General Info:
- A 600-square foot facility located in room 216 of the Physics building.
- Named in honor of Dr. Alvin Meckler, Chair of the Physics Department from the founding of UMBC in 1966 until 1987.
- Contains over 3000 textbooks and reference books in physics and related fields.
- Houses the Physics Department PhD dissertation archive, MS thesis archive, and PhD proposal archive.
Guidelines:
- For use by all undergraduate physics majors, as well as Physics Department graduate students, faculty, and staff.
- All reading materials must remain in the facility. The Meckler Reading Room is not a lending library.
Key Contacts:
- Keypad entry codes for physics majors and grad students:
- David House, Physics Department Lab Specialist
- Book donations, feedback, general info/questions:
- Dr. Todd Pittman, Meckler Reading Room Committee Chair
Financial support for the Reading Room provided by The Alvin Meckler Memorial Fund.