University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers link air pollution in Baltimore’s Curtis Bay community to nearby coal terminal activity and wind. 

Professor Ning Zeng co-authored new research on a simple way to capture carbon dioxide, a planet-warming gas.

AOSC students Dean Calhoun and Ethan Heldtman are amoung fifteen current students and recent alums of the University of Maryland’s College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) who received prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships, which recognize outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Art Associate Professor Cy Keener, Geographical Sciences and Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Associate Professor Sinead Farrell, and Computer Science and UMIACS Assistant Professor Christopher Metzler plan to develop advanced AI-driven photogrammetry and sensor fusion techniques to enhance long-term coastal monitoring efforts.

A University of Maryland-led study revealed that the bay is experiencing “significant increases” in annual heat waves, but satellites show that not all regions are warming equally.