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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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Visiting Assistant Research Scientist
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Assistant Research Scientist
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Senior Faculty Specialist
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Assistant Research Scientist
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Assistant Research Scientist
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Professor Emeritus
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Visiting Assistant Research Scientist
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Assistant Research Scientist
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Business Manager
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Visiting Associate Research Scientist
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Affiliate Associate Professor
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Assistant Research Scientist
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Principal Faculty Specialist
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Professor & Director
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Research Scientist
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Adjunct Research Scientist
Portrait of Matthew Lastovka Matthew Lastovka

Research Graduate Assistant III
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Associate Research Scientist
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Associate Research Scientist
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Post-Doctoral Associate
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Research Graduate Assistant III
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Graduate Assistant II
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Senior Faculty Specialist
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Principal Faculty Specialist
Portrait of Marc Neveu Marc Neveu

Associate Research Scientist
Portrait of Alice Allen Alice Allen

Senior Faculty Specialist
Portrait of Barbara A Hansborough Barbara A Hansborough

Coordinator
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Research Graduate Assistant III
Portrait of Lee G. Mundy Lee G. Mundy

Professor & Director
Portrait of Brooke Kaluzienski Brooke Kaluzienski

Graduate Assistant II
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Visiting Assistant Research Scientist
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Professor Emeritus
Portrait of John Carr John Carr

Visiting Research Scientist
Portrait of Patrick Whelley Patrick Whelley

Associate Research Scientist
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Research Professor
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Post-Doctoral Associate
Portrait of Carolyn Volpert Carolyn Volpert

Research Graduate Assistant III
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Visiting Assistant Research Scientist
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Associate Research Scientist
Portrait of Nicole Elizabeth Schanche Nicole Elizabeth Schanche

Assistant Research Scientist

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