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.

A new UMD-led study found that burying wood in the right environmental conditions can stop its decomposition and help curb carbon dioxide emissions.

Maria Molina, an assistant professor of atmospheric and oceanic science, and Chris Metzler, an assistant professor of computer science, are developing novel AI-based approaches to help address systemic inequities and improve the lives of populations that are vulnerable to extreme weather events.