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University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
TypePublic
AffiliationUniversity of Maryland, College Park
DeanAmitabh Varshney
Undergraduates4,912[1]
Postgraduates1,424[1]
Location
Symons Hall, College Park
,
Maryland
,
United States
NicknameCMNS[2]
Websitecmns.umd.edu

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) at the University of Maryland, College Park, is home to ten academic departments[3] and a dozen interdisciplinary research centers and institutes.[4] CMNS is one of 13 schools and colleges within the University of Maryland, College Park.[5]

In January 2015, CMNS had 339 tenure/tenure-track faculty members, 39,380 alumni, 4,912 undergraduate students and 1,424 graduate students.[5] In October 2010, the University of Maryland's College of Chemical and Life Sciences and College of Computer, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences merged to form the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.[6]

CMNS students receive national awards, including Rhodes, Truman, Goldwater, Fulbright and Hollings Scholarships;[7] National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships;[8][9] and NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships.[10][11] In addition, undergraduate and graduate students conduct research in faculty research laboratories on campus or in the wide range of federal laboratories, research institutes and private companies in the Baltimore–Washington corridor.

  1. ^ a b "College Fact Sheet, Jan. 2015" (PDF). College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ "About CMNS". College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Departments". Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Research Centers and Institutes". Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b "About CMNS" (PDF). Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  6. ^ "UMD Timeline". Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Students in the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Win Prestigious Awards During Spring Semester". Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  8. ^ "NSF Fellowships Awarded to 15 College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Students". Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  9. ^ "NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Awarded to Nine College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Students". Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  10. ^ "NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship Earth Science Selections 2015". Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  11. ^ "NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship Planetary Selections 2015". Retrieved 17 August 2015.

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