March 2003

Invited Talks on Space Physics

In March, Professor Mason and Research Associate Mihir Desai gave two invited talks. They spoke on "Evidence for a suprathermal seed population for solar energetic particles and the implications for modeling" at the Muntidisciplinary University Research Initiave (MURI) Workshop at the University of Arizona, Tucson on March 17-18, 2003. They also presented "The suprathermal seed population of heavy ions accelerated by
interplanetary shocks near 1 AU" at the STEREO Instrumenets Workshop at Schwarszee, Switzerland on March 19, 2003.

Maryland Day!

The day started out a little wet, but the sun came out and the entire University welcomed our friends and neighbors to a day of exploration, learning and fun!

The Department sends a special thanks to the 100 faculty, students, staff and friends who helped make the day a success.

Check out these photo albums of all the Maryland Day Fun!

Reception for Professor Yorke

The Department of Physics, the Department of Mathematics and the Institue for Physical Sciences and Technology hosted a reception to honor Professor James Yorke for receiving the prestigous 2003 Japan Prize.

Spring Academic Festival

The College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences hosted its annual Spring Academic Festival. Awards were presented to several outstanding alumni, faculty, students and staff.

From Physics, Professor C.C. Chang received an honorable mention for the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Dr. Charles Bennett from the Goddard Space Flight Center received the Physics Distinguished Alumnus Award and Dr. Wolfgang Weise, a former Physics/IREAP post-doc from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, received the Post-Doc Alum Award.

WallyFest

To celebrate Professor Oscar "Wally" Greenberg's 70th Birthday, the Department of Physics hosted a symposium on "Quarks, Statistics and Color." Many friends and colleagues joined Dr. Greenberg for a day of talks followed by a banuquet in the evening.

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