USA - IREAP

INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN ELECTRONICS AND APPLIED PHYSICS
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Energy Research Facility, Bldg. #223
Paint Branch Drive
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-3511

Telephone: +1 301 405 4951
Telefax: +1 301 314 9437
URL:   http://www.ireap.umd.edu

Director:

O'Shea, Patrick

Research activities:
The mission of the Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics (IREAP) at the University of Maryland, College Park, is to advance modern science through nationally competitive research and educational programs that are interdisciplinary between physical science and engineering. The flow of knowledge between basic science and engineering at IREAP is bi-directional: we apply our basic science skills to problems of practical importance, and we apply our engineering skills to aid fundamental scientific investigations. We emphasize diversity, quality and excellence in all aspects of our activities.

IREAP conducts experimental and theoretical research on high-temperature plasma physics, plasma spectroscopy, relativistic microwave electronics, high-brightness charged particle beams, laser-plasma interactions, nonlinear dynamics (chaos), ion beam microfabrication techniques, and microwave sintering of advanced materials. IREAP is recognized internationally as a leading university research center in these areas of research.