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BLACK IN PHYSICS WEEK

#BLACKINPHYSICS

October 24-28, 2022

Celebrating the Joy in the Diverse Black Community

#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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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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OUR 2021 PARTNERS

Heising-Simons Foundation

A grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation supports the majority of #BlackInPhysics Week programming

American Association of Physics Teachers

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.

Black In Mental Health

MSU Physics & Astronomy | College of Natural Science

APS physics

The American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities.

Fermilab

Fermilab is America’s particle physics and accelerator laboratory

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.

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gsu_phys_astro GSU P&A @gsu_phys_astro ·
11h

“I am a big proponent of graduate schools admitting cohorts. I don’t think I would have survived grad school if I’d been alone.”
— Quinton Williams, chair of the physics department at Howard University.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackinPhysics
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gsu_phys_astro GSU P&A @gsu_phys_astro ·
7 Feb

“Give people an opportunity. Give Black physicists interviews. Hire them. It’s not deep. You just have to do it.”
— Sekazi Mtingwa, retired physicist and a cofounder of the National Society of Black Physicists.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackinPhysics
https://t.gsu.edu/3XUKiYE

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gsu_phys_astro GSU P&A @gsu_phys_astro ·
6 Feb

“Small steps are better than no steps... I try to pay more attention to who is out there, instead of just waiting for applicants to come to us.”
— Marcelle Soares-Santos, astrophysicist at Univ of Michigan. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackinPhysics
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