Does 'Interstellar' get the science right?
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- Published: Tuesday, November 11 2014 12:42
Professor Emeritus Charles Misner Interviewed by Christian Science Monitor regarding the movie Interstellar. (Christian Science Monitor)
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Physics Ranks High in First U.S. News Best Global Universities
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- Published: Thursday, November 06 2014 10:04
In the first U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings, the UMD Department of Physics was rated no. 18 worldwide:
UMD, NIST Announce Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science
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- Published: Thursday, November 06 2014 10:04
| The University of Maryland and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have announced the creation of the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS), with the support and participation of the Research Directorate of the National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS). QuICS includes Physics Professor Christopher Monroe and adjunct faculty members Alexey Gorshkov, Jacob Taylor, Eite Tiesinga and Carl Williams. |  Â |
UMD Goddard Programs Offer Students Out-of-this-world Opportunities
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- Published: Monday, November 03 2014 09:11
College faculty including Professor Eun-Suk Seo involve students in executing NASA Goddard missions.
UMD Physics Alum Named Director of NIST's Physical Measurement Laboratory
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- Published: Tuesday, October 28 2014 10:43
James Olthoff, a 27-year veteran of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been named the director of the agency's Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML). Olthoff received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Maryland in 1985 in the area of atomic, molecular and optical physics.
