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$590M Telescope Mission with UMD Science Co-Lead Confirmed by NASA for Launch by January 2031

$590M Telescope Mission with UMD Science Co-Lead Confirmed by NASA for Launch by January 2031

Two UMD Astronomers on PRIMA Team Selected for New Class of NASA Astrophysics Missions

Two UMD Astronomers on PRIMA Team Selected for New Class of NASA Astrophysics Missions

Celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation Week

Celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation Week

New Study Detects Ammonia and Unexpected Chill on a Distant Giant Planet

New Study Detects Ammonia and Unexpected Chill on a Distant Giant Planet

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CRESST II Scientist Support Coordinator
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Adjunct Professor
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Assistant Research Scientist
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Post-Doctoral Associate
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Assistant Research Scientist
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Assistant Research Scientist
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Associate Research Scientist
Portrait of Patrick Whelley Patrick Whelley

Associate Research Scientist
Portrait of Leland Nicholas Cheyne Leland Nicholas Cheyne

Program Manager
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Associate Research Scientist
Portrait of Edward J Shaya Edward J Shaya

Associate Research Scientist
Portrait of Michael Coleman Miller Michael Coleman Miller

Professor
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Research Graduate Assistant III
Portrait of Serena A. Cronin Serena A. Cronin

Research Graduate Assistant III
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Assistant Research Scientist
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Visiting Assistant Research Scientist
Portrait of Emily Hope Callahan Emily Hope Callahan

Business Manager
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Research Scientist
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Principal Faculty Specialist
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Assistant Program Director
Portrait of Israel Martinez Castellanos Israel Martinez Castellanos

Assistant Research Scientist
Portrait of Lauren Vanessa Miles Lauren Vanessa Miles

Program Coordinator
Portrait of Tilden F Barnes IV Tilden F Barnes IV

Principal Faculty Specialist
Portrait of Michael S Kelley Michael S Kelley

Research Scientist
Portrait of Benjamin Sharkey Benjamin Sharkey

Senior Faculty Specialist
Portrait of Jerome John Seebeck Jerome John Seebeck

Research Graduate Assistant III
Portrait of David Paul Bennett David Paul Bennett

Research Scientist
Portrait of David R. Leskauskas Jr. David R. Leskauskas Jr.

Senior Faculty Specialist
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Principal Faculty Specialist
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Associate Research Scientist
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Visiting Assistant Research Scientist
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Post-Doctoral Associate
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Assistant Research Scientist
Portrait of Zuzanna Kocjan Zuzanna Kocjan

Research Graduate Assistant III
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Research Graduate Assistant III
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Post-Doctoral Associate
Portrait of Jane Heathcote Jane Heathcote

Research Graduate Assistant II
Portrait of Rachel Elizabeth Hemmer Rachel Elizabeth Hemmer

Faculty Assistant
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Assistant Research Scientist
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Professor

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