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Jacobson, Theodore

  • Distinguished Univ Professor
  • 3151 Physical Sciences Complex
  • 301.405.6020
  • Website

Curriculum Vitae 

Biography

Ted Jacobson earned a BA at Reed College in Physics and Mathematics (1977), and a PhD at the University of Texas, Austin in Physics (1983). After postdoctoral positions at UCSB and Brandeis, he joined the University of Maryland faculty in 1988. He has had numerous research interests, including models of discrete spacetime, quantum gravity, sensitivity of Hawking radiation to short distance physics, analog condensed matter models of Hawking radiation, black hole entropy, constraints on Lorentz symmetry violation in particle physics and gravitation, and force-free plasmas. He is the recipient of a University of Maryland Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award, and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He holds a Distinguished Visiting Research Chair position at Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Canada. In 2018, he was named a UMD Distinguished University Professor.

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Research

Research Area:

  • Gravitational Theory

Research Projects:

  • Black Hole Thermodynamics
  • Quantum Gravity
  • Analog black holes and cosmology in Bose-Einstein condensates

Publications List

Centers & Institutes: Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics; Joint Space-Science Institute

Teaching

  • Physics 104: How Things Work
  • Physics 402: Quantum Physics II
  • Physics 410: Classical Mechanics
  • Physics 623: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics II
  • Physics 624: Advanced Quantum Mechanics (QFT)
  • Physics 675: Introduction to Relativity, Gravitation & Cosmology

News

  • Ted Jacobson Named Distinguished University Professor
  • Ph.D. Student Batoul Banihashemi Excels at Leading the Class
  • Atoms May Hum a Tune from Grand Cosmic Symphony
  • Black holes may not be completely black. Stephen Hawking vindicated?
  • Four UMD Physicists Named AAAS Fellows
  • A Scientist Takes on Gravity
  • Ted Jacobson's DST Lecture October 28th

 

Hu, Bei Lok

  • Professor
  • 3153 Physical Sciences Complex
  • 301.405.6029

Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Bei Lok Hu received his B.A. in 1967 from the University of California - Berkeley and his Ph.D. in 1972 from Princeton University. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a Senior Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

Publications List

 

Research

Research Areas:

  • Gravitational Theory


Research Projects:

  • Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime
  • Stochastic Semiclassical Gravity
  • Early Universe Quantum Processes
  • Nonequilibrium Quantum Field Theory. Fluctuation Phenomena
  • Foundational Issues of Quantum Mechanics, Relevance to Quantum Computing
  • Theoretical Aspects of Quantum and Atom Optics

Centers & Institutes: Joint Quantum Institute; Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics; Physics Frontier Center

Teaching

  • Physics 106: Light, Perception, Photography & Visual Phenomena
  • Physics 171: Introductory Physics Mechanics & Relativity
  • Physics 260: Vibrations, Waves, Heat, Electricity & Magnetism
  • Physics 270: Electrodynamics, Light, Relativity & Modern Physics
  • Physics 275: Experimental Physics I
  • Physics 276: Experimental Physics II
  • Physics 420: Principles of Modern Physics 
  • Physics 475 / 675: Introduction to Relativity, Gravitation & Cosmology

 

Hoffman, Kara

  • Professor and Chair
  • 0208D Physical Sciences Complex
  • 301.405.5946

Curriculum Vitae 

Biography

Kara Hoffman received her Ph.D. at Purdue University, followed by postdoctoral appointments at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland and the University of Chicago. She joined the UMD faculty as an assistant professor in 2004, was promoted to associate professor in 2010 and professor in 2015. Recognition has included the NSF Career Award, the CMPS Board of Visitors Distinguished Junior Faculty Award, and the Purdue University physics department's Outstanding Alumna Award in 2013. Her current work is in particle astrophysics, centered on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the Askaryan Radio Array at the South Pole. Physics World named IceCube’s first observations of cosmic neutrinos the 2013 Breakthrough of the Year.

Research

Research:

  • Particle Astrophysics

Research Projects:

  • IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole
  • ARA: The Askaryan Radio Array

Centers & Institutes: Joint Space-Science Center

Teaching

  • Physics 106: Light, Perception, Photography & Visual Phenomena
  • Physics 276: Experimental Physics II

News

  • IceCube Observes Seven Astrophysical Tau Neutrino Candidates
  • Physics at the Edge of the World
  • IceCube Neutrinos Point to Long-Sought Cosmic Ray Accelerator
  • EPS to Honor DØ, CDF Collaborations for Top Quark Detection
  • Kara Hoffman Receives NSF MRI-R2 Grant
  • Kara Hoffman Awarded the 2009 Richard A. Ferrell Distinguished Faculty Fellowship
  • Kara Hoffman Awarded the NSF CAREER Award

 

Hall, Carter

  • Professor
  • 2114 Physical Sciences Complex
  • 301.405.6103
  • Website

Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Carter Hall received his B.S. degree summa cum laude from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. from Harvard University, where he was awarded the Goldhaber Prize and Wallace-Noyes Fellowship. After his postdoctoral appointment at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, he joined the University of Maryland as an assistant professor in 2006. He has received a Department of Energy Early Career Award and the CMNS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. His research is on the border between nuclear and particle physics, including the EXO experiment seeking Majorana neutrinos and the LUX and LZ experiments searching for weakly interacting dark matter.

Research

Research:

  • Nuclear Physics

Research Projects:

  • Experimental nuclear physics
  • Search for Majorana neutrino masses
  • Search for weakly interacting dark matter

Centers & Institutes: Center for Experimental Fundamental Physics

Teaching

  • Physics 165: Introduction to Programming for the Physical Sciences
  • Physics 272: Introductory Physics: Fields
  • Physics 273: Introcuctory Physics: Waves
  • Physics 375: Experimental Physics III: Electromagnetic Waves, Optics and Modern Physics
  • Physics 405: Advanced Experiments
  • Physics 410: Classical Mechanics

News

  • LZ Experiment Sets New Record in Search for Dark Matter
  • UMD Physicists Hope to Strike Gold by Finding Dark Matter in an Old Mine
  • Despite Pandemic, Physics Lab Courses Go On
  • Carter Hall Named Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education
  • As dark matter eludes scientists, they plan a more extensive search
  • Hall Awarded the 2010 Richard A. Ferrell Distinguished Faculty Fellowship
  • Carter Hall Receives DOE Early Career Award

 

Hafezi, Mohammad

  • Minta Martin Professor
  • 2307 Atlantic Building
  • 301.405.8766
  • Website

Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Mohammad Hafezi studied for two years at Sharif University before completing his undergraduate degree at École Polytechnique in 2003. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University in 2009. He was a senior research associate at the Joint Quantum Institute before joining the faculty of UMD. His group aims at the theoretical and experimental investigation of quantum properties of light-matter interaction, for applications in classical and quantum information processing and sensing. He received a Sloan Research Fellowship and Office of Naval Research Young Investigator award in 2015.

Centers & Institutes: Joint Quantum Institute, Quantum Technology Center

Research

Research Areas:

  • Atomic, Molecular & Optical
  • Quantum Science and Technology

News

  • Researchers Identify Groovy Way to Beat Diffraction Limit
  • New Design Packs Two Qubits into One Superconducting Junction
  • Hafezi Named Simons Investigator
  • Hafezi Named Finalist for 2020 Blavatnik Award
  • DURIP Grants Awarded to Johnpierre Paglione and Mohammad Hafezi
  • Mohammad Hafezi Receives ONR Young Investigator Award
  • Manucharyan, Hafezi Receive Sloan Fellowships

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