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Milchberg, Howard

Milchberg, Howard

Distinguished University Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Physics
Institute for Research in Electronics & Applied Physics
A.V. Williams Building, Rm. 1415

EDUCATION

B.Eng. (1979, Engineering Physics), McMaster Univ.; Ph.D. (1985, Astrophysical Sciences), Princeton Univ.; AT&T Bell Laboratories (1985-87); Assistant Prof.(1988-1993), Assoc. Prof. (1993-95), Professor (1995-present) Univ. of Maryland.

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • University of Maryland Distinguished University Professor (2024)
  • APS Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science (2024)
  • OSA Fellow (2012)
  • American Physical Society (APS) John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics (2005)
  • Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award, University of Maryland (2005-2006)
  • Supervisor of American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics Dissertation Award Winner (1999, 2004, 2012)
  • American Physical Society Fellow (1995)
  • NSF Presidential Young Investigator (1988)
  • NSERC Postgraduate Fellowship, National Research Council of Canada (1979-84).









  

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ECE Names 2025-2026 Distinguished Dissertation Fellows

Fellowship recognizes excellence in research.

ECE Alum Andrew Goffin (Ph.D. ’24) Awarded Cosmos Scholars Prize

Will support work with high-power laser technology

Maryland Engineers Recognized with UMD Faculty Honors

Six Clark School faculty members are among the university's 2024 convocation honorees.

Milchberg and Wu named Distinguished University Professors

Recognized with highest honor for UMD faculty members  

ECE Names 2023-2024 Distinguished Dissertation Fellows

Fellowship recognizes excellence in research

New Laser Experiment Spins Light Like a Merry-go-round

Physical Review X Publishes Article by Team Led by Howard Milchberg

Professor Milchberg to Receive APS Award

Honored for Work in Plasma Optics and Laser-Driven Particle Accelerators

UMD Lab to Become Major Laser Research Center

Lab for Intense Laser-Matter Interactions Named LaserNetUS Node 

More Recognition for Professor Howard Milchberg’s Research

Work featured in Optics & Photonics News