UMBC research ranges from nanostructures to ultrafast optics
Making breakthroughs in observational and theoretical astrophysics
UMBC leads the way in remote sensing and atmospheric radiation
UMBC is pushing the limits of quantum science and technology
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The UMBC Physics Department has 25 faculty, roughly 60 graduate students, and 120 undergraduate majors. Our department’s research is centered in 4 main areas: astrophysics, atmospheric physics, condensed matter physics, and quantum optics and quantum information.