Physics Department at University of Maryland - UMBC

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.

'I thank You God for this most amazing day; for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite.'

E.E. Cummings
(1894-1962)