This section contains a photographic record of the history of IPST.

Mitch and Zaka Slawsky were twin brothers at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in White Oak, MD, who were also active in promoting physical science at the University of Maryland. Zaka Slawski was instrumental in recruiting professor A. Michels and Professor Jan Burgers to the University of Maryland. Full stories in History of Institute for Molecular Physics and in Jan Burgers at the University of Maryland.

J. D. van der Waals, Professor at the University of Amsterdam whose work on molecular physics led eventually to the establishment of the Institute for Molecular Physics at the University of Maryland. Full story in History of the Institute for Molecular Physics.

A. Michels who established the Institute for Molecular Physics at the University of Maryland. Full story in History of the Institute for Molecular Physics.

Staff of the Institute for Molecular Physics in 1968. Full story in History of the Institute for Molecular Physics.

Staff of the Institute for Molecular Physics in 1969. Full story in History of the Institute for Molecular Physics.

A. Michels, who established the Insitute for Molecular Physics at the University of Maryland. Full story in History of the Institute for Molecular Physics.

A. Michels and the Van der Waals laboratory at the University of Amsterdam. Full story in History of the Institute for Molecular Physics.

08th Statistical Mechanics meeting, Rutgers University, December 16-18, 2012.

Maryland delegation at the 108th Statistical Physics Meeting, Rutgers University, December 2012. From left: Michael E. Fisher, Dan Lathrop, Jan and Anneke Sengers, José M. Ortiz de Zárate, Robert J. Dorfman, Andrea Morris, and Jayanth R. Banavar. Also in the delegation were Mikhail A. Anisimov and Rajarshi Roy. Photo: Rajarshi Roy.

Jan Sengers was honored together with John Reppy, from Cornell, and Harry Swinney, from University of Texas. Photo: Rajarshi Roy.

Herman Burgers, son of our professor J.M. Burgers, and Jan Sengers, taken on February 17 2014 at Herman Burgers house. Photo: Martha Burgers, spouse of Herman Burgers and daughter in law of Jan Burgers.