Roberts, Douglas
Biography
Doug Roberts received his B.S. in 1988 from the California Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in 1994 from the University of California, Los Angeles. His research efforts are focused on the BaBar experiment, one of the largest and most prominent experiments in the field of high energy physics. He has served as the Department's Associate Chair for Graduate Studies and currently serves as the university's Associate Dean of Undergraduate Services.
Rolston, Steven
Biography
Steve Rolston received his B.S. in 1980 from Wesleyan University and his Ph.D. in 1986 from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is currently Chair of the Department of Physics and a Fellow of the Joint Quantum Institute. He is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society and the Optical Society of America.
Research
Research Area:
Research Projects:
- Ultracold Plasmas
- Quantum Information
- Optical Lattices
- Quantum Computation
Centers & Institutes: Joint Quantum Institute; Quantum Technology Center
News
- Rolston Reappointed Department Chair
- UMD Leads New $25M NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation
- Steve Rolston Named Chair of UMD Department of Physics
- Steve Rolston Comments on the Computers of our Wildest Dreams
- Steve Rolston Named Recipient of Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award
Roy, Rajarshi
Biography
Raj Roy is a professor of physics and Director of the Institute for Physical Science and Technology. He earned his Ph.D. in 1981 from the University of Rochester. He is a Fellow of American Physical Society and a Fellow of the Optical Society of America. His research interests include the study of nonlinear dynamics and noise in optical devices and systems relevant to very practical technological applications such as compact disk players, fiber optic communications, and the development of optical switching devices and laser arrays.
Research
Research Area:
Notable Publication:
- VanWiggeren, G.D. and R. Roy. Communication with Chaotic Lasers. Science 279:1198, 1998
Centers & Institutes: Institute for Physical Science & Technology; Institute for Research in Electronics & Applied Physics
