Swenson College of Science and Engineering

Wordsmithing the Future

UMD alumna is a trailblazer in AI, helping to build some of AI’s Large Language Models.

Ecology under ice

UMD research is advancing our understanding of lake ecology in the winter.

Fighting PFAS with plants

UMD Biology Student Rory Westerman is researching how plants and fungi might help solve our PFAS problem.

Investing in the future

A $1 million gift to UMD’s Advanced Materials Center will support the education of future scientists and engineers, and further research on the repurposing of plastic waste.

Planted in research

UMD chemistry graduate student, Mady Larson, is researching drought-tolerant plants.