Innovations and Achievements

In addition to the stellar rankings and the numerous awards garnered by CMPS faculty, staff and students, the research and educational accomplishments in the College are reflected in many special projects that achieve major scientific progress. Here is a sample of recent innovative scientific projects that highlight the success of the scientific efforts in CMPS. Each bullet offers a link to the respective project's web page.

• Deep Impact—Colliding with a planet      
  
• Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (AMO)—Laser Cooling & trapping, quantum optics, Bose-Einstein condensation & ultra cold plasmas, and more
  
• Dynamos—Modeling the Earth's core with a rotating sodium ball
  
• East Asian Troposhperic Aerosols—The impact of aerosols on fundamental climate issues
  
• Regional Climate Modeling—Variability and predictability of the US climate
  
• Remote Sensing Tool for Water Resources Management—A satellite radar altimetry tool adopted by the US Dept of Agriculture
  
• Ice Cube—The hunt for Neutrinos
  
• Condensed Matter Theory Center—Quantum computation in semiconductor nanostructures, & more
  
• Center for Multiscale Plasma Dynamics—A Fusion Science Center
  
• Laboratory for Millimeter Wave Astronomy—Studying interstellar medium and star forming regions
  
• Kitt Peak—A National Optical Astronomy Observatory-University of Maryland Department of Astronomy agreement providing access to a 4-meter telescope
  
• Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass (CREAM)—Exploring the Universe with Balloon Borne Particle Detectors

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