostatic mineral carbonation experiments on cylindrical MgO ceramic samples using a triaxial deformation apparatus, GSECARS, June 2025.
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June 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Tommaso Mandolini and Travis Hager (University of Maryland) perform hydrostatic mineral carbonation experiments on cylindrical MgO ceramic samples using a triaxial deformation apparatus, GSECARS, June 2025.
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@umdgeology.bsky.social Professor Sujay Kaushal's body of research has established that freshwater ecosystems are growing saltier year-round.
@washingtonpost.com featured Sujay's important work studying and protecting freshwater ecosystems 🛶
@washingtonpost.com featured Sujay's important work studying and protecting freshwater ecosystems 🛶
A salt crisis is looming for U.S. rivers
The biggest source of salty freshwater in D.C. and other major northern inland cities is an overapplication of road salt to thaw winter ice, which runs off into rivers or the ground.
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June 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
@umdgeology.bsky.social Professor Sujay Kaushal's body of research has established that freshwater ecosystems are growing saltier year-round.
@washingtonpost.com featured Sujay's important work studying and protecting freshwater ecosystems 🛶
@washingtonpost.com featured Sujay's important work studying and protecting freshwater ecosystems 🛶
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Tune in for our 2025 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony today at 2:30 p.m. ET!
Watch the ceremony—including speeches from Adam Wenchel (B.S. '99, computer science) and Jade LeSchack (B.S. '25, physics; B.S. '25, mathematics)—on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@UMDscience
Watch the ceremony—including speeches from Adam Wenchel (B.S. '99, computer science) and Jade LeSchack (B.S. '25, physics; B.S. '25, mathematics)—on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@UMDscience
May 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Tune in for our 2025 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony today at 2:30 p.m. ET!
Watch the ceremony—including speeches from Adam Wenchel (B.S. '99, computer science) and Jade LeSchack (B.S. '25, physics; B.S. '25, mathematics)—on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@UMDscience
Watch the ceremony—including speeches from Adam Wenchel (B.S. '99, computer science) and Jade LeSchack (B.S. '25, physics; B.S. '25, mathematics)—on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@UMDscience
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Tune in for our 2025 Graduate Commencement Ceremony this afternoon at 2 p.m. ET!
Watch the full ceremony—including our keynote from DataRobot CEO Debanjan Saha (M.S. '93, Ph.D. '95, computer science)—on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/umdscience
Watch the full ceremony—including our keynote from DataRobot CEO Debanjan Saha (M.S. '93, Ph.D. '95, computer science)—on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/umdscience
May 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Tune in for our 2025 Graduate Commencement Ceremony this afternoon at 2 p.m. ET!
Watch the full ceremony—including our keynote from DataRobot CEO Debanjan Saha (M.S. '93, Ph.D. '95, computer science)—on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/umdscience
Watch the full ceremony—including our keynote from DataRobot CEO Debanjan Saha (M.S. '93, Ph.D. '95, computer science)—on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/umdscience
Congratulations to Professor Michael Brown who has been selected as a Distinguished University Professor. The title of Distinguished University Professor is the highest appointment bestowed on a tenured faculty member.
May 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Congratulations to Professor Michael Brown who has been selected as a Distinguished University Professor. The title of Distinguished University Professor is the highest appointment bestowed on a tenured faculty member.
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Wenlu Zhu, Megan Ryan, Tommaso Mandolini, and Travis Hager (University of Maryland) conduct an experimental investigation of chemical-mechanical feedback during mineral carbonation, 13 BMD, April 2025.
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April 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Wenlu Zhu, Megan Ryan, Tommaso Mandolini, and Travis Hager (University of Maryland) conduct an experimental investigation of chemical-mechanical feedback during mineral carbonation, 13 BMD, April 2025.
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Congratulations to professor emerita Ann Wylie who has been elected as a 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) "for distinguished contributions to both the field of mineralogy and university administration."
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March 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Congratulations to professor emerita Ann Wylie who has been elected as a 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) "for distinguished contributions to both the field of mineralogy and university administration."
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Last week we had our Helz Distinguished Lecture with Dr. Alexander Halliday from Columbia University. He spoke about climate change and how universities and colleges are well suited for the cross-disciplinary research needed to find solutions.
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Helz Lecture - Alexander Halliday from Columbia University - 3/6/2025
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March 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Last week we had our Helz Distinguished Lecture with Dr. Alexander Halliday from Columbia University. He spoke about climate change and how universities and colleges are well suited for the cross-disciplinary research needed to find solutions.
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Geologists Explore Tasmania’s Hidden Gems
Through Mud and Mines, Students and Faculty Uncovered Garnets’ Rich Geological Stories
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Through Mud and Mines, Students and Faculty Uncovered Garnets’ Rich Geological Stories
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March 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Geologists Explore Tasmania’s Hidden Gems
Through Mud and Mines, Students and Faculty Uncovered Garnets’ Rich Geological Stories
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Through Mud and Mines, Students and Faculty Uncovered Garnets’ Rich Geological Stories
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#GivingDayUMD is your chance to support and uplift #ScienceTerps!
Even small gifts can have a huge impact. Learn how you can give back to our department programs and support geology students: www.geol.umd.edu/giving
Even small gifts can have a huge impact. Learn how you can give back to our department programs and support geology students: www.geol.umd.edu/giving
March 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
#GivingDayUMD is your chance to support and uplift #ScienceTerps!
Even small gifts can have a huge impact. Learn how you can give back to our department programs and support geology students: www.geol.umd.edu/giving
Even small gifts can have a huge impact. Learn how you can give back to our department programs and support geology students: www.geol.umd.edu/giving
Moon is Not As “Geologically Dead” As Previously Thought, New Study Reveals
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Moon is Not As “Geologically Dead” As Previously Thought, New Study Reveals | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
A UMD geologist helped develop advanced dating methods to track geological changes on the far side of the moon a
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January 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Moon is Not As “Geologically Dead” As Previously Thought, New Study Reveals
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From the Winter 2025 TERP Magazine...
Salt Life: Take a Home Tour to Learn How We’re Worsening Salinity Around the World with Professor Sujay Kaushal.
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Salt Life: Take a Home Tour to Learn How We’re Worsening Salinity Around the World with Professor Sujay Kaushal.
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January 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
From the Winter 2025 TERP Magazine...
Salt Life: Take a Home Tour to Learn How We’re Worsening Salinity Around the World with Professor Sujay Kaushal.
terp.umd.edu/salt-life
Salt Life: Take a Home Tour to Learn How We’re Worsening Salinity Around the World with Professor Sujay Kaushal.
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Congratulations to Fang-Zhen Teng (Ph.D '05) who was awarded a UMD Alumni Excellence Award in Research. This award recognizes alumni that make positive impacts on the world through their research.
Read more about his work:
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Read more about his work:
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January 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Congratulations to Fang-Zhen Teng (Ph.D '05) who was awarded a UMD Alumni Excellence Award in Research. This award recognizes alumni that make positive impacts on the world through their research.
Read more about his work:
alumni.umd.edu/news/excelle...
Read more about his work:
alumni.umd.edu/news/excelle...