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Dr. Matthew Pelton has begun a position as Managing Editor for Nanophotonics, an open-access journal that focuses on the interaction of photonics with nanostructures (2016 impact factor 4.492)....

“Nonmonotonic dependence of Auger recombination rate on shell thickness for CdSe/CdS core/shell nanoplatelets.” Matthew Pelton, Jordan J. Andrews, Igor Fedin, Dmitri V. Talapin, Haixu Leng, and...

“Quantum speed limits: from Heisenberg's uncertainty principle to optimal quantum control” Sebastian Deffner and Steve Campbell Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, Volume 50,...

Dr. Zhang from the Physics Department and his multi-disciplinary team, including Drs. Jianwu Wang and Aryya Gangopadhyay from the Department of Information Systems and Dr. Matthias Gobbert from...

In recognizing his expertise in light scattering, radiative transfer, and remote sensing of environment, Dr. Pengwang Zhai has been appointed as an Associate Editor for Optics Express. His...

Ocean color radiometry provides a vital Earth observation data record, which is important for monitoring water quality and water resources, ecological forecasting, detecting and assessing harmful...

“A room temperature continuous-wave nano-laser using colloidal quantum wells.” Zhili Yang, Matthew Pelton, Igor Fedin, Dmitri V. Talapin, and Edo Waks Nature Communications, Vol. 8, Page 143...

“Dramatic modification of coupled-plasmon resonances following exposure to electron beams.” Haixu Leng, Brian Szychowski, Marie-Christine Daniel, and Matthew Pelton Journal of Physical...

Dr. Can Ataca joins the UMBC Physics faculty in the fall of 2017. As a condensed matter physicist, his research focuses on theoretical investigation of materials based on Quantum Mechanical...

Physics major Natalie DeNigris named as one of UMBC's "Class of 2017 exceptional graduates" at this year's commencement: Natalie also delivered the 2017 Joseph F. Mulligan Memorial Lecture...