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WE ARE BLACK IN PHYSICS

Organizational Leadership

Dr. Charles D. Brown II

Director, Secretary

Charles is starting as an Assistant Professor of Physics at Yale in January 2023. He conducts quantum simulation experiments to study single, few- and many-body quantum physics in condensed matter settings, as well as to study the role that topology plays in the properties of exotic materials.

Dr. Eileen
Gonzales

Director, Treasurer

Dr. Eileen Gonzales is a 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University. Her research focuses on understanding the atmospheres of brown dwarfs and directly-imaged exoplanets.

Dr. Jessica
Esquivel

Director, President

Dr. Jessica Esquivel is an Associate Scientist at Fermilab working on the Muon g-2 experiment. She is also a AAAS If/Then Ambassador, a member of the Change – Now Collective, a Science Communicator and a vocal advocate for increasing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in STEM.

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Jeremy
Platt

Chief Strategy Officer

Jeremy Platt is an Experience Designer. He researches, designs, tests, analyzes, and refines inclusive experiences. As a Senior UX Designer, Jeremy is currently working at Verizon to improve their support experience.

Current #BlackInPhysics Week Organizer Team

Dr. Charles D. Brown II

Articles Lead

Charles is starting as an Assistant Professor of Physics at Yale in January 2023. He conducts quantum simulation experiments to study single, few- and many-body quantum physics in condensed matter settings, as well as to study the role that topology plays in the properties of exotic materials.

Dr. Eileen Gonzales

Finance LeaD

Dr. Eileen Gonzales is a 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University. Her research focuses on understanding the atmospheres of brown dwarfs and directly-imaged exoplanets.

Caprice Phillips

Documentation Team Lead

Caprice Phillips is a 4th year astronomy PhD candidate at The Ohio State University. She works on atmospheric retrievals of brown dwarfs and directly imaged exoplanets and detecting biosignatures with JWST and Twinkle.

Dr. Tonima Tasnim Ananna

Advertising Team CO-Lead

Dr. Tonima Tasnim Ananna is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at Dartmouth College. She quantifies the growth of Supermassive Black Holes that reside at the centers of galaxies.

Tamia Williams

Advertising Team CO-Lead

Tamia Williams is a high school physics teacher at The Bronx High School of Science. She is a multi-hyphenate science communicator who promotes a more inclusive and creative space within STEAM.

Vanessa Sanders

Dr. Vanessa A. Sanders

Social Media Team Lead

Dr. Vanessa A. Sanders is an Associate Scientist in the Medical Isotope Research and Production (MIRP) group at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL).

Farrah Simpson

Job Fair Lead

Farrah Simpson is a Jamaican native and a PhD candidate at Brown University. She studies High Energy Experimental Physics with the CMS collaboration.

Marika Edwards

Publications Team Lead

Marika Edwards is currently a GEM Fellow at the University of Florida working towards her PhD in Astronomy.

Dr. Kendall Mahn

Accessibility and Tech Lead

Dr. Kendall Mahn is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University. She works on measurements of neutrino oscillation and neutrino interactions on the Tokai-to-Kamioka experiment and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.

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Jeremy Platt

UX Designer, service Designer, Visual Designer, Website Developer

Jeremy Platt is an Experience Designer. He researches, designs, tests, analyzes, and refines inclusive experiences.

#BlackInPhysics Week Founders

Dr. Charles D. Brown II

Charles is starting as an Assistant Professor of Physics at Yale in January 2023. He conducts quantum simulation experiments to study single, few- and many-body quantum physics in condensed matter settings, as well as to study the role that topology plays in the properties of exotic materials.

Dr. Eileen Gonzales

Dr. Eileen Gonzales is a 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University. Her research focuses on understanding the atmospheres of brown dwarfs and directly-imaged exoplanets.

Dr. Jessica Esquivel

Dr. Jessica Esquivel is an Associate Scientist at Fermilab working on the Muon g-2 experiment. She is also a AAAS If/Then Ambassador, a member of the Change – Now Collective, a Science Communicator and a vocal advocate for increasing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in STEM.

LaNell Williams

Biophysicist

Vanessa Sanders

Dr. Vanessa A. Sanders

Dr. Vanessa A. Sanders is an Associate Scientist in the Medical Isotope Research and Production (MIRP) group at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL).

Ashley L. Walker

Ashley L. Walker is an astrochemist, planetary scientist, and science communicator.

Jessica Tucker

Jessica, a Detroit native, inspired by the city’s roots in automation and techno sought to become a physicist and is now a quantum information scientist.

Marika Edwards

Marika Edwards is currently a GEM Fellow at the University of Florida working towards her PhD in Astronomy.

Dr. Bryan Ramson

Postdoctoral Scholar

Cheyenne Polius

Cheyenne is an Astrophysicist and Science Communicator.

Xandria Quichocho

Physics Education Researcher

Dr. Ciara Sivels

Nuclear Engineer