Congrats to former QMC undergraduate researcher Yash Anand for winning the prestigious 2026 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships, which recognize outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Yash is one of 22 UMD students to win this award -- congrats Yash!!

The W. J. Carr Lecture Series on Superconductivity and Advanced Materials was established by Dr. James L. Carr ‘ 89, in honor of his father, Walter J. Carr. This year's Lecture was given by Prof. Harold Hwang from Stanford University and the SLAC National Accelerator, covering his discoveries of high-temperature superconductivity in nickelate materials.

Our founding Director, Rick Greene, has been honored with the 2026 Heike Kamerlingh Onnes Prize for his outstanding achievements in the realm of superconductivity.

See News Article and Prize web site for more information --- Congrats Rick!!!

New Assistant Professor Frank Zhao is setting up his new lab in QMC to fabricate new materials, study their properties and investigate how they might be incorporated into new technologies. In particular, he is interested in thin 2D and exfoliated materials, as well as in their interfaces  -- read about his story and plans here.