Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics

A New Director for IREAP

Professor Yanne Chembo Named Director of UMD’s Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics.

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2022 Paint Branch Lecture

Professor Emily A. Carter to Speak at This Year's Paint Branch Distinguished Lecture in Applied Physics

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Welcome to IREAP

We invite you to take a look at our latest research, achievements, discoveries, expertise and events

About IREAPA Message from our Director

Compact Electron Accelerator

Milchberg Group -- Compact Electron Accelerator Reaches New Speeds with Nothing But Light

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Somersaulting Photons

Prof. Milchberg’s group shows that photons in vacuum can have orbital angular momentum vectors pointing sideways—a result orthogonal to the many decades-long expectation that OAM vectors could only point forward or backward.

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Dedicated to research from the very beginning

IREAP was established with the purpose to introduce visibility into the world of applied physics with the mission to solve the world's problems by way of research and scientific innovations.

An institute born from two extraordinary colleges

IREAP is a joint institute of the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) and A. James Clark School of Engineering (ENGR) and works to support the research and sustained innovations of faculty from both fields.

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Oct 6, 2022

Paint Branch Distinguished Lecture - October 25, 2022

October 25, 2022 at 4:00 PM 1101 A. James Clark Hall, University of Maryland   Speaker:  Prof. Emily A....

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Sep 26, 2022

Energy patents lead the way for UMCP

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Sep 26, 2022

Compact Electron Accelerator Reaches New Speeds with Light

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Sep 26, 2022

Introducing the Early Career Distinguished Alumni Society

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Sep 12, 2022

$25 Million Commitment Will Fund New World-Class Engineering...

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CHBE Seminar: Dr. Cheryl Bodnar, Assoc. Prof., Experiential Engr Educ., Henry M. Rowan Col. of Engr.
October 7, 2022

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Bioscience Day
October 11, 2022

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MSE Seminar: Dr. David Clarke, Harvard University
October 12, 2022

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CHBE Seminar: Dr. Velencia Witherspoon, NIH
October 13, 2022

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CHBE Seminar: Dr. Yanxin Liu, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland
October 14, 2022

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Blue Origin and the Four Futures of Human Space Flight
October 20, 2022

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CHBE Seminar: Thomas Greszler, SAFT
October 21, 2022

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Paint Branch Distinguished Lecture in Applied Physics
October 25, 2022