UMD’s Maryland Science Olympiad student volunteers created a space for aspiring young scientists to test their STEM skills.

UMD’s Maryland Science Olympiad student volunteers created a space for aspiring young scientists to test their STEM skills.
Tiwary and Herron’s invention “RNAnneal: Prediction of RNA Tertiary Structure and Thermodynamics With Generative AI” is a breakthrough in computational biology that could reshape how we design drugs targeting RNA—a fast-emerging frontier in medicine.
Thanks to the scholarship’s support, Jamil Yacoubou Adam found his community at UMD.
Ph.D. student Stephanie Hong studies metal oxides with promising properties for the energy sector.
Lyle Isaacs, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UMD, and co-founder, consultant, and chief scientific advisor for Reversal Therapeutics, invented the company’s technology, called sulfated pillararenes.
This year's awardees were selected from a pool of more than 650 nominations from the CMNS community.
UMD’s 53 scholarships in the past 16 years rank No. 2 nationwide.
The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences will host 49 events.
Tiwary was recognized for pioneering theoretical and computational methods that combine AI and statistical physics, which could yield new treatments for cancer and other human diseases.
UMD researcher John Orban outlines a bold theory about the relationship between temperature and metamorphic proteins.