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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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Program Coordinator
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Principal Faculty Specialist
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Research Graduate Assistant III
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Research Graduate Assistant III
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Post-Doctoral Associate
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Assistant Research Scientist
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Post-Doctoral Associate
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Graduate Assistant II
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Associate Research Scientist
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Post-Doctoral Associate
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Associate Research Scientist
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Senior Faculty Specialist
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Research Graduate Assistant III
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Research Graduate Assistant III
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Research Graduate Assistant II
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Post-Doctoral Associate
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Professor & Chair
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Professor
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Professor
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Visiting Associate Research Scientist
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Business Manager
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Assistant Research Scientist
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Associate Research Scientist
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Research Graduate Assistant III
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Research Graduate Assistant III
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Senior Faculty Specialist
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Post-Doctoral Associate
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Senior Faculty Specialist
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Assistant Research Scientist
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Assistant Professor
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Research Scientist
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Visiting Senior Faculty Specialist
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Principal Faculty Specialist
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Adjunct Professor
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Principal Faculty Specialist
Portrait of John Carr John Carr

Visiting Research Scientist
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Research Scientist
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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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