25
Oct
2020
BLACK IN PHYSICS WEEK
#BLACKINPHYSICS
#BlackInPhysics is a week dedicated not only to celebrating Black physicists and our contributions to the scientific community, but also to reveal a more complete picture of what a physicist looks like.
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About Us
our Mission
Community Building
Strengthening intergenerational connections between physicists in the #BlackandSTEM community, we encourage long-lasting collaborations and push the development of supportive environments where current and future Black physicists thrive.
our vision
Community Engagement
We seek to inspire future Black physicists across the world via the communication of engaging physics research and through enhancing science literacy within the Black community.
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Your generosity makes our work possible. Whether you contribute financially or as advocate for good.
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OUR PARTNERS
National Society of Black Physicists
NSBP is the largest and most recognizable organization devoted to the growth, development, and advancement of the African-American physics community.
Harvard ITAMP
ITAMP is the leading center of AMO physics theory in the US, and it is places a special emphasis on training, mentoring and sponsoring postdoctoral and visiting fellows in theoretical AMO science.
Cornell Department of Astronomy
The Department of Astronomy is one of the leading centers for astronomical research in the world.
African American Women in Physics
The goal of AAWIP is to honor the women who paved the way, to inspire future physicists, and to connect with allies interested in promoting diversity in Physics and other STEM fields.
Fermilab
Fermilab is America’s particle physics and accelerator laboratory.
APS physics IDEA
The APS Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Alliance (APS-IDEA) is an APS Innovation Fund initiative with a mission of empowering the physics community to enact strategies for improving equity, diversity, and inclusion.
NASA Goddard
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, plays a pivotal role across all aspects of the agency’s missions, from development to de-orbit.
Gather
Gather is building virtual spaces for people to live and interact more effectively online.
American Institute of Physics
A federation of physical science societies, the American Institute of Physics advances, promotes, and serves the physical sciences for the benefit of humanity.
#BLACKINPHYSICS
The @JournalPhysics Resource Letter: RP-1: Race and physics is available for FREE for the next 3 months. Great collection of references compiled by the authors. #BlackInPhysics #ITeachPhysics https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1119/10.0005155
NEW PEER REVIEWED WORK: led by the amazing @KatemariRosa, in collab with @dr_sizmonee, Geraldine Cochran and Jennifer Blue, a list of literature to help people unpack race in physics. #BlackandSTEM #BlackInPhysics #BlackInAstro #OpenAccess https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1119/10.0005155
Please retweet and ask your students, especially African American physics and astronomy undergrads to take this short survey. #blackinastro #blackinphysics @SigmaXiSociety @SPSNational
Follow on to ✨#AIP_TEAMUP study ✨:If you are an undergrad student or were an undergrad during the Sp. 2020 semester, pls tell us about your experiences as a Physics/Astronomy major during the pandemic. Time:10-15min. Pls share to others!
https://aipsurveys.aip.org/teamup21 #BlackinPhysics