Raman Sundrum is the John S. Toll Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland. He did his undergraduate studies at University of Sydney in Australia and received his Ph.D. from Yale University. He did his postdoctoral research at UC Berkeley, Harvard, BU and Stanford. He joined the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the Johns Hopkins University in 2000, and became one of two Alumni Centennial Chairs there. In 2010, he moved to the University of Maryland. His research in particle physics and cosmology focuses on theoretical mechanisms and observable implications of extra spacetime dimensions, supersymmetry, and strongly coupled dynamics. His highest impact contribution to the field is a class of extra-dimensional models called the Randall–Sundrum models, first published in 1999 with Lisa Randall. Sundrum is a UMD Distinguished University Professor.

Research:

• Theory and Phenomenology
• Elementary Particle Group

Centers & Institutes: Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics

• Physics 274: Mathematical Methods for Physics I
• Physics 851: Advanced Quantum Field Theory
• Physics 859: Beyond the Standard Model

• Sundrum Win APS Sakurai Prize
• Physics Today features Distinguished University Professor Raman Sundrum and postdoc David Curtin
• Raman Sundrum Named Distinguished University Professor
• Raman Sundrum Receives the Wilson H. Elkins Professorship

Greg Sullivan received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois and did postdoctoral work at the University of Chicago before joining the UMD faculty in 1995. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, and has been named a UMD "Rainmaker" for his prodigious research funding. He has served as the Department's Associate Chair for both Graduate Studies and for Facilities and Personnel, and has held several key leadership positions in his field of high energy physics. He has worked on the on the IceCube experiment at the South Pole, including a role as spokesperson from 2011-13. Physics World named the first observations of cosmic neutrinos by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory the 2013 Breakthrough of the Year. Dr. Sullivan is a co-recipient of the 2016 Breakthrough prize in Physics, serves on the advisory committee for the NSF directorate of geosciences, and also served on the committee of visitors for NSF Antarctic sciences. He is a UMD Distinguished Scholar-Teacher.

Research:

• Particle Astrophysics

• Physics 104: How Things Work 
• Physics 165: Introduction to Programming for the Physical Sciences
• Physics 174: Physics Laboratory Introduction
• Physics 272: Introductory Physics: Fields
• Physics 401: Quantum Physics I
• Physics 441: Introduction to Sub Atomic Physics
• Physics 474: Special Problems in Physics: Computational Physics

• IceCube Observes Seven Astrophysical Tau Neutrino Candidates
• Sullivan Named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher
• EPS to Honor DØ, CDF Collaborations for Top Quark Detection
• UMD physicists share 2016 Breakthrough Prize
• 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Work on Neutrinos' Metamorphosis
• Greg Sullivan Selected as Ice Cube Spokesman
•  IceCube Neutrinos Point to Long-Sought Cosmic Ray Accelerator
• UMD Physicists Chosen as 2010 APS Fellows

Phillip Sprangle is Professor of Electrical &Computer Engineering and Physics and is a member of the Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics at the University of Maryland as well as an Emeritus Scientist at the Naval Research Laboratory. Dr. Sprangle has a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Cornell University. His current research covers a wide range of fields and includes the atmospheric propagation of high-energy lasers, laser driven accelerators, high intensity ultra-short pulse laser matter interaction and propagation physics, nonlinear optics and plasma physics. He is a fellow of the OSA, APS, IEEE and DEPS and winner of the Presidential Rank Award (2015), Advanced Accelerator Concept Prize (2014), James Clerk Maxwell Prize (2013), Fred E. Saalfeld Award (2012), Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award (2011), IEEE Plasma Science Award (2008), Sigma Xi Pure Science Award, (1994), International Free Electron Laser Prize (1991), E.O. Hulburt Science and Engineering Award (1986), two Technology Transfer Awards (1995, 2004), as well as the Top Navy Scientist and Engineer of the Year Award (2008). He has published over 300 refereed scientific articles and holds 18 US patents.

Research Areas:

• Nonlinear Dynamics & Chaos
• Plasma Theory

Research Interests:

• Free Electron Lasers
• High Energy Lasers
• Nonlinear Optics
• Laser Driven Accelerators
• Laser-Matter Interaction
• Nonlinear Plasma Physics

Centers & Institutes: Institute for Research in Electronics & Applied Physics

• Physics 411: Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism

• Sprangle Wins the 2014 Advanced Accelerator Concepts Prize
• Sprangle Wins 2013 James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics

Ronald Walsworth earned his B.S. in Physics from Duke University and his Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University. His research interests are in developing precision measurement tools and applying them to diverse problems across the physical and life sciences.  Walsworth is the recipient of the Francis Pipkin Award in Precision Measurements from the American Physical Society; the Smithsonian Institution Exceptional Service Award; and the Duke University Faculty Scholar Award. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and serves as a Distinguished Traveling Lecturer for the Division of Laser Science of the American Physical Society.  Walsworth is also a Minta Martin Professor in the UMD Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Founding Director of the Quantum Technology Center.

• Research Areas:

  • Astro Metrology
  • Atomic, Molecular & Optical
  • Biophysics
  • Condensed Matter Experiment
  • Particle Astrophysics
  • Quantum Science and Technology

Centers & Institutes: Quantum Technology Center; Joint Quantum Institute

• Diamonds Are a Quantum Sensing Scientist’s Best Friend (JQI podcast)
• UMD Researchers Included in New NSF Quantum Initiatives
• QTC, NRL Announce New Partnership
• Diamonds Shine a Light on Hidden Currents in Graphene
• University of Maryland Launches Quantum Technology Center

Eun-Suk Seo earned her Ph.D. in 1991 from Louisiana State University. She joined UMD in 1991 and became a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2010. Her research focuses on cosmic ray origin, acceleration, and propagation including searches for exotic matter, such as antimatter and dark matter using direct measurements of galactic cosmic rays by flying instruments on balloons or spacecraft. Professor Seo has worked on numerous projects for the detection and characterization of cosmic rays, including four major international collaborations: ATIC (the Advanced Thin Ionization Calorimeter), AMS (the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, intended for deployment on the International Space Station), BESS (the Balloon-borne Experiment with a Superconducting magnet Spectrometer) and CREAM (the Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass program). She is the Principal Investigator for CREAM and Co-Investigator for the others.

Research Area:

• Cosmic Ray Physics

Research Projects:

• Advanced Thin Ionization Calorimeter ( ATIC )
• Alpha Magnet Spectrometer ( AMS )
• Balloon -borne Experiment with a Superconducting magnet Spectrometer ( BESS )
• Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass ( CREAM )

Centers & Institutes: Center for Experimental Fundamental Physics, Institute for Physical Science & Technology, Joint Space-Science Institute

• Physics 107: Light, Perception, Photography & Visual Phenomena Laboratory
• Physics 121: Fundamentals of Physics I
• Physics 122: Fundamentals of Physics II
• Physics 141:Principles of Physics I
• Physics 260: Vibrations, Waves, Heat, Electricity & Magnetism 
• Physics 270: Electrodynamics, Light, Relativity & Modern Physics
• Physics 272 & 272H: Introductory Physics: Fields
• Physics 276: Experimental Physics II