By Karrie Sue Hawbaker, Editor

Dear Readers,

Welcome to the October/November issue of The Photon! I hope your semester is going well. We have some very exciting items in this issue. Dr. Goodman discusses the necessity of academic freedom in his monthly chair's letter; Dr. Roos talks about the history and landscape of nuclear physics as well as what the Maryland team is currently researching; and alumnus Stephen Cohn talks about the road from Maryland Physics to the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

Also, don't miss the Recent Events page -- there's a lot of momentum around here! I want to especially draw your attention to the alumni reunion that the College hosted a few weeks ago. Many thanks to everyone who came to visit as well as all of those busy hands that made the event possible.

As always, if you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Best regards,