Dean's List: Spring 2016

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Published: Wednesday, June 08 2016 09:37

Congratulations to the Spring 2016 semester Dean's List awardees from the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.

Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Awarded for Detection of Gravitational Waves

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Published: Friday, June 03 2016 14:11

A Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was announced in May in recognition of the detection of gravitational waves by LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory. Professors Alessandra Buonanno and Peter Shawhan of UMD Physics, as well as researchers Yi Pan and Philip Graff and graduate students Min-A Cho and Cregg Yancey, were contributors to the discovery.

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CNAM Research Highlighted in NIST Annual Report

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Published: Thursday, May 26 2016 13:10

Two recent publications involving neutron scattering experiments performed at the NIST Center for Neutron Research have been highlighted in the 2015 NCNR Annual Report. The studies, involving a multi-disciplinary collaboration between CNAM members J. Paglione (physics), E.E. Rodriguez (chemistry) and NIST Fellow J.W. Lynn, are focused on superconductivity and magnetism in iron-based materials and the half-Heusler ternary system.

It’s Time to Change the STEM Philosophy

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Published: Wednesday, May 25 2016 10:20

S. James Gates Jr. speaks during a panel at the U.S. News STEM Solutions Conference.

Undergraduate Sydney Robinson Awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship

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Published: Monday, May 23 2016 13:39

Sydney Robinson, a rising junior double majoring in physics and French, was awarded the U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study abroad. The competitive program provides fully funded, group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences over a period of seven to 10 weeks.

Robinson will travel to Lucknow, India, to study Urdu, a language spoken in northern India and Pakistan. Robinson hopes to build new relationships, experience a new culture and connect with family members.

“I think the most important part of adapting to new cultures and situations is to ask questions and be open to whatever answers you may receive, even if they are not what you expected,” says Robinson.

With language skills in English, French and Urdu, Robinson hopes to facilitate a research and training exchange between students at the National Centre for Physics in Pakistan and students at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, headquartered in Switzerland.

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