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Johnson, Amber

Johnson, Amber

Director, UMD Radiation Facilities
Senior Faculty Specialist
Materials Science and Engineering
2309D Chemical & Nuclear Engineering Building

EDUCATION:

  • M.S. Applied Physics, Rice University (2004) 
  • B.S. Physics, St. Mary's College of California (2001)

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