Maryland and NRL agree on joint plasma‐physics program

A coöperative program of plasma studies, involving joint use of laboratories, facilities and personnel, has been agreed upon by the University of Maryland and the US Naval Research Laboratory. (A similar program was also set up between NRL and Cornell University.) The program will cover studies in plasma radiation, controlled thermonuclear reactions in the laboratory and behavior and characteristics of highly ionized gases. Advanced graduate students and visiting scientists from other institutions will also be allowed to participate in these studies. Directing the program will be Alan C. Kolb of NRL and Hans R. Griem of Maryland. Kolb now serves as superintendent of the NRL plasma‐physics division and, starting in September, will be part‐time professor at the university. Griem serves as professor of physics at the University of Maryland and is currently director of the university’s program in plasma research.