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NASA’s PACE satellite is in space!

On February 8, 2024, A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite for NASA from Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex at 1:33 a.m. EST. Over the...

Posted: February 9, 2024, 11:48 AM

Dr. Reshma Mathew wins Best Poster Award at I-APS 2024

Dr. Reshma Mathew was honored with the Best Poster Award at the I-APS meeting. Event: Inter-American Photochemistry Meeting at Miramar Beach, Florida, January 3-6, 2024. Poster Title:...

Posted: January 18, 2024, 9:26 AM

Dr. Deffner elected as Chair of GSNP

Dr. Deffner has been elected into the chair line of the Topical Group on Statistical & Nonlinear Physics (GSNP) of the American Physical Society. The objective of the Topical Group is the...

Posted: January 7, 2024, 4:45 PM

Dr. Deffner attends selective workshop in Vatican City

Sebastian Deffner, associate professor of physics, attended "Quantum Science and Technology: Recent Advances and New Perspectives," a workshop hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in...

Posted: December 13, 2023, 2:57 PM

PhD student Carson Evans stores quantum entanglement!

Entangled photons display counterintuitive correlations that are stronger than anything allowed by classical physics - something Einstein once called "spooky action at a distance". They are now...

Posted: November 28, 2023, 9:48 AM

Dr. Deffner named inaugural QLab Fellow

Associate Professor Dr. Deffner has been named an inaugural fellow of the National Quantum Laboratory at Maryland (QLlab). QLab, is a new user facility of the University of Maryland, College Park...

Posted: November 22, 2023, 8:46 AM

Neranga Hannadige & Jianyu Zheng successfully defend!

Congratulations to Atmospheric Physics PhD candidates Neranga Kaluappuwa Hannadige and Jianyu (Kevin) Zheng! Neranga defended her PhD dissertation on November 9, 2023. Her dissertation was...

Posted: November 21, 2023, 9:11 AM

Walk the Loop Group Fun: November

Physics folks welcome visitors from Frostburg State University and enjoy a walk around Hilltop Circle on Nov. 17, 2023.

Posted: November 17, 2023, 2:58 PM