By Karrie Sue Hawbaker, Editor

Dear Readers,

Welcome to another issue of The Photon! While I hope you are all enjoying your summer, I also hope you also take a minute from the sunshine and lemonade to get the latest news from Maryland Physics!

In this issue we have graduation pics to share, new faculty to welcome to the team, award-winning faculty and students to congratulate and more! Don't forget to check out this month's research article with the latest cosmology research from Dr. Hu. For you young physicists still in school or early in your careers, don't miss this alumni spotlight. Al Biondo gives great advice as he tells the story of his own atypical career path.

So, I hope you enjoy the latest update from Maryland Physics as well as the rest of your summer. As always, if you have any comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Best regards,