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Interesting research created by our Physics students:

• "Effectiveness of Spin-on-Glass Films on Reducing Dielectric Breakdown in Poled Polymer Devices"
• "Cloud-CubeSat: Designing a Picosatellite"
• "Feasibility of Wind Predictions off the East Coast for Wind Energy Turbin
• "Lunar Swirls: How Dark are Dark Lanes?"
  

Meet a research student:

• Brent McBride
• James Gerity
  • ~ Now studying for his Ph.D. at Texas A&M
• David Mason
  • ~ Now studying for his Ph.Dd at Yale!
• Nathan Smith
• David Sweigart
  • ~ CERN Summer Student

Benefits for Physics students:

• Work with a faculty member
• Experience hands-on research
• Undergraduate Research Opportunities @ UMBC
• Reinforce classroom learning
• Prepare for work or graduate school
• Travel to national conferences
• Receive grant funding
  • Langenberg Undergrad Research Award
• Publish independent research
  • Production of Tapered Optical Fibers

  Lidiya A. Mishchenko. UMBC Review Vol.9.

  • The Quantum Interference Effects with Multi Mode Fibers

  Stephanie Ferrone. UMBC Review Vol.11.

  • Microstructure and elution of tetracycline from block copolymer coatings

  David A. Sweigart, et al. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Vol. 99, Issue 6, pages 2777–2

So, what are you doing next summer?

• Gravitational Physics
• International Research - University of Florida
• University of Michigan - CERN
• SRI International
• University of Sheffield
• NIST - SURF
• NASA - Office of Education
• RISE - Research Internships in Science and Engineering
• National Science Foundation
• Maryland Sea Grants
• Pathways to Science
• UMBC Summer Research Opportunities

Get started today!

For more information, check out this department's website:

Physics

For more information:
Janet McGlynn at mcglynn@umbc.edu or 410-455-5754