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He received the award for his outstanding leadership and innovative planetary defense proposal.

Astronomy Professor Massimo Ricotti and postdoctoral associate Brian Welch co-authored this latest research, which used the James Webb Space Telescope to see how early stars are born.  

Fifteen tenured/tenure-track faculty members, five instructional faculty members and five research faculty members were promoted, effective between November 2023 and August 2024. Two additional faculty members were named Distinguished University Professor—the highest academic honor bestowed by the university.

Collectively called ‘Selam,’ the two moonlets bring new insight into the complex processes behind planetary formation and evolution.

More than 1,600 students from our college are set to graduate in May 2024.

This year's awardees were selected from a pool of more than 700 nominations from the CMNS community.

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences will host 48 events.

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences hosted a Solar Eclipse Viewing Party with the Astronomy Department and the Space Sciences Outreach Cooperative.

Astronomy Ph.D. student Alexander Dittmann and postdoc Amelia Hankla received two of the 24 awards.

A UMD-led team of researchers probed this ‘prototypical starburst galaxy’ to understand the conditions that foster star formation.

He will use simulated galaxies to look for ‘imprints’ of elusive dark matter.