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Dr. Pelton & Dr. Daniel work toward big leap in computing

Dr. Matthew Pelton (Physics) and Dr. Marie-Christine Daniel (Chemistry) are working to develop a unique combination of existing chemical structures to enable photon-driven computer functionality...

Posted: January 21, 2020, 10:45 AM

Congratulations to our new PhD Candidates!

Congratulations to our grad students who have advanced into PhD Candidacy over the past year: • Jon Gustafson, "Carrier Dynamics in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides via Time-Resolved Terahertz...

Posted: November 21, 2019, 9:39 AM

UMBC's HARP Satellite goes to space!

UMBC home brewed space technology was launched to the International Space Station on November 2, 2019 as the payload for the HARP CubeSat Satellite. The Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP)...

Posted: November 12, 2019, 2:44 PM

Dr. Todd Pittman elected as Fellow of the Optical Society

Dr. Todd Pittman, UMBC Professor of Physics, was recently honored as a 2020 Fellow Member of The Optical Society (OSA). Founded in 1916, OSA is the leading professional association in optics and...

Posted: November 1, 2019, 3:51 PM

Dr. Anthony Johnson named IEEE Life Fellow

Dr. Anthony M. Johnson was selected by IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.) as a Life Fellow. This special honor is reserved for individuals who have truly distinguished...

Posted: October 21, 2019, 9:49 AM

New quantum info course starting Spring 2020

PHYS 612: Quantum Information Physics This course gives an introduction to the fundamental concepts of quantum information processing with an emphasis on the physics of its implementation. The...

Posted: September 19, 2019, 8:42 AM

New article by Dr. Pelton and UMBC Physics students

“Strong coupling of emitters to single plasmonic nanoparticles: exciton-induced transparency and Rabi splitting .” UMBC Physics professor Matthew Pelton, UMBC Physics graduate student Haixu...

Posted: August 28, 2019, 11:03 AM