UMD alumnus Charles Patton Poole Jr., who received his PhD in solid state physics at UMD, died on November 1, 2015. His obituary can be seen here.

A team led by Michelle Girvan, Ed Ott and Tom Antonsen conducted a study of the east-west asymmetry of jet lag recovery.

A high-precision measurement of the photons emitted by neutron decays brings researchers closer to a new test of the standard model. The research, with contributions from UMD Researchers including, Research Scientist and UMD lead  Herbert Breuer, Professor Elizabeth Beise, Alumna Kristin Kiriluk and Adjunct Professors Jeff Nico and Pieter Mumm, was highlighted in APS Physics and is published in Physical Review Letters.

University of Maryland Physics Professor Steve Rolston has been named chair of the Department of Physics effective July 1, 2016.

“I am excited and delighted to continue the department’s upward trajectory and strengthen its commitment to excellent research and to excellent education,” says Rolston.

"A HAWC eye on the sky" takes you on an audiovisual tour of a striking new astrophysics facility in Mexico. The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) gamma-ray observatory – which was inaugurated last year – is designed to catch a glimpse of some of the most extreme events in the cosmos. Located near the peak of the extinct Sierra Negra volcano, HAWC cuts a spooky image against the Mexican countryside, comprising 300 giant silver barrels with yellow tops that are filled with water.