April 3-7, 2005
Atlanta, GA

Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems

On April 4, 2005, at the 18th Annual Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems , Professor Robert Park gave the keynote lecture entitled "Guarding the Gate."

In honor of Administrative Professionals Week, the Department of Physics hosted a special tea to recognize our office professionals for all of their hard work. The Department is very thankful for the contributions of our administrative staff and is pleased that so many peopled joined us to show our gratitude.

Ms. Barbara Braun with Dr. J. Robert Dorfman, Dean Stephen Halperin and Associate Dean Scott Wolpert

CMPS Spring Academic Festival
On April 29, 2005, the College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences hosted its annual Spring Academic Festival. The reception recognized faculty, staff, students and alumni for their outstanding accomplishments. Below please find a list of award recipients from physics. Congratulations to all the winners on their successes.

Dr. Craig Boyer with Dean Stephen Halperin and Physics Chairman Jordan Goodman

Dr. Rajat Basu – Distinguished Post-Doc Alum Award
Ms. Barbara Braun – J. Robert Dorfman Prize for Undergraduate Research
Dr. Craig Boyer – Distinguished Physics Alum
Mr. Thomas Gleason – Thelma M. Williams Advisor of the Year Award
Ms. Reka Montfort – Exempt Employee Award
Mr. Nathan Orloff – Outstanding Teaching Assistant

Mr. Tom Gleason with Dean Stephen Halperin and Physics Chairman Jordan Goodman	Ms. Reka Montfort with Dean Stephen Halperin and Physics Chairman Jordan Goodman
Mr. Nathan Orloff with Dean Stephen Halperin, Associate Dean Scott Wolpert and Chairman Jordan Goodman	Dr. Rajat Basu with Dean Stephen Halperin

Maryland Day

On April 30, 2005 the Department of Physics and the entire University of Maryland hosted the seventh annual Maryland Day for more than 30,000 alumni, friends and neighbors from the Greater Baltimore-Washington, DC area. Visitor enjoyed a fun-filled day of learning and exploration for all ages. Many thanks to the nearly 100 volunteers from the Department of Physics who, once again, worked extremely hard to make this important community outreach activity a success.

Check out these fun Maryland Day photos!
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World Year of Physics Distinguished Lecture Series

This semester, as part of the international World Year of Physics 2005 celebration, the Department proudly hosted five of the six distinguished lecture series talk. In honor of the centennial anniversary of Albert Einstein's “miraculous year” of 1905, the Department was proud to welcome Nobel Laureates Leon Lederman and Anthony Leggett; Michael Turner, assistant director for mathematical and physical sciences at the National science Foundation; John Stachel, director of the Center for Einstein Studies at Boston University; and Benoit Mandelbrot, recipient of the 2003 Japan Prize. The final lecture will be given by Nobel Laureate Sheldon Glasgow in September.

For more information about the lecture series and Maryland's World Year of Physics celebration, please visit:
www.physics.umd.edu/Physics2005.