Letter from the Editor
Monthly comments from the editor.

This month: Welcome to another issue of The Photon! This month, in honor of women's history month, we have a special "women in physics" issue. In addition to all the latest news from the Department of Physics, we have several pieces that highlight successful women in physics, discuss the the low number of women (and minorities) in physics and propose ways to remedy the problem.. ..(Read more)

Karrie Sue Hawbaker Editor

Letter from the Chair
Monthly comments from the department chair.

This month: ...This month, I would like to talk to you about the importance of recruiting women and minorities - to the Maryland Physics program and to the field of physics in general. The statistics regarding the representation of women and minorities in physics are alarming....
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Dr. Jordan Goodman Department Chai