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Top Stories of 2025: Cell Communication, Mosquito-killing Fungus and More

Top Stories of 2025: Cell Communication, Mosquito-killing Fungus and More

December 18, 2025
UMD Astrobiologist on Team Selected by NASA to Investigate Ocean Worlds and Their Organic Carbon Cycles

UMD Astrobiologist on Team Selected by NASA to Investigate Ocean Worlds and Their Organic Carbon Cycles

December 3, 2025
UMD Astronomer Co-Leads Creation of First 3D Temperature Map of Distant Exoplanet

UMD Astronomer Co-Leads Creation of First 3D Temperature Map of Distant Exoplanet

October 28, 2025
Congratulations to the College's August 2025 Graduates!

Congratulations to the College's August 2025 Graduates!

October 21, 2025

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Meet the Department

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Haoming Liang

Assistant Research Scientist

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Anna Ogorzalek

Visiting Assistant Research Scientist

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Levon Albertovich Avanov

Research Engineer

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Gokul Prem Srinivasaragavan

Graduate Student

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Israel Martinez Castellanos

Assistant Research Scientist

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Jordan Nicole Ealy

Graduate Student

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Susan Lehr

Coordinator of Business Services

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Yasmina M Martos Martin

Associate Research Scientist

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Caitlin Joannah Ahrens

Assistant Research Scientist

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John Carr

Visiting Research Scientist

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Marshall Hobson-Ritz

Graduate Student

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Mark G. Wolfire

Research Scientist

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Varada Vasant Vaidya

CRESST II Scientist Support Coordinator

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Siddhant Solanki

Graduate Student

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Jonathan Ng

Assistant Research Scientist

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Shaniya Jarrett

Graduate Student

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Barbara Jo Mattson

Principal Faculty Specialist

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Marc W. Pound

Research Scientist

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Melissa N Hayes-Gehrke

Principal Lecturer

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Lacey Chanah Allee-Press

Graduate Student

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Veselin Kostov

Visiting Assistant Research Scientist

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Joe P. Renaud

Assistant Research Scientist

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Stephen Bradley Cenko

Adjunct Professor

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Abderahmen Zoghbi

Associate Research Scientist

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Sophie Louise Robbins

Graduate Student

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Lioudmila Kolokolova

Research Scientist

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Matthew Lastovka

Graduate Student

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Harsha Gurram

Post-Doctoral Associate

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Matthew M Knight

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Mark Ivan Gabo Ugalino

Graduate Student

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Massimo Ricotti

Professor

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Aparna Bhattacharya

Assistant Research Scientist

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Kylie Yui Dan

Graduate Student

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Gregory Michael Olmschenk

Assistant Research Scientist

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Stefano Bertone

Visiting Assistant Research Scientist

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Giannina Guzman Caloca

Graduate Student

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