Matthew “Matt” Earl is the owner/operator of three World of Beer restaurants in Maryland. Prior to becoming a restaurateur, he was an associate professor in the Radiation Oncology Department at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (2000-2013), where he oversaw the technical operations of the Radiation Oncology program at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. During his time there, Earl authored and co-authored numerous journal articles, was the director of the Dosimetry Education Program and authored two patents.

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Since 2018, Earl has served on the board of directors of the Anne Arundel Arts Council as co-chair of the Grants Committee and member of the Arts in Education Committee. He has also been a member of the Physics Advisory Council for the Physics and Astronomy Department at Johns Hopkins University and the board of trustees for Baldwin Memorial United Methodist Church.

Earl earned a B.A. in physics from Johns Hopkins University in 1994 and a Ph.D. in physics from Boston University in 2000. In his spare time, Earl enjoys exercising, playing golf, cooking and traveling.