Physics Department at University of Maryland - UMBC

  

Contact Info
Address:  1000 HILLTOP CIRCLE, PHYSICS BLDG
Baltimore, MD 21250
USA
Phone:  (410) 455-2513
Fax:  (410) 455-1072
Email:  physics@umbc.edu
Website:  http://physics.umbc.edu
Chair: Dr. Geoffrey P. Summers
 
General Department Info
Degrees
Offered:		  Bachelors Masters Doctorate
Staff & Student
Numbers:		  Faculty: 17
Staff: 5
Post Docs: 3
Grads: 30
Under Grads: 40
Research
Areas:		  Research includes satellite infrared spectroscopy of the atmosphere, atmospheric lidar, nonlinear and quantum optics, photorefractive and electro-optic polymers, theoretical and experimental studies, the formation and properties of novel alloys, the effects of space radiation on semiconductor devices in satellites, electron and atomic force microscopy, and x-ray and gamma ray astrophysics.
Facilities:  A state-of-the-art photonic and other devices can be fabricated and a microscope facility containing a scanning electron microscope with special characterization attachments and an atomic force microscope. We recently purchased a 0.8m astronomical telescope whith is housed in a dome on the roof of the Physics Building. Several femtosecond laser systems have recently been acquired.