Aaron McQueen
Biography
Kaustubh Agashe obtained his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley in 1998. After conducting postdoctoral research at the University of Oregon, Johns Hopkins University and (briefly) the Institute of Advanced Study (Princeton), he joined the faculty of the physics department at Syracuse University in 2005. He then moved to the University of Maryland in 2007. Professor Agashe's research is in the field of theoretical particle physics (more details are under the "personal website" link). He works on ideas going beyond the standard model of particle physics. This research includes building new models and making predictions for them which can be tested in experiments ("phenomenology") and plotting direct production of new particles at high-energy colliders and calculating their indirect detection in lower-energy experiments.
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
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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
Biography
James Drake's research focus is on the theory and modeling of plasmas with applications to laboratory, space and astrophysical systems. He has made important contributions to the understanding of laser-plasma interactions, plasma turbulence and magnetic reconnection. On the topic of magnetic reconnection he and his students and colleagues have made key discoveries on the mechanisms that control the rate of reconnection, its explosive onset and the production of energetic particles. Collaborations with scientists with access to laboratory and satellite data have tested his models against reality. He is a UMD Distinguished University Professor.
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Research Projects:
- magnetic reconnection and associated particle acceleration
- magnetospheric multiscale mission (MMS)
- solar probe plus mission (SPP)
- the FLARE reconnection experiment
Centers & Institutes: Institute for Physical Science & Technology; Institute for Research in Electronics & Applied Physics; Joint Space-Science Institute
News
- New Study Identifies Mechanism Driving the Sun’s Fast Wind
- New Research Reveals How Energy Dissipates Outside Earth’s Magnetic Field
- Switchbacks Science: Explaining Parker Solar Probe’s Magnetic Puzzle
- Drake Paper Featured in Astrophysical Journal Letters
- Professors Drake, Gates named Distinguished University Professors
- James Drake Elected a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
- James Drake Receives 2010 James Clerk Maxwell Prize
- James Drake Awarded SPD Popular Writing Award
