"Through the Wormhole" with Morgan Freeman will feature a segment concentrated on Jim Gates' research on adinkaras in supersymmetry. The episode, Do We Live in the Matrix?, will air on the Science Channel, May 20, at 10:00PM.

The College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences (CMNS) has announced the promotion of 10 faculty members, effective July 1, 2015. Among the faculty being promoted to Full Professor are kara Hoffman and Johnpierre Paglione.

Kara Hoffman joined the Department of Physics in 2004. Her research interests include particle astrophysics, with research projects at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole and the Askaryan Radio Array.

Johnpierre Paglione joined the Department of Physics in 2008. His research interests include strongly correlated electron systems, synthesis and exploration of SCES materials and anisotropy in quantum materials.

For the full list of CMNS faculty promotions visit http://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/features/3031

Fischell uses his innovative skills to develop a drug-free solution for chronic pain.

Affiliate Professor Mohammad Hafezi was announced as a recipient of a 2015 ONR Young Investigator award. ONR's website describes the program as being designed to promote the professional development of early-career academic scientists – called investigators, or YIPs – both as researchers and instructors. For awardees, the funding supports laboratory equipment, graduate student stipends and scholarships, and other expenses critical to ongoing and planned investigational studies.

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Sutton Chiorini, a junior geology and physics double major, is one of five recipients to receive an Undergraduate Summer Research Travel and Educational Enrichment Award from the College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences (CMNS) Alumni Network. Recipients will receive awards raging from $500 to $2000 to help defray costs related to conducting research or traveling to field courses, conferences or other summer activities that enhance or expand the student's educational and professional development.

Chiorini is a College Park Scholar interested in mapping fault structures to better understand how they respond to stress from mining or hydraulic fracturing. She will use the award toward a six-week summer research program at the University of Tokyo. There, she will study earthquake faulting mechanisms or earthquake prediction using seismic data.

For the full list of award recipients visit, http://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/features/2861