Director's WelcomeThe mission of the Institute for Physical Science and Technology (IPST) is to foster excellence in interdisciplinary research and education at the University of Maryland. IPST accomplishes this by integrating people, science and technology. Our selective and highly ranked graduate programs in the fields of
provide specialized training at the intersection of traditional fields, and are a central component of our mission. IPST Spring Assembly Meeting The Physical Sciences Complex (PSC) will
host state of the art office and laboratory space, making it the nation's
finest university research facility in the physical sciences. The PSC
will house the departments of Astronomy, Physics, and the Institute
for Physical Sciences and Technology. We invite you to track the construction progress
of this remarkable building.
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News and Special EventsIPST faculty to participate in Hands-On Research in Complex Systems SchoolApril 26, 2012. Brian Hunt, Dan Lathrop, and Rajarshi Roy are participating in the Hands-On Research in Complex Systems School, June 17 – 29, 2012. Professor Roy is one of the founding directors of the School and will be participating in this year’s session which takes place at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai, People’s Republic of China.) This year’s School is sponsored by Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the National Science Foundation. IPST student is awarded prestigious fellowshipApril 13, 2012. Richard Remsing and Zhechun "Lance" Zhang are two of the Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship awardees for the 2012-2013 academic year. The Fellowship carries a $10,000 stipend, $800 toward health insurance, and tuition remission for one semester. Wylie Fellows are expected to devote full attention to their dissertations. Mr. Remsing works under the supervision of John Weeks and Mr. Zhang is a student of professor Devarajan Thirumalai. IPST students win GRID 2012 top awardsApril 12, 2012. Deepa Subramanian, Davit Potoyan, and Alfredo Nava-Tudela won first prizes in their respective sessions at the Graduate Research Interaction Day (GRID) 2012 that took place on April 11, 2012. Deepa currently works with professor Mikhail Anisimov (IPST) studying colloids, Davit obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Physics under professor Garegin Papoian (IPST), and Alfredo is a Ph.D. candidate in Applied Mathematics & Statistics and Scientific Computation with professor John J. Benedetto (Mathematics). |
SeminarsWe have entered the inter-semester break, bringing a hiatus to the regularly schedule seminars. Special seminars may still be posted here when such exist. |
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