Dr. Zhibo Zhang is the new director of GPHI!
Appointed to Editorial Board of Remote Sensing Environment
Prof. Zhibo Zhang has been selected to lead the NASA Goddard Planetary Heliophysics Institute (GPHI), strengthening UMBC’s longstanding partnership with NASA and expanding opportunities in...
Posted: March 4, 2026, 12:29 PM
Department of Physics Welcomes Dr. Alexander Senichev
Alexander Senichev is joining the Department of Physics as an Assistant Professor. His research focuses on experimental quantum photonics, with emphasis on solid-state quantum emitters and the...
Posted: January 28, 2026, 12:07 PM
Department awarded grant to reduce barriers for undergraduate students
The UMBC Department of Physics has received a TEAM-UP Together (TU-T) Expanding eXpertise, Championing Excellenceand Leadership (TU-T EXCEL) grant to reduce barriers for undergraduate students in...
Posted: December 4, 2025, 8:27 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Emily Faber!
Emily successfully defended her PhD on 11/10/25, presenting her research "Advancing Dust Emission Modeling: Physical Parameterization Improvements and Impacts," under the guidance of Dr. Adriana...
Posted: November 18, 2025, 11:02 AM
Dr. Todd Pittman Brings the Weirdness of Quantum Entanglement to Perry Hall Library
Dr. Todd Pittman, Director of UMBC’s Quantum Science Institute and Professor of Physics, gave a lively and accessible public lecture on November 12, 2025, at the Baltimore County Public Library’s...
Posted: November 13, 2025, 3:27 PM
Dr. Barbosa Publishes News & Views Article in Nature Water Journal
Prof. Barbosa published a News & Views article, invited by the editor-in-chief of Nature Water. He discussed how forests are more than carbon sinks and biodiversity hotspots — they are also...
Posted: October 24, 2025, 12:48 PM
New Book by Dr. Yanhua Shih: Quantum Entanglement and Interferometry — An Introduction to Multi-Photon Superposition
We’re excited to announce the upcoming release of Dr. Yanhua Shih’s latest book! Do you know why a group of photons is able to interference with the group itself? This book will answer your...
Posted: September 25, 2025, 8:59 AM
UMBC Students Bring the Cosmos to the Capital at the Astronomy Festival on the National Mall
This past weekend, UMBC physics students joined NASA scientists, astronomy educators, and thousands of curious stargazers at the Astronomy Festival on the National Mall—an annual celebration of...
Posted: September 23, 2025, 2:21 PM
Quantum solutions to manage train schedules!
Quantum researchers demonstrate feasibility of using quantum devices to manage urban train scheduling, using Baltimore’s Light RailLink as a model. Please see the UMBC News story for more...
Posted: September 18, 2025, 12:00 PM
UMBC celebrates HARP2 satellite’s 500 days in space and counting!
For over 500 days, UMBC’s HARP2 satellite has been orbiting Earth aboard NASA’s PACE satellite, capturing high-resolution data about Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and climate. UMBC celebrated this...
Posted: September 18, 2025, 11:34 AM
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