Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics

The Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics (MCFP) is a research institute at the University of Maryland, College Park focused on theoretical physics.

Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics

Established	2007
Field of research	Gravity Particle physics Theoretical physics
Director	Raman Sundrum
Affiliations	University of Maryland, College Park

About

The MCFP was founded in 2007 and is currently directed by Raman Sundrum. ^{[1] [2]} It is a subdivision of the Department of Physics as well as the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland. ^[3] It houses research in theoretical elementary particle physics, gravitation, and quarks. ^[4]

Members

Members currently include 13 full-time faculty, as well as many postdocs, graduate students, and visitors. Present and past faculty include: ^{[5] [6]}

• Alessandra Buonanno, gravitational wave physicist
• Sylvester James Gates, string theorist, recipient of National Medal of Science ^{[1] [7]}
• Oscar Greenberg, known for color charge
• Ted Jacobson, gravitational physicist
• Xiangdong Ji, former director of MCTP, nuclear physicist, recipient of Herman Feshbach Prize ^[8]
• Charles Misner, known for his book on gravitation, recipient of Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
• Rabindra Mohapatra, theoretical particle physicist
• Jogesh Pati, particle physicist, recipient of Dirac Medal
• Raman Sundrum, director, known for Randall–Sundrum models
• Aron Wall, winner of 2019 New Horizons Prize in physics. ^[9]

See also

• Institute for Theoretical Physics (disambiguation)
• Center for Theoretical Physics (disambiguation)

References

1. "Elementary Particles - UMD Physics". umdphysics.umd.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
2. "Meeting Information". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
3. "Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics (MCFP), UMD". www.natureindex.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
4. "Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics - Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics". mcfp.physics.umd.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
5. "Professors Emeriti - Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics". mcfp.physics.umd.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
6. "Faculty - Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics". mcfp.physics.umd.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
7. "NSTMF". NSTMF. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
8. "2016 Herman Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics Recipient". American Physical Society. 2016.
9. University, Stanford (2018-10-17). "Aron Wall wins Breakthrough New Horizons Prize". Stanford News. Retrieved 2020-01-12.

External links

• Official website

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