Physics
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As 2020 comes to a close, revisit our most-read stories of the year and discover some that you may have missed.
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The American Physical Society has selected Nicholas R. Poniatowski (B.S. Physics, ’20) to receive the 2020 LeRoy Apker Award.
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Researchers in our college are using machine learning for applications that touch many aspects of our lives—from weather prediction and health care to transportation, finance and wildlife conservation.
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For Douglas Arion (M.S. '80, Ph.D. '84), physics has provided a foundation for innovation.
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The generous gift from Charles Husar (B.S. '71) will provide fellowships and summer research and travel awards.
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Ph.D. student Amitava Banerjee hopes to take machine learning and diversity to new heights in physics.
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Scott Moroch built his own nuclear fusion reactor in high school.
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The particle astrophysicist describes his five decades at UMD as an Indiana Jones-style adventure.
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Creating new content to adapt to the pandemic could bring physics to a bigger audience.
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A native of Iran, Zohreh Davoudi started down the path of becoming a theoretical physicist at an early age.
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Physics Ph.D. student Liz Friedman searches for neutrinos at the bottom of the world.
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UMD researchers develop a powerful new tool for high-energy particle acceleration experiments.