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May 12, 2004 |
AMO Dedication Ceremony
The College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, the Department of Physics and the Institute for Physical Sciences and Technology (IPST) hosted an AMO dedication to celebrate the significant recent growth of the AMO (atomic, molecular and optical physics) research program at the University of Maryland. Attendees were welcomed with brief remarks
by: Faculty, students and alumni then toured the
four innovative and rapidly-growing laboratories of Dr. Wendell T. Hill,
III, Dr. Howard M. Milchberg, Dr. Luis A. Orozco and Dr. Steven L. Rolston,
followed by a light fare reception. For more information about the event and the AMO Physics initiative at the Universtiy of Maryland, please click here. |
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| May 20-21, 2004 | Commencement
The campus held its spring commencement ceremonies for graduates and their friends and families on Thursday, May 20, 2004 at 7:00pm at the Comcast Center. The College of Computer, Mathematical & Physical Sciences held its ceremony on Friday, May 21 at 11:00am at the Reckord Armory. For more information about the ceremonies, as well as guest speakers, photo albums, award recipients and student reflections on life at Physics at Maryland, please visit The Photon's 2004 Graduation Supplement. |
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| June 3, 2004 |
Dr. S. James Gates, the John S. Toll Professor of Physics, spoke at the 2004 NSF-funded Math SPIRAL (Summer Program in Research and Learning) lecture series on June 3, 2004 from 1:30pm - 2:30pm in the University of Maryland Department of Mathematics. Dr. Gates spoke to students and faculty about his personal perspective on the interaction between ethnicity and the pursuit of a career in a mathematically based field in a lecture entitled "One African-American's Career in Science: A Progress Report." |
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| June 22, 2004 |
On June 22, 2004 in Baltimore, MD, Washington College hosted a reception to honor Dr. John Toll, president of Washington College and professor and chancellor emeritus of the University of Maryland, for his many years of service to higher education in the State of Maryland. Robert Ehrlich, governor of the State of Maryland, spoke at the event, calling June 23, 2004 "John Toll Day. Dr. Toll's innumerable contributions to Maryland higher education include serving as chair of the University of Maryland Department of Physics during the 1950's, when he helped catapult the Department into a position of national prominence. He also worked in many other integral administrative positions, including the job as Chancellor of the University System of Maryland. For the last ten years, he has served as president of Washington College, a private liberal arts college located in Chestertown, MD, a position from which he is retiring this year. He will remain an esteemed emeritus professor here in the Department of Physics. |
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July 2004 |
Uniandes-Fermilab
Initiative |
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5-16 , 2004 & July 19-30, 2004 |
Summer
Girls Outreach Program
This July, the University of Maryland hosted its annual Summer Girls Program, a 14-year-old summer science day camp for 8th grade girls. The program introduces the wonders of science to two sessions of approximately 25 girls each through a variety of fun and educational activities. An all-female team of faculty, staff and students use the Department's world-class lecture demonstration facility to illustrate fascinating physics concepts. The students learn how to develop photographs, make liquid nitrogen ice cream, how superconductors work. This year, the students also learned physics and engineering principles by constructing model roller coasters. At the end of each two-week session, the girls presented physics demonstrations and the roller-coasters they built to their families, showing off what they had learned. The students from across the Greater Baltimore-Washington, DC area each submitted an application that consists of a paragraph about why they wanted to attend the camp. Applicants were selected, not by grades nor by income, but by their desire to learn. The Summer Girls program is a key part of Maryland Physics' efforts to introduce more young women to the exciting world of physics. All of the girls will be entering the 9th grade this fall, an age when studies show young women often begin to lose interest in science. The Summer Girls Program is funded by the Department of Physics, the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)*, the College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CMPS) and donations from alumni and friends. If you would like to contribute
to this valuable outreach effort, please contact Reka Montfort at 301-405-5944
or reka@physics.umd.edu. |
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| Summer 2004 |
The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), an interdisciplinary research center funded by the National Science Foundation and housed within the Department of Physics, hosted several summer educational outreach programs that encourage an interest in science among children and teens. The 2004 progrmas included: · Science,
Engineering, and YOU!! The MRSEC also supports the Summer Girls Program
with both funding and helping hands.
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