CNAM Undergraduates Nick Poniatowski and Mark Zic Named 2019 Goldwater Scholars

We are pleased to announce that two of CNAM's undergraduate researchers Nick Poniatowski and Mark Zic have received The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for 2019. Congrats to both!

Goldwater Scholars have impressive academic and research credentials that have garnered the attention of prestigious post-graduate fellowship programs. Goldwater Scholars have been awarded 92 Rhodes Scholarships, 137 Marshall Awards, 159 Churchill Scholarships, 104 Hertz Fellowships, and numerous other distinguished awards like the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

The Goldwater Foundation is a federally endowed agency established by Public Law 99-661 on November 14, 1986. The Scholarship Program honoring Senator Barry Goldwater was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. The Goldwater Scholarship is the preeminent undergraduate award of its type in these fields.

Nick and Mark join two others this year as Goldwater Scholars - congrats to all of you! See Maryland Today article for more info.

Schmidt Science Fellows Visit CNAM

Executive Director Megan Wheeler and Director of External Affairs & Fellowship Matt Goode of the Schmidt Science Fellows, a Google program, visited CNAM yesterday.  They met with Director Johnpierre Paglione and Nicholas P. Butch to learn more about Wesley Fuhrman's work in our center.

Daniel Campbell recipient of the Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship

Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Daniel Campbell! He is one of the recipients of the Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship. The Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship is part of the Graduate School's Semester Dissertation Fellowship program.  This program provides support to University of Maryland doctoral candidates who are in the latter stages of writing their dissertations. 

Daniel Campbell is investigating the synthesis and characterization of bulk quantum materials, including iron-based superconductors and transition metal pnictide materials, rare-earth based compounds, and transition metal dichalcogenides. 

Fall 2018 PHYS838C Award Recipients