A research team co-led by Malcolm Maas, a double-degree student in physics and atmospheric and oceanic science, has built a first-of-its-kind archive, capturing records of 100,000 twisters from the U.S. Plains to the Eastern Hemisphere.

Maas joined 15 other students nationwide in winning the prestigious honor.

After 50-plus years at UMD, alum and Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Professor Rachel Pinker will retire on February 1, 2025.

Congratulations to the over 4,300 Fall 2024 semester Dean's List awardees from the University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.

After a year at the University of Illinois-Chicago updating his physics and mathematics skills, Ryan received a meteorology fellowship at Maryland. It wasn’t a far leap to consider such a field. It’s a career that came about, also with his dad’s influences.

Revisit our most-read stories of 2024 and discover some that you may have missed.

212 CMNS students graduated from the college in August 2024.

Over 600 CMNS students graduated in December 2024.

New study investigates the 17-year discrepancy in projections for ozone recovery timelines, highlighting gaps in global reporting, compliance, and opportunities for action—as well as the ongoing impact of emissions from feedstocks and legacy equipment containing ozone-depleting substances.

NOAA oceanographer Tim Boyer (Ph.D. ’24, atmospheric and oceanic science) tracks changes in the subsurface ocean that play an important role in Earth’s climate system.