News

New article by grad student Daniel Wines and Dr. Ataca

“Engineering the Electronic, Thermoelectric, and Excitonic Properties of Two-Dimensional Group-III Nitrides through Alloying for Optoelectronic Devices (B1–xAlxN, Al1–xGaxN, and Ga1–xInxN)”...

Posted: October 7, 2020, 11:40 AM

News Article: Dr. Zhibo Zhang Appointed to Editorial Board

Appointed to Editorial Board of Remote Sensing Environment

Prof. Zhibo Zhang was recently appointed to the Editorial Board of a high-impact journal—Remote Sensing of Environment. Remote Sensing of Environment is a highly-selective journal that...

Posted: September 29, 2020, 1:11 PM

Undergrad researcher Alexandria Udenkwo selected for LSAMP

Alexandria Udenkwo has been selected to participate in University System of Maryland’s Louis Stokes Alliance (LSAMP) for Minority Participation 2020 Fall Research Program. This award is to support...

Posted: September 16, 2020, 2:43 PM

Undergraduate Ellen Gulian is Researcher of the Week

Ellen Gulian is a senior, with a double major in physics and mathematics, and a minor in computer science. She is a Meyerhoff Scholar (M29), two-time URA Scholar, and LSAMP Scholar. What...

Posted: August 31, 2020, 1:05 PM

Quantum control techniques to cure cancer

A group of researchers led by Prof. Hinczewski and Prof. Scott from the Case Western Reserve University have demonstrated that quantum control techniques can be applied to evolutionary dynamics....

Posted: August 25, 2020, 9:21 AM

Dr. Deffner appointed to Editorial Board of PRX Quantum

Prof. Sebastian Deffner was recently appointed to the inaugural Editorial Board of the American Physical Society's newest high-impact journal, PRX Quantum. PRX Quantum is a highly selective, open...

Posted: August 10, 2020, 10:33 AM

New article by Dr. Ataca's group in Physical Review Applied

“Janus PtXnY2−n (X, Y = S, Se, Te; 0≤n≤2) Monolayers for Enhanced Photocatalytic Water Splitting” Fatih Ersan, Can Ataca Dr. Ataca’s group predicted a new Pt based two-dimensional monolayer...

Posted: June 5, 2020, 11:13 AM

Recent physics graduate Zack Smith publishes first paper

Undergraduate researcher and recent physics graduate Zack Smith (Class 2020) publishes his first paper. Together with postdoctoral researcher Dr. Pal and Assistant Professor Dr. Deffner, Zack...

Posted: June 2, 2020, 10:20 AM

Congratulations to our 2020-21 URA Scholars

Ben Brown "Developing Electro-optic polymers for wideband THz sensing" Mentor: Dr. Michael Hayden Ellen Gulian "Studying 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides using Density Functional Theory"...

Posted: May 28, 2020, 3:29 PM