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 PhysicsEstablished| 2007

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Field of research

| Gravity
Particle physics
Theoretical physics
Director| Raman Sundrum
Affiliations| University of Maryland, College Park

## Contents

* 1 About
* 2 Members
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## 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

* Center for Theoretical Physics (disambiguation)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Elementary Particles - UMD Physics". https://umdphysics.umd.edu/research/research-areas/elementary-particles.html.
2. ↑ "Meeting Information" (in en). https://www.aps.org/meetings/meeting.cfm.
3. ↑ "Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics (MCFP), UMD". https://www.natureindex.com/institution-outputs/united-states-of-america-usa/maryland-center-for-fundamental-physics-mcfp-umcp/55348e3a140ba0d2748b4567.
4. ↑ "Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics - Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics". https://mcfp.physics.umd.edu/index.php.
5. ↑ "Professors Emeriti - Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics". https://mcfp.physics.umd.edu/index.php/people/emeretus.html.
6. ↑ "Faculty - Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics". https://mcfp.physics.umd.edu/index.php/people/faculty.html.
7. ↑ "NSTMF". https://www.nationalmedals.org/laureates/sylvester-james-gates-jr.
8. ↑ "2016 Herman Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics Recipient". 2016. https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Ji&first_nm=Xiangdong&year=2016.
9. ↑ University, Stanford (2018-10-17). "Aron Wall wins Breakthrough New Horizons Prize" (in en). https://news.stanford.edu/2018/10/17/aron-wall-wins-breakthrough-new-horizons-prize/.

## External links

* Official website

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