Colloquium Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Maine, Orono Robert Meulenberg Associate Professor of Physics Department of Physics and Astronomy/Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology University of Maine will speak on “Unusual Magnetic and Optical Properties of Nanostructures” Abstract: The study of colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) has been an active […]
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Our Post-Doc of four years, Nikki Curthoys, is heading back home to Australia! During her time here she produced immeasurable research and countless papers, working in Dr. Sam Hess’ FPALM Lab. She made a great many friends in the department and will be missed by all of us. Good luck in all that you do, […]
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October, 2015 Professor and Department Chair, Dr. Michael Wittmann, has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society for his “foundational research into student learning of physics, pioneering work in K-12 teacher development, and leadership in building community for physics education researchers.” Only about half of one percent of APS members are named […]
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October, 2015 Graduate Student and Acting Director of the Emera Astronomy Center, Scott Mitchell, took this photo recently of the Great Orion Nebula. The picture was taken using four 5-minute exposures through clear, red, blue and green filters on our state-of-the-art, research grade telescope. This image gives us a wonderful view of the nebula, which […]
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November, 2015 Thesis Defense JAYSON NISSEN Candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy (in Physics) degree SELF-EFFICACY STATE EXPERIENCES IN INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS: A GENDER STUDY Nationally, few undergraduates choose physics as a major, and among those who do, very few are women. One potential contributor to this problem is the impact that physics instruction seems to […]
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November, 2015 Thesis Defense MICHAEL MLODZIANOSKI Candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy (in Physics) degree Spectral Measurements and Super Resolution Imaging of Single Molecules for Fluorescence Photoactivation Localization Microscopy Due to the diffraction limit of light, the resolution of fluorescence light microscopy is limited to ~250 nm. Super resolution techniques such as Fluorescence Photoactivation Localization […]
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GRAD ASSISTANTS RECEIVE TEACHING AWARDS The UMaine Center for Teaching Excellence has honored graduate teaching assistants Anna J. Schliep (PHY Graduate Student) and Adam Barker-Hoyt (MST Graduate Student) with 2009 Teaching Assistant Awards. Schliep, a Bangor native, who teaches in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will receive the Teaching Instructor Collaboration Award. Barker-Hoyt, of […]
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UMaine College Honors Faculty, Students Outstanding faculty and students in the University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences received awards for their accomplishments from Dean Jeff Hecker at an April 16 reception on campus. The annual ceremony, co-sponsored by the University Credit Union, also recognized faculty members recently promoted to associate professor with […]
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Bangor Daily News 3/30/09 Monday’s Bangor Daily News includes a story describing UMaine physics professor Rob Meulenberg’s performance at Saturday’s Maine Games State Powerlifting Championships in Brewer. Meulenberg, who joined the UMaine faculty in September and is also associated with the Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, set a new state record in the squat […]
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In February 2009, Professor R. Dean Astumian received the Humboldt Research Award, one of the most prestigious scientific honors in Germany. During the summer and Fall semesters of 2009, he is on sabbatical, working with the three scientists who nominated him, professors Hermann Gaub, Dieter Braun, and Dr. Kay Gottschalk at the Ludwig Maximillian University […]
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